Europe Blog

AAPG Europe would like to congratulate outstanding individuals who are devoted and passionate about Energy, Geology and sharing knowledge with others. We are very pleased to announce the awards nomination is now open and will close on 7 February 2020. The awards will be distributed during the AAPG APPEX Global event, 3–5 March 2020, in London.

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Europe Blog

AAPG Europe are pleased to introduce OGDO, a must have networking site.

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Europe Blog

This time of year is always bittersweet as we say goodbye and thank you to council members who have reached the end of their terms and welcome our new council members to the team.

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Events Blog

Sponsoring ICE 2017 is a great investment in the geosciences community and is a smart move to reinforce your company's brand. Associate your company with a petroleum E&P event known for the quality and scope of its technical program. Sign up to sponsor ICE 2017 London today and make the most of your company's message.

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Workshop
Virtual Workshop
Tuesday, 30 May – Thursday, 1 June 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

The Earth is hot, very hot, it has been hot for four and a half billion years and will continue to be hot for at least as long again.The heat of the Earth – geothermal energy, is a sustainable, clean, environmentally friendly energy source that exists for every country on the planet. This meeting will examine the political, technical and social barriers to developing geothermal energy and how they might be overcome with emphasis on how the petroleum industry might use its know-how and project management to deliver a cleaner, sustainable future with geothermal energy.

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Workshop
Lisbon, Portugal
Wednesday, 21 June Thursday, 22 June 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Secure energy supply and energy immediate availability are key subject for a peaceful and sustainable growth in developed countries and in particular in Europe. This workshop will bring together professionals working in industry and in academia to share experiences, present-day work and future visions related to all geo-subjects involving exploration and development of energy sources in the subsurface.

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Workshop
Lviv, Ukraine
Thursday, 21 September Friday, 22 September 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Join us for a workshop where experts will  explore the Carpathian foreland and the Dnieper-Donetsk rift basins with a focus not only on hydrocarbons, but the utilization of geothermal resources, hydrogen exploration and CCUS.

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Field Seminar
Lisbon, Portugal
Friday, 23 June 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Geotour the Alfama (Old Town) of Lisbon with Gil Machado and explore the link between the history of Lisbon and its geology. Geotour Leader: Gil Machado, ChronSurveys Lda & Instituto Dom Luiz Departure Time/Location: 23 June 2023 9:30am Hotel Dom Pedro Fees: €60 - Local VAT applicable Note: Comfortable walking shoes, water, sunglasses and hat are recommended Itinerary St. Luzia Belvedere Roman/Moorish Wall - We will be seeing several preserved stretches of the wall and how it was incorporated into the city growth St. George Castle – We will visit the outer part. Lisbon Cathedral - We will be seeing the architectural aspects of the church, the building stones and, if open to the public, archaeological finds of the old mosque that stood in the same place. St. Anthony Church Roman Theatre - We will have a glimpse of Roman Lisbon with the view over the theatre and we will discuss the building stones used (which derived from many parts of the empire). Chafariz de Dentro - We will see several historical fountains, old thermal baths and explore the hydrogeology of Lisbon and how water supply affected the development of the city. Old Ship Harbour - Preserved in modern downtown. Lunch at a restaurant with historical interest (TBC)

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American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Field Seminar
Lisbon, Portugal
Tuesday, 20 June 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Come along on this 1-day field seminar and tour outcrops in the Serra de Montejunto, just north of Lisbon and on the coast from Porto Novo to Paimogo. Instructors: Ricardo Pereira, GeoBioTec - Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Gil Machado, ChronSurveys Lda & Instituto Dom Luiz Fees: €190 - Local VAT applicable Limit: 20 Participants Includes: Ground Transportation Snacks and Refreshments Lunch and Dinner Guidebook Departure Time/Location 20 June 2023 8:30am Hotel Dom Pedro Note:Transportation to start point is not included in the costs of this trip. Please bring clothing for hot day time temperatures (sun hat/ sun glasses/ sun cream etc.). Participants must wear suitable and comfortable light trekking shoes. Aims To gain or increase an understanding of the tectono-sedimentary processes of continental extension and rifting supported by outcrop observations, with focus on deep-depositional marine systems. Discuss implications for prospective petroleum systems. Promote debate and nourish new insights between attendants. About the Field Trip The Lusitanian Basin records the proximal events of syn- to post rift evolution of the hyper-extended West Iberian Margin, showing some outstanding examples of the combined tectono-stratigraphic depositional systems. Here, the Late Jurassic reveals diverse aspects of mixed marine depositional systems including not only submarine fans and turbidites, but also the build-up of carbonate reefs and shoreface to fluvial clastic sequences. Throughout the field trip the different depositional aspects can be observed in detail to demonstrate how such depositional systems can vary in time and space. Observation of these outcrops allows a better understanding on how deep-water depositional systems can change within a sub-basin and help improving the understanding of reservoir properties.

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Workshop
Lisbon, Portugal
Wednesday, 21 June Thursday, 22 June 2023, 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

This 3-day conference brings together diverse experts working on modern and ancient turbidite, MTDs, contourite and hybrid/mixed systems in order to improve the present-day knowledge, models and predictive power.

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Webinar
London, England
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

This presentation and demonstration will focus on a machine learning workflow in the upstream Oil and Gas domain to predict formation tops by applying artificial intelligence and machine learning techniques to learn the well logs signatures. This deep learning model provides high quality predictions to aid the geologists in picking lithology markers consistently and in an accelerated fashion thus boosting their operational efficiency. The self-learning model, which is a unique differentiator of dataVediK and encompasses the detection of outliers and data quality issues and their subsequent validation and suggested corrections to improve the quality of data in an automated fashion during the model training process. The demo will then showcase a real-time drilling solution built using this ML model, whereby the formation tops are predicted, and the structural model is updated automatically as the GR log is acquired.

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American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Webinar
Virtual Webinar
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

The most compelling business challenge facing leaders everywhere is to prepare their company to win in the digital future. This panel discussion will explore how successful companies are navigating the digital landscape, how they generate value and equip their workforce of the future for success.

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Webinar
Virtual Webinar
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 3:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

Innovation can offer many solutions to the challenges that the well planning community faces, from early planning through to delivery. How people think about, behave, and respond to new technology has been found to act as a significant facilitating or blocking factor for change and technology uptake in the oil and gas industry. In this session we will hear from a range of speakers who will provide insight and advice on how to address these people barriers to improve the well planning process.

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American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Webinar
Virtual Webinar
Monday, 15 June 2020, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

Ray Leonard will be talking to us about 'Climate Change, Covid-19 and the Effect on Energy’s Future'. Fossil fuels have led to a profound increase in world living standards but resulting emissions of CO2 and methane into the atmosphere are a primary factor in climate change. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic of 2020 has resulted in a significant decrease in world economic activity, which in turn has led to a major, if temporary, decrease in greenhouse gas emissions, particularly CO2. Join Ray Leonard via Zoom on June 15 at 12:00 GMT+1

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American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Webinar
London, England
Wednesday, 24 February 2021, 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

Since the first explorationists discovered the subsurface potential in Tunisia, the country’s institutions took the role of a partner rather than only a regulator. Today, one of ETAP missions is promoting exploration opportunities in Tunisia through both regional and targeted approaches, including sharing knowledge, high-quality data and best practices. ETAP commits to supporting continued drilling activity in mature areas and encouraging/incentivizing exploitation of new and emerging plays.

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American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Webinar
Virtual Webinar
Thursday, 12 November 2020, 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Contourites have come of age – both scientifically and economically. These deepwater sedimentary systems, driven by long-slope bottom-current processes, are a fundamental component of many continental margin successions. They are inter-bedded with and interact with down-slope systems, pelagic systems, and deep tidal processes. The contourite play clearly works – now we need to make it a primary target in future deepwater exploration.

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Webinar
Virtual Webinar
Thursday, 13 January 2022, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

"Energy Transition Forum Webinar" frames an aspirational vision for how geoscientists can drive impact on a truly global scale during the Energy Transition. Geoscientists today face a daunting, multi-faceted challenge of shifting to a net-zero energy future, supplying the energy the world needs today, and doing both while also shaping a fulfilling, long-term career. The time is now for the Geoscience community to step up and tackle these parallel challenges proactively. To do so, geoscientists need to bring entrepreneurial vision, discipline expertise, technological innovation, and deep integration. Experts in these four fields will share how they do this and discuss how geoscience can maximize its contribution to the energy of both today and tomorrow.

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Webinar
London, England
Monday, 13 July 2020, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

Dr Jem Woods, Imperial College London, will introduce The DECC Global Calculator, an open-source model of the world’s energy, land and food systems that allows you to design your own version of the future up to 2050 and see the implications for the climate.

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Webinar
Virtual Webinar
Wednesday, 28 October 2020, 12:00 p.m.–1:00 p.m.

There are many studies that talk about the economies of scale associated to cloud storage that make it so cheap. Yet oil and gas companies managing petabytes of seismic data are not jumping on the cloud storage bandwagon. In this talk, Suri Bhat, Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Bluware, will explore why moving petabytes of seismic data to the cloud is difficult. He will share some of the true costs of managing large data sets in the cloud and why it doesn’t add significant business value. In the same way that lifting and shifting legacy tools and services to the cloud yields little value, moving seismic data to the cloud also yields little value. It isn’t until applications, workflows and even the data storage formats are re-engineered that real business value and even cost saving can be found. He will explore how this is possible today with open file formats. Webinar presented via Zoom on 28 October 2020 at 12:00 London time (UTC-0)

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American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG)
Webinar
Virtual Webinar
Thursday, 10 February 2022, 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.

Diversification and greening of the energy sector is required more than ever to meet net-zero targets. A new portfolio of energy sources and storage is required but how will this look like in the future? Can renewables be sufficiently scaled up, whilst remaining economic? Can we continue to justify carbon capture and storage? This webinar will dive into these questions, plus more, and lay the foundation for further discussion at the Forum on 19th May.

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VG Abstract

The carbonate sequences that were deposited in the now exhumed Tethyan Ocean influence many aspects of our lives today, either by supplying the energy that warms our homes and the fuel that powers our cars or providing the stunning landscapes for both winter and summer vacations. They also represent some of the most intensely studied rock formations in the world and have provided geoscientists with a fascinating insight into the turbulent nature of 250 Million years of Earth’s history. By combining studies from the full range of geoscience disciplines this presentation will trace the development of these carbonate sequences from their initial formation on the margins of large ancient continental masses to their present day locations in and around the Greater Mediterranean and Near East region. The first order control on growth patterns and carbonate platform development by the regional plate-tectonic setting, underlying basin architecture and fluctuations in sea level will be illustrated. The organisms that contribute to sequence development will be revealed to be treasure troves of forensic information. Finally, these rock sequences will be shown to contain all the ingredients necessary to form and retain hydrocarbons and the manner in which major post-depositional tectonic events led to the formation of some of the largest hydrocarbon accumulations in the world will be demonstrated.

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