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Recent Advances in Exploration Technology
Recent Advances in Exploration Technology
Scandic Fornebu / Oslo
September 13-14 2023
Scandic Fornebu / Oslo
September 13-14 2023
About
The future of exploration will require increased coordination and collaboration between operators, license partners, and service providers. The conference will cover the entire exploration value chain, including seismic, CSEM, well studies and rock analysis, de-risking, data as an asset (data utilization – “old data” and new data types), in order to increase our understanding of the subsurface, resulting in increased efficiency and a reduced carbon footprint. We cover Near-field exploration and the Frontier.
For whom?
The conference is relevant for the exploration community working on and adjacent to the Norwegian Continental Shelf, including the ecosystem surrounding the exploration community.
Knowledge Transfer
The conference is also relevant for geoscientists working in emerging new industries, such as CCS,hydrogen, geothermal, deep-sea mining, and ocean wind, as the technologies discussed have relevance for these industries.
Why?
The constant need for improving the success ratio on the NCS requires continuous development of exploration technology and new ways of working.
Innovation, collaboration, coordination, inter-disciplinary data utilization, and advances in exploration technology are required for increased value creation, maintaining our competitive edge, and stepping towards lowering our carbon footprint.
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Registration
Delegate list
| Name | Company |
| Adam Spitzmüller | Lime Petroleum AS |
| Aleksander Olsen | TGS |
| Alena Chernyshova | ConocoPhillips |
| Alison Hendry | CGG Services UK Ltd |
| Anders Bruun | Qeye |
| Anne Camerer | inApril AS |
| Anouar Romdhane | Equinor |
| Antonio Canas-Enciso | Shearwater GeoServices |
| Aran Raju | CGG |
| Bengt Larssen | Shearwater GeoServices |
| Bjørn Arve Moen | OKEA ASA |
| Bjorn Haugland | Pandion Energy AS |
| Bjørn Seeland | Exploro |
| Brit Inger Thyberg | GeoPublishing |
| Camilla Aamodt | Equinor |
| Carine Roalkvam | PGS |
| Chris Newton | Shearwater GeoServices |
| Christophe Germay | Epslog |
| Crispin Henstock | CGG SERVICES (NORWAY) AS |
| Cyrille Reiser | PGS |
| Daniel Baltar | EMGS |
| Daria Daudina | OMV Norge AS |
| Darrin Brager | SLB |
| Egil Lind | 1 |
| Emilie Aasen Kavli | Equinor ASA |
| Emilie Aasen Kavli | Equinor |
| Erik Burlid | PXGEO |
| Erlend Morisbak Jarsve | Pandion Energy |
| George Ghon | Cap Gemini |
| Gustav Aagenes Ersdal | CGG SERVICES (NORWAY) AS |
| Hans Jakob Aam | Petrolia NOCO AS |
| Henrik Roende | CGG SERVICES (NORWAY) AS |
| Hossein Mehdi Zadeh | Equinor |
| Howard Nicholls | TGS |
| Ibnu Hafidz Arief | Equinor ASA |
| Ida Helene Magnor Hansen | GeoPublishing |
| Ingvild Ryggen Carstens | GeoPublishing |
| Jamshade Khan | PGS |
| Jan Dalene | CGG SERVICES (NORWAY) AS |
| Jaswinder Mann | CGG SERVICES (NORWAY) AS |
| Jesse Lord | Kadme AS |
| Jillian D. Young-Lorenz | ALLTON CARBON AND MINERALS AS |
| Jørgen Engen Napstad | Glex AS |
| Juergen Schlaf | Concedo ASA |
| Julien Oukili | PGS |
| KAZUMA TODA | JAPEX |
| Kjetil Roverud | PGS |
| Kjetil Westeng | Aker BP |
| Kristoffer Engenes | Oljedirektoratet |
| Kristoffer Smørås Brakstad | Aker BP |
| Laila Rotberget | CGG SERVICES (NORWAY) AS |
| Lisa Nystad | GEOPUBLISHING AS |
| Mark Richards | BGP Offshore |
| Martin Hansen | EMGS ASA |
| Mehul Supawala | Shearwater GeoServices |
| Mikal Trulsvik | TGS ASA |
| Morten Bergan | Pandion Energy |
| Nahed Kahloul | SLB |
| Nils Kjetil V Nilsen | SLB |
| Nina Neshpor Lima Santos | PGS |
| Øyvind Søvik | Glex AS |
| Øyvind Sylta (Cancelled) | MIGRIS AS |
| Paula McGill | HM Research Norway AS |
| Peder Aursand | Aker BP |
| Per Avseth | Dig Science |
| Per Helge Semb | Seismic Partner |
| Per Roar Slaatsveen | Harbour Energy Norge As |
| Per-Gustav Granholm | Vår Energi ASA |
| Peter Hooper | Shearwater GeoServices |
| Peter Keller | AGGS |
| Petter Dischington | Norwegian Petroleum Directorate |
| Reidun Myklebust | TGS |
| Robert W. Williams | Norwegian Petroleum Directorate |
| Rogelio Rufino | Shearwater GeoServices Limited |
| Ronny Setså | GeoPublishing |
| Shruti Gupta | SLB |
| Silje Rogne | CGG SERVICES (NORWAY) AS |
| Sindre Bull-Jansen | TGS |
| Stephen Adeniran | Consulting Geoscientist - Independent |
| Steven Calthrop | SLB |
| Sylvia Nordfjord | Equinor ASA |
| Tanya Kontsedal | AkerBP |
| Terje Weisser | CGG SERVICES (NORWAY) AS |
| Thomas Røste | AkerBP |
| Tor Åkermoen | Geoex MCG |
| Tor Oftedal Sømme | Equinor |
| Tore Nordtømme Hansen | Dig Science |
| Trond Haugland | NORSAR Innovation AS |
| Vladimir Sopivnik | Lime Petroleum AS |
| Yanis Saadallah | Equinor ASA |
| yuriy ivanov | Aker BP |
Please contact Ingvild Ryggen Carstens, conferences@geopublishing.no, for information about pricing for start-ups, students, and out-of-work professionals.
Terms & Conditions: GP Events reserve the right to alter the program. Substitutions to your registration may be made at any time by contacting the organizers in writing at conferences@geopublishing.no.
Accommodation
Scandic Fornebu
Martin Linges vei 2
1364 Fornebu
+47 21 05 70 00
How to get there
From Oslo Airport: Vy or Airport Express Train to Lysaker
Bus 31 from Lysaker to IT Fornebu (2 min walk to hotel)
Parking is available at the hotel. Parking rates apply.
Preliminary Program
Day 1
Opening Session
Moderated by Yuriy Ivanov, Senior Geophysicist at Aker BP
Welcome
09:00
Keynote: Technology and Collaboration Shaping the Future of the NCS
09:05 Kristoffer Engenes, Geologist at NPD
Session I: The Multi-Deep Dive (I)
Moderated by Carine Roalkvam, Regional Geophysical Advisor at PGS
Improving the Exploration Game with a Multi-physical Approach, North Sea Shallow Gas Case
09:30 Daniel Baltar, Global Interpretation Advisor at EMGS
Enabling Joint Seismic Interference Attenuation and Simultaneous Source Separation using Multi-stage Iterative Source Separation with Priors for Efficient and Cost-effective Exploration
09:50 Darrin Brager, Senior Geophysicist at SLB
Combining Dual Azimuth Data and Modern Inversion Algorithms for Regional Visco-acoustic Velocity Model Building over the Northern Viking Graben
10:10 Chris Henstock, Senior Geophysical Advisor at CGG
Coffee break, Exhibition & Networking
10:30
Session II: Exploration Innovation Prize
The Exploration Innovation Prize (EIP) is awarded a license group, company, or team who during the last two years have given
a courageous and innovative technological contribution in exploration for oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf.
The recipient has matured an exploration technology with high potential
leading to increased G&G knowledge or future commercial oil & gas discoveries.
Moderated by Ingvild Ryggen Carstens, General Manager at GeoPublishing
Exploration Innovation Prize - Introduction
11:00
Finalist #1: Equinor for Machine Learning Assisted Real-time Fluid Identification
11:05 Ibnu Hafidez Arief, Principal Reservoir Engineer at Equinor
Finalist #2: NPD for Avatara-p
11:20 Robert Williams, Biostratigrapher, Palynology at NPD
Finalist #3: Aker BP for Exploration Robot: Seamless and Automatic Subsurface Interpretation
11:35 Peder Aursand, Value Stream Manager and Data Scientist at Aker BP
Lunch, Exhibition & Networking
EIP VOTE
Jury Meeting
11:50
Session III - The DNA of Rocks
Moderated by Tore Nordtømme Hansen, CEO at Dig Science
Keynote: Prospect Derisking using AVO Feasibility Volumes Constrained by Burial History – Norwegian Shelf Demonstrations
13:00 Per Avseth, CTO at Dig Science
Sustainable Core Analysis: Non-destructive Tests and Machine Learning as a Powerful Tool in Sedimentological Analysis and Multi-disciplinary Studies
13:25 Christophe Germay, Managing Director at Epslog
Heavy Mineral Analysis: A Multi-facet Approach to Understand Provenance and Depositional Systems during Exploration and Reservoir Correlation
13:45 Paula McGill, Heavy Mineral Specialist at HM Research
Coffee Break, Exhibition & Networking
14:05
Element Distributions in Reservoir Characterization - Examples from use of Wellify Software
14:30 Morten Bergan, Geologist at Pandion Energy
High Throughput Thin Section Digitization and Analysis as an Enabler of more Efficient and Objective Characterization of Rocks
14:50 Joseph Emmings, Senior Research Scientist at CGG
Coffee Break, Exhibition & Networking
15:10
Session IV - Technology Assisted Near-field Exploration (I)
Moderated by Shruti Gupta, Geosolutions Products, Services & Data Business Owner at SLB
KEYNOTE: Regional Tectonostratigraphy of the Late Cretaceous to Early Eocene Northern North Sea and Norwegian Sea - Implications for Near Field Exploration
15:30 Tor Oftedal Sømme, Principal Geologist at Equinor
Hybrid 3D Seismic for Near Field Exploration - Q35 Northern North Sea
15:55 Tor Åkermoen, CEO Europe at Geoex MCG
Adding back Geology into Geophysics through Probabilistic Inversion
16:15 Anders Bruun, Managing Director at Qeye
4D for Exploration – Alvheim Area
16:35 Thomas Røste at Aker BP
End Day I
16:55
Field Trip - Oslofeltet
17:15 with Morten Bergan, Geologist at Pandion Energy
Evening Event & Award Ceremony
19:00 Aperitif
20:00 Dinner
Exploration Quiz
Exploration Innovation Prize - Award Ceremony
Day 2
Session V: The latest on High-end Node Technologies
Moderated by Yuriy Ivanov, Senior Geophysicist at Aker BP
Keynote: The Node Story
08:30 Mehul Supawala, Vice President, Technology & Innovation at Shearwater
Acquisition Efficiency vs. Acquisition Specifications
08:55 Anne Camerer, CEO at InApril
OBN in an Evolving Market
09:15 Mikal Trulsvik, Director Business Development Europe at TGS
Coffee break, Exhibition & Networking
09:35
Session VI: The Multi-Deep Dive (II)
Moderated by Carine Roalkvam, Regional Geophysical Advisor at PGS
Simultaneous Inversion (Velocity and Reflectivity) for Improved Image and Characterization
10:00 Julien Oukili, Geophysical Support Manager at PGS
Using Deep Neural Networks to Overcome Challenges in Seismic Processing and Interpretation
10:20 Aran Raju, Senior Geophysicist at CGG
2D VSP High Resolution Imaging using Seismic While Drilling
10:40 Rogelio Rufino at SLB
Lunch, Exhibition & Networking
11:00
Session VII: How to Utilize Chat Robots in E&P
Moderated by Emilie Aasen Kavli, Senior Geologist Exploration at Equinor
KEYNOTE: NPD & ChatGPT: Multilingual Geologist Chatbots with Relinquishment Reports
12:00 A summary of the NPD ChatGPT project including methodology, lessons learned, user feedback and next steps
Jesse Lord, Lead - Product Strategy at Kadme
Enabling Large Language Models for Enterprise use at AkerBP
12:20 Kristoffer Smørås Brakstad, Data Scientist at Aker BP
A Conversation on Chat Robots and its impact on E&P
12:40 Hosted by Petter Dischington, Geoscientist at NPD
Featuring Jesse Lord, Kristoffer Smørås Brakstad, and Nils Nilsen, Innovation Manager at SLB, Jesse Lord
Coffee Break, Exhibition & Networking
13:15
Session VIII: Technology-Assisted Near-Field Exploration (II)
Moderated by Shruti Gupta, Geosolutions Products, Services & Data Business Owner at SLB
Multi-Azimuth Quantitative Interpretation: Delivering Additional Exploration Opportunities in the South Viking Graben
13:45 Cyrille Reiser, Global Quantitative Interpretation Manager at PGS
Unlocking Petrophysical Insights through Machine Learning: Integrating Well-log and Seismic Data
14:05 Peter Keller, General Manager at AGGS
From Measurement to Continuous Quality Curves Ready for Geophysical Studies - Semi-Automated Process using Machine Learning
14:25 Kjetil Westeng, Advanced Petrophysicist at Aker BP
BRAVOS: Accelerating the Link between Wells and Seismic - Fast and Easy Access to AVO Synthetics at Scale
14:45 Yanis Saadallah, Senior Data Scientist Geophysics at Equinor
End of Conference
15:05
Program Committee
Carine Roalkvam
Tore Nordtømme Hansen
Shruti Gupta
Emilie Aasen Kavli
Stefano Pruno
Bérengère Savary Sismondini
Yuriy Ivanov
Brit Thyberg
Martine Dyring Hansen
Ingvild Ryggen Carstens
The prize is awarded a license group, company, or team who during the last two years have given
a courageous and innovative technological contribution in exploration for oil and gas on the Norwegian continental shelf.
The recipient has matured an exploration technology with high potential
leading to increased G&G knowledge or future commercial oil & gas discoveries.
THE PROCESS
Nominations will be made OFFICIAL on April 21 2023. The jury for the Exploration Innovation Prize (EIP),
will select the top 3 nominees who will be invited to present at NCS Exploration - Recent Advances in Exploration Technology.
The three finalists will be unveiled on geo365.no.
Conference delegates are invited to vote for their favourite candidate during the conference.
A winner is selected by the jury, based on the vote and prize criteria.
The winner will be announced during the Evening Event & Award Show!
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