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Hidden Tiger Graham Leslie and Rhian Kendall Uncover the Geology Beneath Singapore SCIENTISTVOLUME 27 NO 10 ◆ NOVEMBER 2017 ◆ WWW.GEOLSOC.ORG.UK/GEOSCIENTIST GEOThe Fellowship Magazine of the Geological Society of London UK / Overseas where sold to individuals: £3.95 SINGAPORE] [Special Issue Hidden Tiger Graham Leslie and Rhian Kendall uncover the geology beneath Singapore ELIZABETH ALEXANDER TRUST & TRANSPARENCY COAL COMFORT? 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A significant change is required in the North Sea petroleum industry to John Underhill keep it profitable and growing, and geoscience has the opportunity to lead the way in delivering this change. Heriot Watt University Convenor: The objective of the conference is to enhance technical understanding of the status New plays, fields, technologies and alliances are required in order to increase recovery and reduce the cost of key plays in this geologically complex region of delivering hydrocarbons. In 2014 the Maximising Economic Recovery UK report suggested that 12-24bn Iain Brown barrels of oil equivalent remained to be produced from the North Sea. This conference aims to show how In recent years the Eastern Mediterranean region has witnessed growing interest from international energy Confirmed PGS Keynote Speaker: geoscience is helping to develop and recover as much of this remaining hydrocarbon as possible. It will companies. Substantial gas reserves have been found in Egypt’s Nile Delta Basin and in the Mediterranean showcase the range of solutions maximize economic recovery from the UKCS. coastal areas since 1995, and in more recent times Noble Energy has discovered a series of substantial gas Al Tucker Specific themed sessions may include: fields off the Israeli coast. Several countries have been announcing licensing rounds in recent years. Brent Asset Manager, • Near Field Exploration • Shallow gas (fuel source) and water (for injection) A key objective of the meeting is to seek a strong set of papers to highlight in greater depth recent discoveries Shell • New field developments • Novel drilling technology as an enabler for difficult such as those of the prolific Pliocene Nile Delta province and the more recent ENI Zohr supergiant carbonate • Short radius sidetracks geology discovery and the successful clastic plays in the Levant Basin. Results from Totals current drilling campaign in • Exploiting difficult fluids Cyprus Blk 11 will also drive interest in the region. • Infill drilling • Production from secondary reservoirs • Use of new technology or first application of The conference will review exploration activity, as well as challenges to a better understanding of the geology • The value of surveillance technology to the UKCS in the eastern Mediterranean, including seismic (and other data) acquisition and imaging. Key geological • Existing infrastructure - hosts for new opportunities, • Enhanced Oil and Gas recovery issues for understanding subsurface risk in the area will be addressed, including but not limited to making it last longer, novel maintenance, • Adding value from co-produced fluids • Geodynamic Evolution alternative uses (wind/CO2 disposal) • Decommissioning • Pre-salt plays including carbonate build-ups The focus of the meeting will be on Geoscience, Reservoir Engineering and Petrophysics with the recognition • Source rock distribution and maturity that successful integration across the subsurface and surface disciplines is at the heart of a successful shift in • The importance of regional seismic and refraction data future fate of the UKCS. • Sediment provenance studies Reservoir quality and reservoir characterisation • Call for Abstracts: • Potential of deeper plays and possibilities for oil. 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