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The Importance of Exploration and Production in the Energy Transition

Occurred Tuesday, 9 May – Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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icon — **Jonilton Pessoa**
Acting Executive Manager - Exploration Assets
*Petrobras*

Tuesday, 9 May 2023

SESSION I. Onshore and Offshore Exploration and Development: Mature Fields and New Plays Chairs: Frederico Miranda, Exploration Director, Eneva; Luis Longhi, Subsurface Manager, PRIO
08:00-08:30	Welcome and Opening Remarks General Co-Chairs: Victor Vega, LACR Corporate Advisor; AAPG Sylvia Anjos, Executive Director, ABGP Honorary Chair: Jonilton Pessoa, Acting Executive Manager – Exploration, Petrobras
08:30-09:00	Special Presentation Ronan Ávila, Deputy Superintendent, Geological Assessment and Economic Superintendency, National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP)
09:00-09:05	Session Chair Introduction
09:05-09:30	Atlanta Heavy Oil Field: an Outstanding Project in Santos Basin Deepwaters Renilton Brandão (presenter) Antonio Kronbauer, Enauta
09:30-09:55	Parnaíba Basin Onshore Gas: A Key Factor in Achieving Cleaner Energy Armando de Almeida Ferreira¹ (presenter), Frederico Silveira de Miranda², Diogo Michelon¹; ¹Eneva, ²ABGP
09:55-10:15	Coffee Break/Poster Visits
10:15-10:40	Importance of Oil Field Production Geology in the Redevelopment of Selected Onshore and Offshore Fields in Brazil Sidnei Rostirolla, 3R Petroleum
10:40-11:05	Maximizing Resources in Mature Fields: Exploring Revitalization Strategies and Case Studies from PRIO Marina Jordão, Thais Borba, Luis Longhi, PRIO
11:05-11:30	Maximizing Value in the Revitalization of Mature Fields Maria Clara Costa, Equinor
11:30-11:55	The Petroleum Systems of the Pelotas Basin Karyna Rodriguez (presenter), Neil Hodgson, Searcher
11:55-12:15	Interactive Q&A with Presenters and Chairs
12:15-13:30	Lunch Break
13:30-13:45	Session I-II Poster Announcements
SESSION II. Offshore Challenges and Opportunities: Pre-Salt, Post-Salt and Equatorial Margins Chairs: Lucio Prevatti, Exploration Manager, Shell Brazil; Rogerio Soares Cunha, General Manager – Exploration Assets Petrobras, Petrobras
13:45-13:50	Session Chair Introduction
13:50-14:20	Keynote Talk - The Brazilian Equatorial Margin, The Next in Line After Post-salt and Pre-salt: The Role of Petrobras in Opening Exploratory Frontiers Rogerio Soares Cunha; Petrobras
14:20-14:45	Southwest Santos Basin: an Enticing New Deepwater Province Kostia Azbel, Isabela Coimbra, Diego Gracioso, Marcela Lorenzo (presenter), Mike Steventon, Phil Thompson; Shell
14:45-15:10	Integration of Seismic Data and Geomechanical Models for the Brazilian Pre Salt Reservoirs Talles Barsanti Meneguim (presenter), Thelson Luiz Pinheiro de Almeida, Filipe Augusto de Souto Borges, Alexandre Rodrigo Maul, Renata dos Santos Giacomel, Viviane Kotani Shimizu, Antonio M. Nabuco Tartarini; Petrobras S.A.
15:10-15:35	Fracture Network and Karst Simulation Applied to a Pre-Salt Carbonate Reservoir Marcio Spinola¹ (presenter), Luiz Eduardo Santos², Franco Borges Quadros², Caroline Cazarin², Mitchel Xavier¹, Enrique Estrada¹, Pedro Moraes¹; ¹Halliburton, ²Petrobras
15:35-15:50	Coffee Break/Poster Visits
15:50-16:15	QI overview of the Brazilian Equatorial Margin Yermek Balabekov, PGS
16:15-16:40	Pre-Salt Mounds Identification: How Logs Can Help Cristiano Sombra (presenter), Davy Brandão, Rafael Plawiak, Fabio Coelho, André Ferrari, Luiz Gambôa; Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) — Instituto de Geociências, Laboratório de Geologia Marinha (LAGEMAR)
16:40-17:00	Interactive Q&A with Presenters and Chairs
17:00-18:00	Poster Session
18:00-20:00	Participant Networking Reception and International Conference and Exhibition (ICE) Rio 2025 Launch

Wednesday, 10 May 2023

SESSION III. Decarbonization Strategies and Technologies: Potential for Hydrogen and Other Energies Chairs: Angela Uller, Director of Technology and Innovation, COPPE Low Carbon Solution Center; Andre Bello, Manager of Energy and Decarbonization Technologies, Petrobras Research Center (CENPES)
08:15-08:30	Welcome and Introductions General Co-Chairs: Victor Vega, LACR Corporate Advisor, AAPG; Sylvia Anjos, Executive Director, ABGP
08:30-08:35	Session Chair Introduction
08:35-09:05	Keynote Talk – Brazil: Unique Emissions Profile and Complementarity between Oil, Gas and Renewables Andre Bello, Petrobras Research Center (CENPES)
09:05-09:30	Chevron’s Approach to Lower Carbon Intensity in Our Operations Cesar Taba, Chevron
09:30-09:55	Offshore Renewable Energy and Green Hydrogen Segen Estefen¹, Milad Shadman²; ¹COPPE, ²UFRJ
09:55-10:20	Coffee break/Poster Visits
10:20-10:45	GIS CCUS Brazil: A New Interactive Tool to Help the Development of the National CCUS Market Daiane dos Santos Cardoso¹ (presenter), Leonardo Bachi¹, João Pedro Tauscheck Zielinski¹, Clarissa Lovato Melo¹, Antonio Rosales Concalves Oliveira¹, Priscila Fonseca Clave Gomes¹, Moema Martins² ¹Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resources, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul, ²Petrobras
10:45-11:10	Exploration of the Paraná Basin – What Might be Missing to Unlock this Basin, Which Could Play an Important Role in the Energy Transition? Patricia Takayama (presenter), Roberto Ribeiro, ENEVA
11:10-11:35	Exploring Brazilian Volcanic Basins for Hydrocarbons and Permanent Carbon Storage Sverre Planke (presenter), Dougal Jerram, Volcanic Basin Energy Research
11:35-12:00	Interactive Q&A with Presenters and Chairs
12.00-13:30	Lunch Break
13:30-13:45	Session III-IV Poster Announcements
SESSION IV. Digital Transformation and Technology for Oil and Gas and the Energy Transition Chairs: Claudio Makarovsky, Energy Industry Director, Microsoft Brazil; Sebastião Pereira, E&P Intelligence Specialist, Eneva
13:45-13:50	Session Chair Introduction
13:50-14:15	Digital Transformation in the Oil and Gas Industry: What is New? Claudio Makarovsky, Microsoft
14:15-14:40	Data and Digital Powering a New Generation of Projects: From Risk Mitigation to Results Optimization Marta Vieira Abrão, Petrobras
14:40-15:05	Exploration Digitalization: From Ideation to Roll-Out Menal Gupta (presenter), Francesco Menapace, Quintijn Van de Laarschot, Shell
15:05-15:25	Coffee break/Poster Visits
15:25-15:50	Reduction of the Carbon Footprint in Drilling Operations Through the Digital Implementation of a Comprehensive Performance Evaluation Durley Solano, Angela Martínez (presenters), Frontera Energy
15:50-16:15	Magnetotellurics: From Oil & Gas Exploration to Renewables Patricia de Lugao (presenter), Berthold Kriegshaeuser, Eric Correa, Strataimage Consultoria Ltda and Strataimage Energy Services
16:15-16:35	Interactive Q&A with Presenters and Chairs
16:35-17:00	Final Remarks
Special Session for Brazil Student and Young Professional Chapters
17:30-19:00	Roundtable Discussion and Meet and Greet

Posters (displayed throughout the entire workshop on 9-10 May)

SESSION I. Onshore and Offshore Exploration and Development: Mature Fields and New Plays
From Onshore Mature Fields to Offshore Frontier Basins: Exploration Using Magnetotellurics Patricia de Lugao (presenter), Berthold Kriegshaeuser, Eric Correa; Strataimage Consultoria Ltda and Strataimage Energy Services
Drilling with 3D Geomechanical Modeling - Efficient Simulation Methods Hamad Al-Hamad¹ (presenter), Meqdad Al-Naqi¹, Abdul Aziz Al-Sajer¹, Anwar Al-Rowayeh¹, Sarah Al-Samhan¹, Assef², Mohamad-Hussein², Qinglai Ni², Surej Kumar Subbiah²; ¹Kuwait Oil Company (KOC); ²Schlumberger
Spectral Gamma-Ray Logging for Facies Characterization and Prediction in Carbonate-Evaporite-Siliciclastic Successions of Nova Olinda Formation, Pennsylvanian of Amazon Basin Manuella Yebra de Lima e Silva, Eneva
SESSION II. Offshore Challenges and Opportunities: Pre-Salt, Post-Salt and Equatorial Margins
Salt Tectonics Impact on the Modeling of Petroleum Systems in the Campos and Santos Basins Gustavo Acevedo¹ (presenter), Oriol Pla¹, Maria Auxiliadora Martínez², Andrés Mora², Misael Franca Felix¹, Antonio Peraro¹, Wendel Barbosa Araujo¹, Juan Carlos Hidalgo³; ¹Ecopetrol Óleo e Gás do Brasil Ltda, ²Ecopetrol S.A., ³Schlumberger (SLB)
Current Understanding of the Rift-to-Transitional Plays in the Distal Ceará basin, Brazilian Equatorial Margin Erika Barbosa (presenter), Eduardo Jimenez Pinilla, Fernando Gomes de Souza, Gustavo Andres Camelo Acevedo, Paulo Otávio Gomes, Wendel Barbosa de Araújo, Martin Cortes Quigua, Tiancong Hong, Ecopetrol
Improved Exploration for Shallow Gas Resources with a Multi-Physical Approach Dag Helland-Hansen¹ (presenter), Ole Jakob Birkeland², Elias Nerland¹; ¹EMGS-Norway, ²EMGS-Brazil
Espírito Santo Basin, Aptian Palynostratigraphy Challenges and a New Approach to Modelling Petroleum Systems Priscila Figueiredo Amaral (presenter) Rodolfo Dino, Luzia Antonioli, Helena Portela, Giovanni de Oliveira, UERJ
Assessing Play Potential in Open Acreage of the Campos Basin Joao Victor Lima, Jeff Tilton, Juliana Santos, Yermek Balabekov (presenter), PGS
SESSION III. Decarbonization Strategies and Technologies: Potential for Hydrogen and Other Energies
Evolution of Land Seismic to Support Renewable Exploration Nick Tranter¹ (presenter), Richard de Kunder²; ¹Stryde, ²Seismic Mechatronics
SESSION IV. Digital Transformation and Technology for Oil and Gas and the Energy Transition
Reduction in Time to Start Production of Exploratory Wells in an Extra-Heavy Crude Field in Colombia with a Focus on Reducing CO₂ Emissions Juan Rodriguez (presenter), Hyulder Pinzon, Ecopetrol
How an Industry Innovation Hub Can Promote Open Innovation in Energy Segment Luiz Claudio Mandarino Freire¹ (presenter), Marcos Do Amaral De Almeida²; ¹Energy Hub Ventures & Sai do Papel Innovation Group, ²FEC-UFF

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