Monday, 18 May: Technical Symposium
8:00 AM–8:15 AM
Opening Remarks
Ana Maria Goncalves, President-Elect, AAPG Latin America and Caribbean Region (LACR), General Chair; Juan Francisco Arminio, AAPG LACR Delegate, Technical Symposium Chair; Victor Vega, AAPG LACR Corporate Advisor, E&P Summit Chair
Session I: Venezuelan Exploration Potential: Basins, Plays and Opportunities
Session Chairs: Linda Montilla, Ecopetrol; Disnahir Pinto, Sociedad Venezolana de Geólogos
8:15 AM–9:00 AM
Keynote: Venezuelan Petroleum Systems and Prospectivity
Jairo Lugo, Exploration Director, Latam Oil & Gas
9:00 AM–9:30 AM
Updated Synthesis of Plate Boundary Controls on Venezuelan Basin Development
Jim Pindell, Tectonic Analysis Ltd. and Rice University
9:30 AM–10:00 AM
Southwest Caribbean Venezuelan Basins
David Sanford-Lewis, Global Tectonics
10:00 AM–10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM–11:00 AM
Northern Venezuela Offshore Basins
Raul Ysaccis, SLB
11:00 AM–11:30 AM
Extension of Guyana Play
Andrew Pepper, This is Petroleum Systems, LLC, University of Houston
11:30 AM–12:00 PM
EUR and CCS
Zapatos Reservoir Management, Beicip-Franlab*
12:00 PM–12:15 PM
Interactive Q&A with Presenters and Chairs
Session II: From Data to Decisions: Emerging Technologies for Hydrocarbon Exploration and Development
Session Chairs: Raul Cova, Qeye; TBD, Venezuelan Geophysical Society
1:30 PM–2:00 PM
Keynote: Technical Outlook: Orinoco Oil Belt and Mature Sedimentary Basins
Beicip-Franlab*
2:00 PM–2:20 PM
Technologies for Mature Fields
Alejandro Hernandez, Baker Hughes
2:20 PM–2:40 PM
Advances and Technologies in Heavy Oil Developments
Francisco Tarazona, Halliburton
2:40 PM–3:00 PM
Completions Technologies
William Antonio, SLB*
3:30 PM–3:50 PM
Critical Value of Legacy Information for Investment Decisions in Mature Basins
Katya Casey, U3 Explore
3:50 PM–4:10 PM
Seismic Inversion Technologies
Lumina
4:10 PM–4:30 PM
Geosteering
Rafael Aguilar, ROGII
4:30 PM–4:50 PM
How the Energy Reconstruction Can Create Jobs in Venezuela
Oman Oquendo, President, VAPA
4:50 PM–5:00 PM
Day I Closing Remarks by Event Chairs
5:00 PM–6:00 PM
Networking Reception
Tuesday, 19 May: E&P Summit
8:00 AM–8:15 AM
Opening Remarks
Ana Maria Goncalves, President-Elect, AAPG Latin America and Caribbean Region (LACR), General Chair; Juan Francisco Arminio, AAPG LACR Delegate, Technical Symposium Chair; Victor Vega, AAPG LACR Corporate Advisor, E&P Summit Chair
8:15 AM–8:45 AM
Opening Keynote
Kyle Haustveit, Assistant Secretary, United States Department of Energy*
Session III: Navigating Venezuela’s Hydrocarbon Landscape: Law, Geopolitics and Operators
Session Chairs: Shangyou Nie; Victor Vega
8:45 AM–9:10 AM
Latin America Energy Outlook
Francisco Monaldi, Director, Latin America Energy Program, Baker institute, Rice University
9:10 AM–9:35 AM
Venezuelan Context in Latin America
Bob Fryklund, Chief Strategist Upstream, S&P Global
9:35 AM–10:00 AM
Fiscal and Commercial Considerations for Investing in Venezuela
Noble Pendergrass, Principal Economist – Americas, Wood MacKenzie
10:00 AM–10:30 AM
Break
10:30 AM–12:00 PM
Panel – Operator Insights: Perspectives from Companies Operating in Venezuela
Moderator: Victor Vega, AAPG
12:00 PM–12:30 PM
Special Presentation: The Reopening of Venezuela’s Upstream Through a PSA: Insights and Case History
Max Torres, Managing Partner, Plata Energy*
Session IV: From Reserves to Markets: Gas and Infrastructure in Venezuela
Session Chair: Carlos Sánchez, VAPA
1:30 PM–2:00 PM
Venezuelan Effect on the Oil and Gas Demand Forecast for the Next Decade
Rob Cordray, Rystad Energy*
2:00 PM–3:15 PM
Panel – Monetizing Gas: Linking Venezuelan Resources to Regional Demand
Chair: Oman Oquendo, VAPA • Xavier Moonan, Exploration Manager, Touchstone Exploration•Tomas Zapata, Director of Global Exploration, Repsol• TBD Sucre Energy
3:30 PM–4:45 PM
Panel – Infrastructure and Logistics: Enabling Venezuela’s Energy Future
Chair: Tomás Mata, Oil and Gas Entrepreneur • Mario Tommaselli, Chief Operating Officer – Project Delivery and Services, TECHNIP • Chris Burson, Business Development for the Americas, Wood • TBD, KBR • Miguel Bocco, Innovation Team Leader, VEPICA
4:45 PM–5:00 PM
Closing Remarks by Event Chairs
5:00 PM–6:00 PM
Networking Reception