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Discover new plays, best practices and the latest technologies for successful exploration and development in the Circum-Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa regions • • • • •

348 Plenaries, Oral Sessions and Posters Sessions on Carbonate and Clastic Reservoirs, Structural Geology and Heavy Oil Hot spots including the North Sea, Russia, the Caspian, Black Sea and West Africa 10 Pre- and Post-Conference Short Courses and Field Trips Exhibition highlighting comprehensive products and services

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ORGANISING COMMITTEE GENERAL CHAIRMAN, Geir Lunde GENERAL VICE CHAIRMAN, Gerry Lourantos TECHNICAL PROGRAMME CHAIRMAN, Vlastimila Dvorakova ORAL SESSIONS CHAIRMAN, Keith Gerdes POSTER SESSIONS CHAIRMAN, Fredrik Bockelie MANAGEMENT FORUM CHAIRMAN, Pinar O. Yilmaz SPONSORSHIP CHAIRMAN, Mark Spencer Jones EXHIBITION MARKETING CHAIRMAN, Charles Speh SHORT COURSES CHAIRMAN, Vlastimila Dvorakova FIELD TRIPS CHAIRMAN, Nikolaos Roussos FIELD TRIPS CO-CHAIRMAN, Mary Ford STUDENT PARTICIPATION CHAIRMAN, Rudy Swennen SOCIAL PROGRAMME CHAIRMAN, Gerry Lourantos OPENING CEREMONY CHAIRMAN, John Brooks CLOSING CEREMONY CHAIRMAN, István Bérczi EUROPEAN REGION CONFERENCE MANAGER, Bruce Lemmon

STEERING COMMITTEE AAPG EUROPEAN REGION PRESIDENT John Brooks, Brookwood Petroleum Advisors AAPG EUROPEAN REGION PRESIDENT-ELECT István Bérczi, MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas plc AAPG EUROPEAN REGION PAST PRESIDENT Sigrunn Johnsen, RWE Dea AS AAPG EUROPEAN REGION CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN Geir Lunde, Concedo AS MIDDLE EAST REPRESENTATIVE Abdulkader Afifi, Saudi Aramco NORTH AFRICA REPRESENTATIVE Ahmed El-Barkooky, Cairo University and Shell Egypt RUSSIA REPRESENTATIVE Mars Khasanov, Rosneft SPECIAL STEERING COMMITTEE LIAISON Dirk van der Wel, SAGEX Petroleum AS ADDITIONAL MEMBERS Nikolaos Roussos, Hellenic Petroleum SA Nahum Schneidermann, Chevron Pinar O. Yilmaz, ExxonMobil

Contents AAPG Associate Membership Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 Conference Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Conference Hotel Accommodations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 Conference Hotels and Guest Tours Booking Form . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42 Conference Hotel Descriptions and Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41 Exhibition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Field Trips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Guest Tours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Letter from the General Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Registration Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Registration Forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Schedule at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Short Courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 Special Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover 2 Technical Programme Monday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Tuesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Wednesday . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 Technical Programme at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Technical Session Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 ADVERTISEMENTS AAPG 2008 Annual Convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover 3 AAPG Bookstore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 AAPG 2008 International Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cover 3 AAPG Membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

AAPG PERSONNEL DIRECTOR OF GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONVENTIONS, Alan Wegener INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MANAGER, Dana Patterson Free INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE COORDINATOR, Theresa Curry EXHIBITIONS MANAGER, Steph Benton EXHIBITIONS COORDINATOR, Marvetta McNeel REGISTRATION SUPERVISOR, Kim Van Delft TECHNICAL PROGRAM/ABSTRACTS COORDINATOR, Terri Duncan PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR, Kyle Walker ACCOUNTING MANAGER, Bryan Haws STAGING/PRODUCTION MANAGER, Vern Stefanic WEB SITE EDITOR, Janet Brister Non-Endorsement Policy: The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) and the AAPG European Region do not endorse or recommend any products or services that may be cited, used or discussed in AAPG publications or at events associated with AAPG.

In Memoriam Bjørn Thorleif Gunnar Wandås, 1952-2007 Athens 2007 Technical Programme Co-Chair Just two weeks after returning home to Norway from Athens where he guided the assembly of the conference’s excellent technical programme, Bjørn Wandås died while on a ski trip on 3 March. He will be profoundly missed by colleagues not only on the Organising and Steering Committees but throughout the geoscience community. He will be remembered for his creative thinking (which helped lead to the discovery of the Goliath Field offshore Norway), his keen interest in making older geological data available and accessible and his tireless volunteering that led to the immense impact he made on the programme you will enjoy and learn from this November.

Join Us in Athens to ‘Challenge Our Myths’ We invite you to join fellow colleagues 18-21 November 2007 for an exciting scientific conference, exhibition, field trips and short courses. The European Region of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, in full partnership with our parent organization, will present a programme sure to appeal to explorationists and research geoscientists from the CircumMediterranean, Middle East and North Africa, as well as current hot spots in the North Sea, Russia, the Caspian, Black Sea and West Africa. Technical sessions on carbonate and clastic reservoirs, structural geology, heavy oil and new theories on global geology and hydrocarbon generation are important elements that will be presented. The conference – topical, timely and broad in appeal – will be held in Athens, ancient city of culture, philosophy, science and mythic tradition. Our goal is for you to challenge your own myths over the course of the four-day event and thus return to the business of finding more oil and gas, willing to take risks with new thinking. Prometheus serves as our guide: stealing fire from the gods was a risky venture, but humanity benefited immeasurably from his risk-taking. Consider that when the exploration community discovered the Goliath oil field in the Barents Sea, several myths were challenged: • There is only gas in the Barents Sea • All the oil leaked to the surface during the geological history of Tertiary uplift • Oil found as shallow as +/- 1000 m depth must be heavily biodegraded We proved these myths to be false, and additional ‘myth-challenging’ facts

seemed to become available with each new exploration well. You know many more examples in our discipline. You also know that, while challenging myths often reaps rewards, there can also be risks – as many of us have experienced in our work in the petroleum industry. (We must not forget Prometheus’ unfortunate end!) Risk-taking must always be tempered by practicality and pragmatism.

convenient to the conference halls. We encourage students to apply for support and to participate in the free student short course. We will deliver a guest programme and social events that will make you remember the conference with pleasure. You will note that our technical programme committee has put together an impressive array of technical papers. This could not have been accomplished

The Acropolis of Athens

Athens continues to bask in the afterglow of hosting the Summer Olympic Games in 2004. The new airport, hotels, public transport, streets, attractions and general atmosphere all reflect Athens’ newly revitalized prominence at the world’s crossroads. You will be delighted at the city’s beauty, comfort and accessibility. You will find the very modern Megaron conference facilities a perfect venue, with exhibits and posters

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without the work of Bjørn Wandås, in whose memory we are dedicating this conference. Regardless of whether you are a speaker, attendee, sponsor, exhibitor or student, we are certain you will be professionally enriched by your experience in November. Do join us! Geir Lunde General Chairman

Special Events All events will be held at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre (MAICC) unless otherwise noted.

Part of the learning process is conversing with colleagues in an informal setting. That is why we have built numerous social and networking opportunities (including coffee breaks during the technical sessions); many of which are included in the registration fee. You will also have the opportunity to register for optional events, such as the Featured Speaker Luncheon and Golf Tournament, either online beginning the first week of June or by using the form on page 45 of this Final Announcement.

Golfing Geoscientists Date: Time: Location: Price: Includes:

Sunday, 18 November 08:00 – 15:00 Glyfada Golf Course US $120 Transportation from the MAICC, green fees and refreshments

The AAPG European Region will host a golf tournament at Glyfada Golf

Club, one of Greece’s premier golf courses. Spots are limited, so register early. Golf club rental and wardrobe facilities are available onsite. Visit www.golfglyfada.com for additional information on the course.

outstanding, myth-busting technical session. There will be welcomes and words from dignitaries and honored guests, plus a look at the historic past and sampling of exciting present-day Greek culture.

Opening Ceremony Date: Time: Price:

Sunday, 18 November 17:00 – 18:15 Included with conference registration

There’s no better way to kick-off your encounter with Athens than by attending Sunday’s Opening Ceremony – the official start of what is certain to be, in the spirit of Prometheus, a memorable event. Everyone who registered is invited to this colorful and important session. General Chairman Geir Lunde will preside over a ceremony that will introduce our theme as well as spark the challenge to “think outside the box” via the meeting’s

Glyfada Golf Course

Icebreaker Reception Date: Time: Price:

Sunday, 18 November 18:15 – 20:30 Included with conference registration

Here’s one tradition that doesn’t need to be challenged, but enjoyed: the annual Icebreaker reception. This colorful and entertaining social event, which starts immediately at the end of the opening ceremony, will be held in the Megaron’s impressive Exhibits Hall. Join us, and you’ll be able to tour the Exhibition, visit with exhibitors and enjoy time with your peers, all while sampling the finest of Greek food, drink and culture. Don’t miss the chance to start your Athens experience off in style. This Icebreaker is not to be missed.

Featured Speaker Luncheon Topic:

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Where was Odysseus’ homeland? The geological, geomorphological and geophysical evidence for relocating Homer’s Ithaca. Monday, 19 November 12:40 – 14:20 Hilton Athens US $50 John Underhill, Grant Institute of Earth Science, University of Edinburgh

The geographical description of Ithaca in Homer’s Odyssey has long provoked controversy and remains very puzzling. 4 Energy Conference and Exhibition Presented by AAPG and AAPG European Region

to be greeted by ExxonMobil (Students Reception sponsor) and AAPG and European Region representatives. This is a great opportunity to join AAPG and learn about the benefits of membership and the Student Chapter program, so active in Europe.

Exhibitor-Sponsored Luncheon Date: Time: Price:

The European Region wishes to thank the exhibitors for their generous sponsorship of this event! Complimentary lunch for all attendees and registered guests will be available throughout the Exhibition on Tuesday. Take advantage of this opportunity to converse with exhibitors in a relaxed atmosphere, while enjoying an informal lunch.

John Underhill Photo by Kate Chandler

“Around are many islands, close to each other, Doulichion and Same and wooded Zacynthos. Ithaca itself lies low, furthest to sea towards dusk; the rest, apart, face dawn and sun”. — Odyssey 9.19-26 While Zacynthos continues to exist today, and almost all experts regard ‘Same’ as present-day Kefalonia, the island of ‘Doulichion’ has never been traced: it has remained a mystery for 3000 years. The application of modern geoscience entered the analysis in 2003 in an attempt to address the allimportant question: could a marine channel, subsequently described by Strabo as a low-lying isthmus, have separated Paliki, the westernmost peninsula of Kefalonia, from the rest of the island during the late Bronze Age? If it did, Paliki would then have been a free-standing island that precisely met Homer’s description: ‘lies low, furthest to the sea towards dusk’. John has been leading the geological, geophysical and geomorphological tests of the theory that the Paliki Peninsula in Western

Tuesday, 20 November 12:20 – 13:50 Included with conference registration

Kefalonia might have been a freestanding island as recently as 3,000 years ago. Confirmation of that hypothesis would have dramatic ramifications for our understanding of Classical Greece. Underhill has been an AAPG member since 1983, a Matson Award recipient and an AAPG Distinguished Lecturer and Award winner. He holds a BSc in Geology from Bristol University and a PhD from the University of Wales. He worked for Shell International for five years before joining the University of Edinburgh, where he holds the Chair of Stratigraphy. He has done significant research into the geology and geomorphology of Greece, and in his spare time referees football matches in the Scottish Premier League.

Students Reception Date: Time: Location: Price:

Monday, 19 November 19:00 – 20:00 Hilton Athens Included with conference registration

All registered students and faculty are invited to attend the Students Reception,

Closing Ceremony and Celebration Date: Time: Price:

Wednesday, 21 November 16:30 – 18:00 Included with conference registration

You won’t want to miss this exciting event – an official closing ceremony that celebrates and gives perspective to your Athens’ experience. European Region President István Bérczi and conference Chairman Geir Lunde will offer a concise review of the conference’s significant moments; recognize the top oral and poster presentations that best meet the spirit of “challenging our myths”; and offer their views on what this meeting means – and what’s next for the science and the profession. Immediately afterwards we’ll start the “sundowner” – a joyful celebration offering food, drink and one last chance to visit exhibitors and reflect on the meeting’s accomplishments and your own personal experiences. Staying to the very end never felt so good! 18-21 November 2007 • www.aapg.org/athens 5

The Exhibition The benefits of attending the AAPG and AAPG European Region Energy Conference and Exhibition extend beyond the great technical programme. At the comprehensive exhibition, you are sure to pick up insights and ideas from companies featuring the latest products and services to help you control costs and enhance your company’s bottom line. Plus, daily activities scheduled in the exhibits areas ensure opportunities to network with peers and have some fun while visiting the show: • Icebreaker Reception and Exhibition grand opening • Coffee breaks • Exhibitor-Sponsored Luncheon for all attendees • Closing Celebration From well-logging to mapping, seismic data to GIS, geological to geophysical modeling and training classes to exploration software, you’ll find what you need to improve your personal skills and business.

Exhibit Space and Sponsorships Available Want to connect with geoscientists and explorationists from the Circum-Mediterranean, Middle East and North Africa regions and around the globe? Contact Steph Benton, Exhibitions Manager, at +1 918 560 2696 ([email protected]) for stand availability and sponsorship details.

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Why You Should Attend • You’ll take home best practices and ideas you can immediately and directly apply in your job. • Implementation of just one idea could save your company thousands, or even millions of dollars. • Everything you need from start to finish. • Convenient, one-stop access to the products and knowledge you need to make a difference. • AAPG conferences and exhibitions have been helping petroleum-industry professionals for more than 90 years. Attending can do the same for you.

Exhibition Hours Sunday, 18 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18:15 – 20:30 Monday, 19 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09:00 – 18:30 Tuesday, 20 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09:00 – 18:30 Wednesday, 21 November . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .09:00 – 18:00

Schedule at a Glance FRIDAY, 16 NOVEMBER Pre-Conference Field Trip: Structural Geology of Western Greece’s Fold and Thrust Belt 08:00 – 17:00 Pre-Conference Short Course: Practical Salt Tectonics 08:30 – 17:00 Pre-Conference Short Course: Modern Prospect Assessment: Risk and Uncertainty for Today’s Prospect Evaluations 08:00 – 17:00 Registration and Welcome Desk

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SATURDAY, 17 NOVEMBER Pre-Conference Field Trip: Structural Geology of Western Greece’s Fold and Thrust Belt 08:00 – 17:00 Pre-Conference Short Course: Practical Salt Tectonics 08:30 – 17:00 Pre-Conference Short Course: Modern Prospect Assessment: Risk and Uncertainty for Today’s Prospect Evaluations 08:00 – 12:00 Registration and Welcome Desk

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SUNDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 08:00 – 20:00 08:00 – 18:00 08:00 – 18:00 08:00 – 15:00 08:00 – 12:30 08:00 – 16:00 09:00 – 12:00 17:00 – 18:15 18:15 – 20:30 18:15 – 20:30

Registration and Welcome Desk Pre-Conference Field Trip: Geology and Ancient Culture along the Corinth Canal Pre-Conference Field Trip: The Silver Mines of Ancient Athens Golfing Geoscientists Guest Hospitality Suite Pre-Conference Short Course: Sequence Stratigraphic Concepts Applied to Genetic Basin Analysis (graduate students only) Guest Tour: Athens Through Time Opening Ceremony Icebreaker Reception Exhibition

MONDAY, 19 NOVEMBER 07:00 – 18:30 07:15 – 08:15 09:00 – 18:45 09:00 – 18:30 08:00 – 12:30 08:25 – 12:20 08:25 – 12:20 10:30 – 11:00 12:20 – 14:20 12:40 – 14:20 15:55 – 16:20 14:30 – 17:20 14:30 – 17:00 19:00 – 20:00

Registration and Welcome Desk Speakers and Poster Presenters Breakfast Guest Tour: Mycenae, Nafplion and Epidaurus Exhibition Guest Hospitality Suite Oral Sessions Poster Sessions Morning Coffee Break Lunch Break Featured Speaker Luncheon Afternoon Coffee Break Oral Sessions Poster Sessions Students Reception

TUESDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 07:00 – 18:30 07:15 – 08:15 08:25 – 12:20 08:00 – 12:30 09:00 – 18:30 09:00 – 18:45 08:25 – 12:20 10:30 – 11:00 12:20 – 13:50 12:20 – 13:50 13:55 – 17:20 13:55 – 17:00 15:20 – 16:00

Registration and Welcome Desk Speakers and Poster Presenters Breakfast Oral Sessions Guest Hospitality Suite Exhibition Guest Tour: Delphi Poster Sessions Morning Coffee Break Lunch Break Exhibitor-Sponsored Luncheon Oral Sessions Poster Sessions Afternoon Coffee Break

WEDNESDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 07:00 – 14:30 07:00 – 18:30 07:15 – 08:15 08:25 – 12:20 08:00 – 14:30 09:00 – 18:00 09:00 – 12:00 08:25 – 12:20 12:20 – 13:50 13:55 – 16:20 13:55 – 16:00 14:30 – 18:30 16:30 – 18:00 18:30*

Registration Welcome Desk Speakers and Poster Presenters Breakfast Oral Sessions Guest Hospitality Suite Exhibition Guest Tour: Byzantine Monasteries Poster Sessions Lunch Break Oral Sessions Poster Sessions Guest Tour: Cape Sounio Closing Ceremony and Celebration Post-Conference Field Trip: The Corinth Rift and Its Giant Gilbert Deltas

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Post-Conference Field Trip: The Corinth Rift and Its Giant Gilbert Deltas (continues through 23 November) Post-Conference Field Trip: Carbonate Reservoir Types and Evaporite Exposures on Zante Island, Ionian Sea Post-Conference Short Course: Reconsideration of Fundamental Concepts in Geology and Geophysics — Practical Implications Post-Conference Short Course: Basin Modeling Integrated with Geochemistry as an Aid to Predict Petroleum Systems Efficiency and to Reduce Exploration Risk

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Technical Session themes The conference theme Challenge Our Myths is apparent throughout the technical programme, both in our regional and technical sessions. The combination of recent high oil prices and an ever more competitive exploration scene has led to industry geoscientists continually being challenged to revisit long-held

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paradigms concerning the ultimate value of oil and gas assets and the prospectivity of lightly explored regions. Session topics will explore how these challenges are being met in some of the most active regions and challenging environments in the world, from the Arctic to the Sahara. New subjects of great industry interest,

including unconventional resources and CO2 management, should generate interest with geoscientists of all disciplines. Check www.aapg.org/athens (click on ‘Technical Sessions’) for the most up-to-date list of paper titles and authors.

Theme 1: Regional • New and Emerging Plays from the Circum Mediterranean Region • Regional Controls and Future Potential of the North African Petroleum Systems • Petroleum Geology and Future Developments in Libya • The Caspian Sea - Exploration, Development and Challenges in a Major Petroleum Province • Developing and Exploring Iraq’s Petroleum Potential • Petroleum Geology, Exploration Successes and Future Potential of Egypt • Russia: Exploration Challenges in Increasingly Mature Basins and Frontiers • E&P Challenges: The Mesozoic and Cenozoic of the Northwest Russian and Norwegian Barents Sea • E&P Challenges: The Paleozoic Carbonates of the Arctic of Northern Europe • North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf - Challenge Our Myths Within Exploration and Production • Breakthrough in West Africa Deep Water Exploration and Gas Development • Middle East: Hydrocarbon Systems • Petroleum Geology, Exploration Successes and Future Potential in Algeria • International Hot Spots - The Black Sea

Theme 2: Technical • Carbonate Reservoirs - Unlocking the Potential from Established and New Plays • Unconventional Heavy Oil Resources - Advances, Challenges and Case Studies • Reserves and Resources Assessment for Global Studies, Resources Management and Financial Reporting • Untraditional Theories and Ideas in Global and Large Scale Geology • Regional Structural Geology: Challenges from the North Sea to the Middle East/Inversion of Faults and its Influence on Fault Seals • Unconventional Resources - The Modern Theory of Abiotic Genesis of Hydrocarbons: Challenge or Myth? • CO2 Management • Gas Infrastructure: To Make Deliverable What is Available • Clastic Reservoirs - Flow Unit Definition for Optimal Recovery

Management Forum • Energy Supply and Demand – Perspective on Current Dynamics

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Technical Programme at a glance Monday Morning Oral • New and Emerging Plays from the Circum-Mediterranean Region I • Middle East: Hydrocarbon Systems I • North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf - Challenge Our Myths within Exploration and Production I • Russia: Exploration Challenges in Increasingly Mature Basins and Frontiers • Breakthrough in West Africa Deep Water Exploration and Gas Development I • Management Forum: Energy Supply and Demand Perspective on Current Dynamics • Gas Infra Structure: To Make Deliverable What is Available Monday Afternoon Oral • New and Emerging Plays from the Circum-Mediterranean Region II • Middle East: Hydrocarbon Systems II • Regional Controls and Future Potential of the North African Petroleum Systems • North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf - Challenge Our Myths within Exploration and Production II • Breakthrough in West Africa Deep Water Exploration and Gas Development II • CO2 Management Monday Poster • Carbonate Reservoirs - Unlocking the Potential from Established and New Plays • International Hot Spots - The Black Sea • E&P Challenges: The Paleozoic Carbonates of the Arctic of Northern Europe • E&P Challenges: The Mesozoic and Cenozoic of the Northwest Russian and Norwegian Barents Sea • Petroleum Geology, Exploration Successes and Future Potential in Algeria • Petroleum Geology and Future Developments in Libya • The Caspian Sea - Exploration, Development and Challenges in a Major Petroleum Province • Unconventional Resources - The Modern Theory of Abiotic Genesis of Hydrocarbons: Challenge or Myth?

Tuesday Morning Oral • The Caspian Sea - Exploration, Development and Challenges in a Major Petroleum Province I • Petroleum Geology, Exploration Successes and Future Potential in Algeria • Regional Structural Geology: Challenges from the North Sea to the Middle East/Inversion of Faults and its Influence on Fault Seals I • Clastic Reservoirs - Flow Unit Definition for Optimal Recovery • E&P Challenges: The Paleozoic Carbonates of the Arctic of Northern Europe • E&P Challenges: The Mesozoic and Cenozoic of the Northwest Russian and Norwegian Barents Sea Tuesday Afternoon Oral • The Caspian Sea - Exploration, Development and Challenges in a Major Petroleum Province II • Petroleum Geology and Future Developments in Libya • Regional Structural Geology: Challenges from the North Sea to the Middle East/Inversion of Faults and its Influence on Fault Seals II • Unconventional Heavy Oil Resources Advances, Challenges and Case Studies • Unconventional Resources - The Modern Theory of Abiotic Genesis of Hydrocarbons: Challenge or Myth? Tuesday Poster • New and Emerging Plays from the Circum-Mediterranean Region • Regional Controls and Future Potential of the North African Petroleum Systems • Petroleum Geology, Exploration Successes and Future Potential of Egypt • Un-Traditional Theories and Ideas in Global and Large Scale Geology • Developing and Exploring Iraq’s Petroleum Potential • North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf - Challenge Our Myths within Exploration and Production

Wednesday Morning Oral • Carbonate Reservoirs - Unlocking the Potential from Established and New Plays I • Petroleum Geology, Exploration Success and Future Potential of Egypt • Developing and Exploring Iraq’s Petroleum Potential I • Un-Traditional Theories and Ideas in Global and Large Scale Geology I • International Hot Spots - The Black Sea I • Reserves and Resources Assessment for Global Studies, Resources Management and Financial Reporting Wednesday Afternoon Oral • Carbonate Reservoirs - Unlocking the Potential from Established and New Plays II • Developing and Exploring Iraq's Petroleum Potential II • Un-Traditional Theories and Ideas in Global and Large Scale Geology II • International Hot Spots - The Black Sea II Wednesday Poster • Regional Structural Geology: Challenges from the North Sea to the Middle East/Inversion of Faults and its Influence on Fault Seals • Clastic Reservoirs - Flow Unit Definition for Optimal Recovery • Russia: Exploration Challenges in Increasingly Mature Basins and Frontiers • Middle East: Hydrocarbon Systems • Unconventional Heavy Oil Resources Advances, Challenges and Case Studies

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Technical Programme All events will be held at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre (MAICC) unless otherwise noted.

ä Monday Morning Oral Sessions New and Emerging Plays from the Circum-Mediterranean Region I

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Introductory Remarks N. Rigakis, K. A. Nicolaou, N. Roussos, F. Marnelis: The Petroleum Generation Potential of Greece A. Mavromatidis, V. C. Kelessidis, D. Monopolis: Causes of High Formation Pressures in Deep Drilling in Western Greece M. Patsoules: Reservoir Types and Characterization of the Pre-Apulian Zone in Ionian Islands M. Kapnistos, E. Kamperis, F. Marnelis, K. Nicolaou: Hydrocarbon Exploration in Western Greece S. Xenopoulos, N. Roussos: Status of Existing and Possible New Production in Greece S. D. Harker, A. J. Burrows: The Structural and Sedimentological Evolution of the Prinos Basin, Greece Break S. Rohais, F. Guillocheau, R. Eschard, M. Ford: Alluvial Fan to Gilbert-type Fan Delta Dynamics of the Corinth Rift (Greece): Field Studies and Numerical Modeling D. D. Tufekcic: Permo-Triassic Evaporates of Southeastern Europe-the Search for Their Basin Setting H. Matias, F. Sandnes, C. Da Silva, L. Matias, F. Santos: Analysis of the Petroleum System in the Western Gulf of Cadiz: Offshore Algarve Basin J. Zweigel, R. S. Ianev, A. Tømmerås, M. Inthorn, N. Bordas-Le Floch: Exploration in the RhoneMaritime Licence (French Mediterranean): Part I – Seismic Interpretation and Salt Reconstruction

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M. Ayoub, M. T. Ribeiro, J. Bahamaish: The Hydrocarbon Habitat in Abu Dhabi Onshore Area G. Bloch: Onshore Abu Dhabi Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous Hydrocarbon System: A Complex Interplay between Source Rock Maturity, Edge of the Hith Anhydrite and Structural Tilting E. A. Abd El-Gawad, O. A. Osman, M. A. Lotfy, W. Hashim, M. M. Abu Saima: Basin Analysis of the Late Cretaceous Sediments in UAE D. A. Lawrence, M. J. Jasser, M. A. Zuraiqi, S. Elsembawy, M. A. Al-Shemsi, Y. J. Al-Mansoori, A. El-Baradi, E. Mirto: Data Acquisition and Synthesis in Challenging Wells to Resolve Reservoir Management Issues and Uncertainties: Case Study from a Super-giant Carbonate Oil Field in the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, U.A.E) A. Koopman, M. Van den Berg, K. Romine, J. Teasdale: Late Proterozoic to Cambrian PlateTectonics and its Control on the Structural Evolution of the Ara Salt-Basin in Oman Break H. J. Droste: The Myth of the Flat and Monotonous Mesozoic Epeiric Carbonate Platforms in the Middle East O. Aksu, J. D. Pigott, A. Alahdal: Yemen Red Sea Subsalt Tectonics/Petroleum System Analysis from Seismic Stratigraphy-Basin Modeling A. Al-Mansoori, J. C. Mitchell, C. J. Strohmenger: Sub-Regional High-Resolution SequenceStratigraphic Correlation of Upper Thamama (Lower Cretaceous) Reservoir and Non-Reservoir Zones, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates M. Rademakers, K. Shokair: Geology of the Gotnia Basin Shelf

North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf - Challenge Our Myths within Exploration and Production I Co-Chairs: T. Sullivan and C. Flavell

Middle East: Hydrocarbon Systems I Co-Chairs: S. Al-Hajri, G. Bloch, and R. Wheeler

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Introductory Remarks S. Carruba, C. Perotti, G. Bertozzi, G. Bolis, T. Lakew, M. Naini: Salt Tectonics and Central Persian Gulf Petroleum Plays

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Introductory Remarks J. Seldal, J. Leutscher: The Barents Sea Goliath Discovery

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A. Ryseth, K. M. Edin, B. Moltu, S. Hansen, J. O. Hansen, L. D. Christensen, P. Ulvedal, S. Rogde: Morvin Hydrocarbon Discovery Offshore Mid-Norway: Exploration And Field Development in a High Pressure – High Temperature Realm T. Kristing, E. S. Andersen: Exploring the Norwegian Channel – The Peon Discovery D. Helland Hansen, E. Siggerud*, B. Bell, J. Benn, C. Dennehy, O. Herman: Rosebank: Oil Field Appraisal/Development in the Volcanic Province of the North West Atlantic Margin G. Dam, M. Larsen, T. Ottesen, N. Westphal: Frontier Sub-basalt Exploration in the North Atlantic S. Corbin: The Babbage Gas Field – UK Southern North Sea – There is a Future for Low Permeability Leman Sandstone Reservoirs Break E. Ferguson, S. Rooksby, R. Todd: Abandoned but Not Forgotten – Dumbarton, A Brownfield ReDevelopment N. Loizou: The Metamorphosis of West of Shetland Exploration from Myth to Reality V. M. Tjensvoll, K. Lokna, J. B. Kristensen, M. K. M. Skaten, L. B. Aasum, H. S. Blaasternes, M. Pichard, R. Lindgren, S. Aarnaes: Exploration in the Norwegian Sea Deepwater – Future Challenges I. L. Ferriday, M. Bjorøy, P. B. Hall: Evaluation of Source Rocks in the Mid-Norway Area

Breakthrough in West Africa Deep Water Exploration and Gas Development I Co-Chairs: A. Adesida and S. Utskot

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Management Forum Session: Energy Supply and Demand Perspective on Current Dynamics Co-Chairs: P. O. Yilmaz and N. Schneidermann

08:25 08:30 08:50 09:10 09:30

Russia: Exploration Challenges in Increasingly Mature Basins and Frontiers

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Co-Chairs: G. F. Ulmishek, K. Kleshchev, and G. Thomas

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Introductory Remarks M. A. Sullivan, S. Creaney, B. J. Ferderer, N. McAllister, E. Fjellanger, H. Van Gorsel, B. C. South: Hydrocarbon System Framework of Russia: Pre-Cambrian to Present-Day A. A. Golov, M. I. Lodzhevskaya, B. A. Solovyev: Potential For Replacement of Oil and Gas Reserves in the European Part of Russia S. A. Barboza, L. Burshtein, E. Fjellanger*, A. E. Kontorovich, V. R. Livshits: 3D Basin Simulation and Hydrocarbon Systems Analysis of the West Siberia Basin M. Bjorøy, P. B. Hall, I. Ferriday, A. Nemchenko-Rovenskaya: Variation in Oil Composition in the West Siberian Basin O. Pinous, D. Borisenok, A. V. Bilinchuk: A Role of Fluvial Processes in Deposition of Jurassic J-1 Reservoirs of West Siberia (Implications for Exploration and Development)

Introductory Remarks B. Fryklund, A. Hayman, P. Stark: Africa’s Expanded Role as a Resource Base for Tomorrow D. S. Macgregor, K. Burke: Basin, Swells, Volcanoes and Turbidites: Continental Scale Controls on Deep Water Sand Input to African Margins T. R. Fahrer, R. Beaubouef, M. L. Porter, D. K. Sickafoose: Angola Stratigraphic Initiative: Stratigraphic Integration of Oligocene/Miocene Reservoirs (Malembo Formation) in the Lower Congo Basin C. D. Connors, B. J. Radovich, A. Danforth, S. Venkatraman: New Insights into the Regional Structure of the Offshore Niger Delta

Introductory Remarks Michael Koch: Chevron, General Manager Exploration Abdulkadir Afifi: Saudi Aramco Exploration, Technical Services Manager Russell G. Bellis: ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Europe/North Africa Vice President Jean-Marie Masset: Total, Senior Vice President Geoscience Menahi S. Al-Anzi: Kuwait Oil Company, Manager of Exploration Philip Stark: IHS, Vice President Ian M. Smale: BP North Africa, Vice President

Gas Infra Structure: To Make Deliverable what is Available Chair: J. Toth

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Introductory Remarks P. J. Evans, E. J. Phinney, S. A. Anderson: Liquid Natural Gas Supply from the East Nile Delta, Arab Republic of Egypt: A Series of Innovations Secure Export Gas for 17 Years R. S. A. Hussain: Investing in the LNG Chain

ä Monday Afternoon Oral Sessions New and Emerging Plays from the Circum-Mediterranean Region II Co-Chairs: J. R. Mascle, F. Bockelie, and F. Wehr

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Introductory Remarks A. Tømmerås, M. Inthorn, A. E. Lothe, N. Bordas-Le Floch, J. Zweigel: Exploration in the Rhone-Maritime Licence (French Mediterranean): Part II – Hydrocarbon Systems Modeling 18-21 November 2007 • www.aapg.org/athens 11

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B. Dewever, R. Swennen, F. Roure, P. Di Stefano, I. Berwouts, P. Muchez: Fluid Flow Reconstruction in Cretaceous Panormide Platform Limestones: Implications for Timing of Oil Migration in the Sicilian Fold and Thrust Belt M. Toker, Sr, V. Ediger, II, G. Evans, III: Distortion of the Salt-cored Fold System and its Effects upon Abyssal Plain Sedimentary Processes in the CiliciaAdana Evaporitic Basin, the NE- Mediterranean G. F. Roberts, D. Peace: Hydrocarbon Plays and Prospectivity of the Levantine Basin offshore Lebanon and Syria from Modern Seismic Data Break M. A. Gardosh, Y. Druckman, B. Buchbinder: The Oligo-Miocene Submarine Channel System, a New Hydrocarbon Play in the Levant Basin, Offshore Israel J. R. Mascle: An Integrated Analysis of the the Nile Continental Margin S. F. Frage: Production – Log Base Model for Effective Carbonate Management Case Study Miocene Carbonate, the Gulf of Suez, Egypt F. Bockelie: Some Aspects of the Geology Offshore Syria

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North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf – Challenge Our Myths within Exploration and Production II Co-Chairs: T. Sullivan and C. Flavell

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Middle East: Hydrocarbon Systems II Co-Chairs: G. Bloch, S. Al-Hajri, and R. Wheeler

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Introductory Remarks J. P. Watkins: Geosteering Horizontal Wells to Maximize Oil Recovery in the Mid Cretaceous Shuaiba Fm. Oman S. K. Singh, W. J. Clark, M. Al-Awadi, M. Al-Wadi, G. S. Forrest, Y. Z. Ma, E. Gomez, M. F. Doe, P. R. LaPointe, O. T. Musakti, S. El Shazly: Jurassic Fractured Carbonate Reservoir Characterization Overview - Northern Kuwait

Regional Controls and Future Potential of the North African Petroleum Systems

A. Moscariello, M. Huuse, P. Gibbard: Genetic Models and Analogues to Unravel the Potential of Glaciogenic Hydrocarbon Reservoirs of North Africa and Middle East D. Massaras: Recent Exploration & Production Trends in North Africa

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Introductory Remarks M. Inthorn, U. Mann, J. Zweigel: The Cretaceous Source Rock in the Vøring Basin off Mid-Norway: Just a Myth or High Potential? W. Fjeldskaar, I. Grunnaleite, J. Zweigel: Numerical Simulation of Temperature History in The Vøring Area, Offshore Mid Norway: The Effects of Palaeo Water Depth And Lower Crustal Body I. C. Scotchman, A. D. Carr, C. E. Snape, W. Meredith, C. Uguna, T. L. Leith, R. C. Davis: Maturation and Hydrocarbon Generation in Geological Basins: Exploding the Myth of Temperature and Time Being the Dominant Controls B. Dahl, G. Butenko, I. Meisingset: Timing and Quantification of Significant Uplift and Erosion Resulting from 1D Basin Modeling Optimizations, Possible or Impossible? Break R. Smith, M. W. Ecclestone*: Multiscale 3D Static Modeling In Norwegian Deepwater for Exploration and on Down the Lifecycle Stream J. R. Underhill: Myth or Fact? Just What Role Did Strike-Slip Play in Controlling Trap Formation and Gas Prospectivity in the UK Southern North Sea?

Breakthrough in West Africa Deep Water Exploration and Gas Development II Co-Chairs: A. Adesida and S. Utskot

Co-Chairs: A. El-Barkooky, M. Zizi, and J. Craig

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G. Tari, M. Kaminski, C. Miller, D. Valasek, G. Walters: Salt Tectonics and Play Types, Offshore Atlantic Morocco L. Gillhespy, J. Exton: Hydrocarbon Potential of an Under-Explored Frontier Basin. The Zag Basin of Morocco Break H. Inoubli: Petroleum Characterisation of Salambo Formation by Organic Petrography and Organic Geochemistry (Gulf of Gabes-Tunisia) T. Djebbar: The Role of the Basement Control on the Present Day Structure of the Saharan Atlas, Algeria

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Introductory Remarks M. R. Blaizot: First Steps in Deep Offshore Exploration: The Angola Case History M. Chaudhri, K. Mabe: Optimizing our Methodologies for Assessing Probabilistic OOIP and Recovery Analysis for a New Discovery: Lianzi Field, Angola/Republic of Congo K. Mabe, L. Fernandes, M. Chaudhri, Z. Sarsembayeva: Understanding the Effect of Faulting on Production Forecasting & Reserves, Negage Field, Block 14 Deepwater Angola

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P. Elliott, A. Mpanzu, S. Van Dalen, J. Kurri: Use of Electrical Borehole Imaging Aids in Evaluating Lower Miocene Submarine Channel Complex in Offshore Angola, West Africa Break P. Papazis, J. Glass, A. Ingles: Map-Based Volumetric Calculations of Probabilistic OOIP for Stacked Reservoirs with Multiple Oil Water Contacts: Examples from the N’Sano Pinda & Takula Lower Pinda Reservoirs Block 0, Angola Z. Anka, M. Séranne, R. Di Primio, M. Scheck-Wenderoth: Long-term Evolution of the Congo Deep-sea Fan and Investigation on Potential Source Rocks in the Ultra-deep Offshore of the Gulf of Guinea J. Byers: Facies Delineation through the Use of Calibrated Classification of Seismic Attributes – Siderite Detection at Negage Field, Block 14, Angola

CO2 Management Chair: A. Stangeland

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Introductory Remarks S. Solomon: Review of the Geological Security of Carbon Dioxide Storage in the Deep Saline Aquifers of Norway H. Hansen, O. Eiken, R. H. Holmboe: CO2 Injection and Storage into the Utsira Formation, North Sea – Risk Evaluation C. Hermanrud, P. Zweigel, O. Eiken, J. Lippard, T. Andresen: CO2 Flow in the Utsira Formation: Inferences Made from 4D Seismic Analyses of the Sleipner Area K. D. Nguyen: Synthetic Time-Lapse Seismic Study of CO2 Injected into a Marine Aquifer – The North Sea Sleipner Field Break C. Bertoni, T. Vallaure, A. Herra, K. Gorocica: Seal Characterization by Integrated 3D Seismic and Well Data: CO2 Storage–Casablanca Field (Offshore Spain) H. G. Machel: The Upper Devonian Nisku Formation in Alberta, Canada: From Sour Gas Production to Acid Gas Sequestration K. Piessens: Dealing with Geological Uncertainties in Economic-Environmental Predictions on CCS: Approach of the Policy Support System for Carbon Capture and Storage

ä Monday Poster Sessions Carbonate Reservoirs – Unlocking the Potential from Established and New Plays 08:25 - 12:20 and 14:30 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: J. R. Markello, M. Esteban, and K. Gerdes

• M. R. Che Kob, M. Y. Ali, A. M. Salih, M. F. A. Kadir, R. Rahman: Minimizing Exploration Risks through Integrated Reservoir Characterizations of Miocene Carbonate Buildups of Central Luconia Province, Offshore Sarawak, Malaysia • S. Baraka-Lokmane, K. S. Sorbie: The Role of Calcium and Magnesium in the Mechanism of the Scale Inhibitor Retention in Carbonate Systems • D. M. Steinhauff, C. J. Heine, A. E. Gregory: The Eocene Rus Anhydrite: Important Arabian Seismic Reflector and Recorder of Cenozoic History • D. Noeradi, E. A. Subroto, A. Priyono, H. E. Wahono, E. Hermanto: Evolution of Carbonate Reservoir in South Makassar Basin, Indonesia, and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity Assessment within the Area • A. H. Satyana: Tectonic and Depositional History of Salawati Basin, Papua – Indonesia: Implications to the Occurrences of Miocene Kais Carbonate Play Types • A. C. K. Tjet, K. A. Abd. Ghaffer, R. Wong, Sr, B. J. Boyce: Carbonate Stratigraphy in Central Luconia, Offshore Sawawak, Malaysia • F. Pomoni-Papaioannou: The Significance of TemperateType (Foramol) Carbonate Systems as Indices of Depositional Dynamics • J. Gutowski, I. V. Popadyuk, P. Gliniak, P. Krzywiec, A. Maksym, A. Urbaniec, Z. Zlonkiewicz: Architecture and Evolution of the Late Jurassic-Early Cretaceous Carbonate Platform Developed Upon the SW Margin of the East-European Craton (SE Poland, W Ukraine) • M. Y. Ali, M. R. Che Kob, S. Sukmono, B. Endar: Optimizing the Remaining Potential of Carbonate Reservoirs Through an Integrated Rock Physics Study: An Example from the Miocene Carbonate • E. Kiefer, C. Loisy, A. Cerepi, B. Caline: Effects of Subaerial Exposure on the Microporosity of Carbonate Reservoirs (Campo - Merli Transect, South Pyrenees, Spain) • I. Csiki, L. Csontos, K. Lõrincz, J. Tóth, A. Ali: Major Gas Field in Pakistan from Fractured Carbonates and Sandstones • M. Elezi, A. Cerepi, G. Foto, L. Humbert: The Depositional Systems of Upper Cretaceous Carbonate Reservoirs in the South of Albania • S. D. Griest, W. S. Meddaugh, J. Garrity, W. F. Stewart, R. Schneider: The Cretaceous Ratawi Reservoir at South Fuwaris Field, Partitioned Neutral Zone of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait: Acquisition and Interpretation of New HighResolution 3D Seismic Data and Geological Modeling

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• T. Harland, D. Tang, P. Lawrence: Jurassic Carbonate Reservoirs, Northern Saudi Arabia: Distribution, Architecture and Characterization • K. L. Pigott, J. D. Pigott, M. H. Engel, R. P. Philp: High Resolution Chemical Sequence Stratigraphy in Carbonates: Oxfordian Smackover USA Ramp Proxy International Hot Spots – The Black Sea 08:25 - 12:20 and 14:30 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: M. Nemcok, G. C. Tari, and C. Sengor

• Y. G. Ivanovich, A. S. Alexandrovich: Thermal Evolution of the Lithosphere of the Buried Structures in the Deepsea Basin of the Black Sea and Assessment of Organic Matter Maturity • L. Guo, S. J. Vincent, S. P. Rice, V. Lavrishchev: Upper Jurassic Reefs of the Western Caucasus-Crimea; Hydrocarbon Implications for the Eastern Black Sea • O. N. Dragastan: Lithostratigraphy of the Upper Jurassic – Cretaceous Deposits and Hydrocarbon Perspective in the Romanian Shelf of the Black Sea • P. Constantin, N. Bogdan, M. Daniela: Hydrocarbon Accumulation in the Permo-Triassic Reservoirs of the Moesian Platform • P. Constantin, N. Rodica, C. Octavian: Tectonic Style and Oil and Gas Accumulation in the Moldavian Platform • S. Vakarchuk, P. Chepil, T. Dovzhok: Paleocene Carbonate Platform Facies Distribution (Northern Part of the Black Sea Basin, Ukrainian Offshore) E&P Challenges: The Paleozoic Carbonates of the Arctic of Northern Europe 08:25 - 12:20 and 14:30 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: D. Van der Wel, P. A. Lapointe, and N. Kosenkova

• A. Nemchenko-Rovenskaya, E. Galimov: Prerequisites for Formation of Large and Unique Oil and Gas Fields at the Arctic Shelf of Russia (European Part) • L. Guo, R. Schekoldin, R. A. Scott, J. P. Howard, J. E. Omma: Mid-Palaeozoic Sedimentary Facies and Hydrocarbon Occurrences, North Novaya Zemlya, Arctic Russia • S. L. Belyakov: Oil and Carbonate Shelves of the Carboniferous and Permian Periods of the Timan-Pechora and Barents Sea Region • I. U. Khromova, A. F. Glebov, S. L. Belyakov, E. M. Barinova: Middle-Upper-Frasnian Sedimentation within Varandey-Adzva Zone (Russia) by New Seismic Data • F. T. Lysell, B. Senin, E. Ignatenko, C. Scient, T. Senin: Hydrocarbon Potential and Prospectivity of the East Barents and Kara Seas

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E&P Challenges: The Mesozoic and Cenozoic of the Northwest Russian and Norwegian Barents Sea 08:25 - 12:20 and 14:30 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: D. Van der Wel, S. Berstad, and E. Malysheva

• O. P. Wennberg, L. Rennan, F. Karlsen, R. Basquet: Open Fractures in Jurassic Sandstone Reservoirs in the SWBarents Sea, Some Implications for Fluid Flow and Reservoir Performance Petroleum Geology, Exploration Successes and Future Potential in Algeria 08:25 - 12:20 and 14:30 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: A. Oujida and K. E. Chikhi

• Z. Kerboub Azibi, Sr, N. Bireche, A. Ouazar, Jr: Characterization and Modeling of “Serie Inferieure” Reservoir of Benkahla East Oil Field – South East BasinAlgeria • K. Mohamed-Kamel, M. Messaoud, S. Mohamed: Application of the Natural Gamma Ray Spectrometry and XRD Diffractometer in the High Resolution Stratigraphy Genetic Parasequences in the Hassi Messaoud Field. Case Study: The Cambrian Reservoir • T. J. Pearce, T. Batrina, A. Alaminos Martinez: The Predictive Modeling of Authigenic Mineralogy and Reservoir Quality using Geochemical Data from Core and Cuttings: A Case Study on Devonian to Carboniferous Sequences From the RKF Field (Berkine Basin, Eastern Algeria) • M. Dalila, III: Trap and Petroleum Models of Gara Gara Fields Illizi Basin South East Sahara, Algeria • F. Z. Malti, M. Benyoucef, L. Mekahli: Stratisequential Study of the Bechar Basin Visean, Northwestern Sahara, Algeria: Dynamic and Paleogeographic Implications • N. D. McDougall, H. Abdallah: Late Ordovician Palaeovalleys in the Sahara: An Outcrop-based Model for a Complex Reservoir • F. Belhameche, N. Saadallah: Hydrocarbons Potential of the Tindouf Basin (Algeria) Petroleum Geology and Future Developments in Libya 08:25 - 12:20 and 14:30 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: P. Nixon and H. Seddiq

• R. J. Phillips, J. Howard, S. Luning, A. Whitham: Structural Framework, Reservoir and Source Rock Distribution of Southern Libya: Insights from Recent Field Observations in Eastern Murzuq and Kufra

The Caspian Sea – Exploration, Development and Challenges in a Major Petroleum Province

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08:25 - 12:20 and 14:30 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: R. Guliyeva, S. Vincent, and W. G. Zempolich

• C. M. Khalifa-zade: Diagenetic Model of Siliciclastic Reservoirs in the Productive Series of the South Caspian • S. J. Vincent, A. C. Morton, F. Hyden, C. E. Davies, I. Gómez-Pérez, M. B. Allen: Sediment Transport Pathways and Provenance; Identification of ReservoirQuality Sandstones in the Caspian-Black Sea Region • B. Ibrahimov: Sedimentological Characterization of the Surakhany Suite (Lower Pliocene Productive Series): Integration of Outcrop – Subsurface Data Unconventional Resources – The Modern Theory of Abiotic Genesis of Hydrocarbons: Challenge or Myth?

Petroleum Geology, Exploration Successes and Future Potential in Algeria Co-Chairs: A. Oudjida and K. Chikhi

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09:10 • V. A. Trofimov: Deep CMP Seismic Testify to the Deep Origin of Oil 09:30

ä Tuesday Morning Oral Sessions

09:50 The Caspian Sea – Exploration, Development and Challenges in a Major Petroleum Province I Co-Chairs: R. Guliyeva, S. J. Vincent, and W. G. Zempolich

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Introductory Remarks D. Drysdale, M. De Ruig, F. Heath: Back to Basics: Paleozoic Carbonate Exploration in the Pricaspian Basin Y. G. Ivanovich, G. Y. Evgenjevich: Salt-bearing Deposits and Conditions for Oil and Gas Generation by the Rocks Underlying Salt Complex (Northern Margin of the North Caspian Basin) D. Dull, A. Zhumagulova, M. Skalinski, D. Novakovic: Korolev Field, Kazakhstan – Reservoir Modeling and the Evaluation of Key Static and Dynamic Uncertainties J. Kenter, P. Harris, J. Collins: Facies and Reservoir Quality of the Tengiz Isolated Platform, Pricaspian Basin, Kazakhstan Break M. Skalinski, S. Jenkins*, B. Caplan, T. Billiter, J. Kenter: Petrophysical Rock Types – A Building Block for the Tengiz Field M. Sullivan, D. Belanger, M. Skalinski, S. Jenkins*, P. Dunn: Permeability From Production Logs – Method and Application To Tengiz Field T. C. Billiter, S. Jenkins, W. Narr, M. Skalinski: Integrated History Matching Process As Applied to the Tengiz Field

E. Aliyeva, D. Huseynov, H. M. Aliyev*, A. Feyzullayev, I. Guliyev, A. Suleymanov: Mesozoic Clastic Source-Rocks and Carbonate Reservoirs of the Middle Caspian Petroleum System

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Introductory Remarks A. Moscariello, W. Kolkman, A. Oudjida, A. James, S. Murfitt, M. Mussini, T. Krayenbuhl, F. Mondino, R. Besems: Paleozoic Reservoir Geology of the Zerafa and Djebel Hirane Blocks (Western Desert, Algeria): Advances in Understanding a Challenging Play R. Athmane.R, B. Saad.B, A. Lynda.A, Jr: Lower Devonian Combined Traps Ahnet Basin Western Sahara– Algeria B. Saad.B, R. Athmane.R, II, G. Abdellah.G, S. Nabil: Hydrocarbon Potential of North Eastern Part of Taoudenni Basin Algeria M. Mourad: Structural Evolution and Basin Classification Test of the Tindouf Basin A. F. Chambers, M. Baena, J. M. Jauregui, E. Figari, C. Gomez: The Austrian Deformation Event in Algeria T. J. Pearce, T. Batrina, A. Alaminos Martinez: High Resolution Chemostratigraphic Correlation of Devonian-Carboniferous Sequences from Berkine Basin, Eastern Algeria Break T. J. Pearce, T. Batrina, A. Alaminos Martinez: The Predictive Modelling of Lithotypes and Lithofacies Using Geochemical Data from Core and Cuttings: A Case Study on the Devonian to Carboniferous Sequences of the RKF Field (Berkine Basin, Eastern Algeria) J. Machin, J. M. Jauregui, M. González, E. Figari, C. Hellal: Still Opportunities to Add Value in the Berkine Basin? R. Ghazli: Structural Model Approach of the Chelif Basin, North Algeria S. Gaci, II: Strategy of Exploration of the Nonconventional Resources– Study Case: Reggane Basin (Algeria)

Regional Structural Geology: Challenges from the North Sea to the Middle East/Inversion of Faults and its Influence on Fault Seals I Co-Chairs: T. Engelder and R. Gabrielsen

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G. Bertotti, N. Hardebol, J. Taal-van Koppen, S. M. Luthi, J. Bruining, W. R. Rossen: Variations in Fracture Characteristics Across the Stratigraphy of Outcropping Reservoirs: New Acquisition and Processing Techniques and Results A. Braathen, J. Tveranger, H. Fossen, M. Espedal: Extensional Faults in Sandstone – Analogue Input Data to Volumetric Fault Reservoir Grids J. J. Walsh, C. Childs, A. Van Herk, R. Worthington: Geometric Controls on Fault Reactivation: Implications for Leakage of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs S. Schueller, A. Braathen, H. Fossen: Geometrical Characterization of Normal Fault Damage Zones in Siliciclastic Reservoirs H. Nøttveit, J. Tveranger, M. Espedal, E. Bastesen, A. Braathen: Structuring Fault Outcrop Data for Numerical Modeling Purposes C. R. Nogueira, F. O. Marques: Normal Fault Inversion by Orthogonal Compression Break J. Tveranger, A. Braathen, N. Cardozo, M. Espedal, N. Fredman, H. Fossen, H. Nøttveit, P. Røe, A. Skorstad, H. Soleng, A. R. Syversveen: Fault Facies Modeling – A Practical Approach to Incorporating 3D Fault Architecture in Standard Reservoir Models P. O. Thierer, H. Trappe, H. Endres, T. Lohr, C. M. Krawczyk, O. Oncken, D. C. Tanner, P. A. Kukla: Bridging the Information Gap: Qualitative Fracture Prediction from Seismic Data V. Zygouri, I. Koukouvelas, G. Papadopoulos: Drainage Pattern and Fault Growth within the Easternmost End of the Gulf of Corinth; Greece M. Ford, C. Le Carlier de Veslud, S. Bourlange, D. Jousselin, N. Backert, S. Rohais, A. Girard: Geometry and Kinematics of a Normal Fault Network, Corinth Rift: Construction of a 3D Model Using Limited Data

Clastic Reservoirs – Flow Unit Definition for Optimal Recovery Co-Chairs: W. S. Meddaugh and J. Armentrout

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S. K. Shepherd, B. Bracken: Solving the Pinda Puzzle: Core is the Key! Pinda Formation, Block 0, Offshore Cabinda, Angola H. I. Ismail, A. B. Ibrahim, H. Zahran: Applied Three Dimensional Stochastic Techniques to Reveal Reservoir Complex Heterogenity Nature, A Case Study for Karama Field, Western Desert – Egypt R. Severson, O. Yepes, R. Cobenas, F. Descant, J. Gilroy: Discovery, Appraisal, and Early Production at Landana North, Block 14, Angola Break K. Mabe, M. Chaudhri, Z. Sarsembayeva: Modeling Methods to Simplify Layering and Faulting while Accurately Forecasting Production & Reserves, Negage Field, Block 14 Deepwater Angola T. Kuswardhany, Sr, R. Wong, Sr*, M. I. Sadi, Jr, B. J. Boyce, Sr: Exploration Potential in Toe Thrust Area of Block F Sarawak Deep Water – Malaysia D. Kim, S. Y. Yang, H. Yi: Deepwater Turbidite Reservoir Characterization and Geological Modeling of the Shwe and Shwe Phyu Gas Discoveries Offshore Northwestern Myanmar P. Mitchell, H. Hsiao: Compressing the Processing Time-Line an Example from Block 14, Angola

E&P Challenges: The Paleozoic Carbonates of the Arctic of Northern Europe Co-Chairs: D. Van der Wel, P. Lapointe, and N. Kosenkova

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Introductory Remarks A. I. Antoshkina: Paleozoic Biogenic Carbonates Evolution in the Timan-northern Ural Region D. Lavoie: Active Regional Magmatism and Hydrocarbon Reservoirs: Linking Foreland Basin Processes and Hydrothermal Dolomitization R. Zhang: Carbonate Reservoir Characterization and Simulation: From Facies to Flow Units, Case Study from Tarim Basin, China

E&P Challenges: The Mesozoic and Cenozoic of the Northwest Russian and Norwegian Barents Sea Co-Chairs: D. Van der Wel, S. Berstad, and E. Malysheva

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Introductory Remarks S. Yudha, A. P. Handoyo, B. Widjanarko, E. Suparka, D. Noeradi: Electrofacies Modeling in Volcanic-Naturally Fractured Reservoir : The Jatibarang Field Case Study G. Chen, Sr, J. Yuan, H. Wang: Meandering River Channel Sand Identification and Description V. Marlot, L. Den - Boer, C. Menon-Chassan, P. Lendres: Hybrid Reservoir Model – A New Approach for More Geological Production History Match in Mature Fields

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16 Energy Conference and Exhibition Presented by AAPG and AAPG European Region

E. F. Novoa, T. Dahlgren, G. Elvebakk: Kinematics of the Eastern Nordvarg Dome, The Barents Sea, Norway: A Hinge Migration Detachment Fold T. Samuelsberg, Sr, E. M. Blixt, Sr, T. Bjelvin, Sr: Evaluating the Petroleum Potential of the Norwegian Southern Barents Shelf by Combining Geological Knowledge and New Technology D. van der Wel, T. Throndsen, D. Worsley: Regional Geology and Prospectivity of the Central Barents Sea Break

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T. N. Hansen, P. Hughes: How Far Can We Push the Seismic Inversion Concept in an Exploration Setting? Some Examples from the Barents Sea G. Y. Evgenjevich, Y. G. Ivanovich: Comparative Analysis of the Thermal History and Perspective of Oil-Gas Generation in Sedimentary Sections of the South Barents Depression and the Admiralteyskoe Rise H. Dypvik, W. S. Wolbach, V. Shuvalov, S. L. W. Weaver: Did the Mjølnir Asteroid Impact Ignite Barents Sea Hydrocarbon Source Rocks? P. Green, I. Duddy: Exhumation Histories in the Barents Sea: Challenging the Post-Glacial Myth!

ä Tuesday Afternoon Oral Sessions The Caspian Sea – Exploration, Development and Challenges in a Major Petroleum Province II Co-Chairs: R. Guliyeva, S. Vincent, and W. G. Zempolich

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G. Juniarto, C. Diaz Merino*, A. Wight, D. Rivas, M. Esteban, N.T. Fernandez: Seismic Expression of Carbonate Platforms, East Gulf of Sirt Basin, Libya P. Swire, Sr, R. M. Khalil, Sr: Cambrian Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Sirt Basin, Libya P. B. Hall, M. Bjorøy, I. Ferriday: Murzuq Basin Source Rocks Break A. Belaid, R. Littke, B. M. Krooss: Thermal Maturity History and Source-Rock Characterization of a Palaeozoic Section in the Awbari Trough, Northern Part of the Murzuq Basin, SW Libya S. M. Kumati: Future Prospects of Petroleum Discoveries in Libya Discussion

Regional Structural Geology: Challenges from the North Sea to the Middle East/Inversion of Faults and its Influence on Fault Seals II Co-Chairs: T. Engelder and R. Gabrielsen

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Introductory Remarks M. F. Brunet, M. South Caspian Working Group: Geodynamics of the South Caspian Basin from New Field Studies in North-Central Iran and Azerbaijan T. Green, N. Abdullayev, G. Riley, A. Roberts: Subsidence and Sedimentation in the South Caspian Basin K. McCaffrey, R. Jolly: Basement Inheritance Controls on Fold Evolution in the South Caspian Sea S. Spezzaferri, A. Negri, S. Irina, T. Kangarli, J. Mosar, K. Koiava: Towards a Better Understanding of Hydrocarbon Potential at the Cross-Road of Europe, Middle-East and Asia (The Eastern Greater Caucasus) Break K. Choi, M. Jackson, G. Hampson, A. Jones, A. Reynolds: Impact of Sedimentologic Heterogeneity on Gas-oil and Water-oil Displacements in the Fluvial-deltaic Pereriv Suite Reservoir of the ACG Oilfield, South Caspian Basin H. Ibrahimov, R. Jolly, I. Pinzon: Pereriv Formation Heterogeneity and Connectivity: Insights from the Azeri Field During Production Discussion

Petroleum Geology and Future Developments in Libya

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Introductory Remarks C. P. Dyt, J. Strand, A. Gartrell, L. Langhi: An Automated Approach to Determining Regional Scale Hydrocarbon Loss/Preservation Due To Fault Reactivation. An Example from the Timor Sea I. Grunnaleite, Z. Huang: Can Uplift of Structural Highs Explain Distribution of Inversion and Compression in The Southwestern Barents Sea? A. Gartrell, B. Clennell, Y. Zhang: Changes in Trap Integrity during the Evolution of Reactivated Faults in the Timor Sea, North West Shelf, Australia E. Gilbert: Changing Our Own Thinking: the “Structural Styles” of Conventional and Unconventional Fold-Thrust Belts Break F. J. Picha: Late Orogenic Faulting – an Important Component of Hydrocarbon Systems of Orogenic Belts and Their Forelands T. Engelder, V. Dvorakova: Systematic Joints within the Adriatic Carbonate Platform, Istria, Croatia: A Reflection of Strike-slip Kinematics near the Apulian Plate Boundary Discussion

Unconventional Heavy Oil Resources – Advances, Challenges and Case Studies Co-Chairs: D. A. Leckie and J. R. Suter

Co-Chairs: P. Nixon and H. Seddiq

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Introductory Remarks H. J. Belotti, M. Sanchez, M. Pereira, J. Soares, L. Empinotti, B. Gomes: Regional Tectonic and Stratigraphic Evolution in the Pelagian Basin, Offshore Libya

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Introductory Remarks P. Stark, K. Chew, R. Fryklund, A. Hayman: Critical Role of Heavy Oil Resources in Energy Supplies TBA J. W. Buza: An Overview of Heavy and Extra Heavy Oil Carbonate Reservoirs in the Middle East 18-21 November 2007 • www.aapg.org/athens 17

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N. Lopatin, N. A. Malyshev, N. N. Kosenkova, T. Emets: Unconventional Oil Resources in the Mature Source Rocks Formation Break K. Mabe, R. Ambriz, M. Chaudhri: Heavy Oil Challenges for Development of Gabela Field, Deepwater Block 14 Angola M. Fustic, B. Bennett, R. Spencer, S. Hubbard, S. Larter: Effects of Reservoir Compartmentalization on Hydrocarbon Composition and Bitumen Quality in the Athabasca Oil Sands Deposits, Canada M. Fustic, R. Spencer, S. Hubbard, B. Bennett, S. Larter: Dipmeter Application in Canadian Oil Sands Development – Evolution from Predicting Potential Block Slides to 3D Geological Interpretation and Modelling

Unconventional Resources – The Modern Theory of Abiotic Genesis of Hydrocarbons: Challenge or Myth? Co-Chairs: V. Kutcherov and A. Zolotukhin

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Introductory Remarks V. G. Kutcherov: Modern Theory of Abiotic Deep Genesis of Hydrocarbons: Challenge for Petroleum Industry B. Valyaev: Localized Hydrocarbon Fluid Flows: Origin and Regularities of Oil and Gas Accumulation Distribution A. Kitchka: Juvenile Petroleum Comes from Deep Fluid Inclusions R. Ibatullin, R. Khisamov, I. Glumov: Some Results and Ideas of the Probable Present-Day Deep Oil Inflow Analyses Break Y. Galant, A. Geptner, Y. Pikovskiy: Evidence of Hydrocarbon Migration in Volcanic Piles of Rift Systems K. S. Ivanov, Y. N. Fyodorov, Y. L. Ronkin, Y. V. Yerokhin, O. E. Pogromskaya, I. N. Plotnikova: Inorganic Geochemistry of Oil: First Results of the Study Using the ICP-MS Method of the East-European and West-Siberian Oil Deposits J. F. Kenney: Petroleum Exploration and Production in the 21st Century: The Science to be Applied and the Technologies to be Developed S. Tassos: Hydrocarbons in the Context of a Solid, Quantified, Growing and Radiating Earth

ä Tuesday Poster Sessions New and Emerging Plays from the Circum–Mediterranean Region 08:25 - 12:20 and 13:55 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: J. Mascle, F. Bockelie, and F. Wehr

• K. Akrawi Phd, Sr, A. A. Khouri: Passive Seismic (IPDS) Case Studies in Exploration & Monitoring Areas • D. Lucic, H. Ayed, Z. Ivkovic, D. Takac, G. Forsek, J. Bubnic: The Carboniferous Sedimentary Succession, Lithofacies and Hydrocarbon Potential in Central Palmyrides (Syria) • D. Harrison-Fox: Imaging Below an Extremely Complex Sea-Floor – Data Examples from the Erotosthenes Structure, Offshore Cyprus • S. Rohais, M. Ford, R. Eschard, F. Guillocheau, I. Moretti: Modeling the Stratigraphic Architecture of the Southern Margin of the Corinth Rift (Greece) • D. Mitrou, C. Pene: Geological Evolution of the CoalBearing Basins in the North-West of Greece • M. Kati, P. A. Scholle: The Porosity Evolution of Eocene Limestones in the Preapulian Zone, Zakynthos Island, Western Greece • P. W. Gawenda, H. Dobrova: Recent Exploration Activities in the Northern Mediterranean Sector • G. F. Roberts, D. Rowlands, D. Peace: The Nature and Prospectivity of the Levantine Basin, East Mediterranean: New Insights from Depth Imaged Seismic Data • N. Rigakis, K. A. Nicolaou, P. H. Nytoft, J. A. BojesenKoefoed, I. Abatzis: Biomarker Classification of Seepage Oils from Western Greece • L. Montadert, Sr, S. Nicolaides, Sr: The Geological Structure of the Eratosthenes Continental Block and its Margins with the Levantine and Herodotus Basins (Eastern Mediterranean) from New Seismic Reflection Data • T. M. Alves, V. Lykousis, D. Sakellariou, S. Alexandri, P. Nomikou: Constraining the Origin and Evolution of Confined Turbidite Systems: Southern Cretan Margin, Eastern Mediterranean Sea (34°30-36°N) • E. Poludetkina, E.Kozlova: Geochemical Preconditions of Oil-gas-bearing Capacity of the Alboran Basin Regional Controls and Future Potential of the North African Petroleum Systems 08:25 - 12:20 and 13:55 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: A. El-Barkooky, M. Zizi, and J. Craig

• A. Finn, D. Macgregor, S. Williams: 3D Visualisation of Structure at a Plate-Scale: Significance for Understanding the Palaeozoic Petroleum Systems of North Africa and Arabia • A. Lowrie, D. King, Jr: Roles of Geologic Processes along Passive Continental Margins Suggest Dynamic Interrelationships of Cause and Effect 18 Energy Conference and Exhibition Presented by AAPG and AAPG European Region

• P. W. Gawenda, D. Massaras*: Recent Exploration Activities in Sudan • D. Aldjia, M. Brahim: Reservoir Characterisation of the Lower Devonian in the Ahnet – Timimoun Basin (Algeria) Petroleum Geology, Exploration Successes and Future Potential of Egypt 08:25 - 12:20 and 13:55 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: A. I. Younes, H. Hamouda, and B. Blanche

• K. Farhoud, S. E. Mousa: Geomagnetic Modeling for Zaafarana and Morgan Accommodation Zones in the Gulf of Suez Rift Basin, Egypt • B. Badawy, K. M.Abd alla*, S. M.Selim: Geological and Petrophysical Modeling for Carbonate Reservoir Characterization. Zeit Bay Field, Gulf of Suez– Egypt • K. M.Abd Alla, S. M.Selim, B. Badawy: Reservoir Characterization, Role and Contribution in Improving Hayrocarbon Productivity from Miocene and Pre-Miocene Rocks, Zeit Bay Field, Gulf of Suez • E. A. Abd El-Gawad, A. S. Alsharhan*, O. A. Mahrous: Geochemical Characterization of Source Rocks and Crude oils in the Southern Gulf of Suez, Egypt • E. Deville, A. Prinzhofer, J. P. Foucher, J. Mascle, J. C. Caprais: Mud Volcanoes from de Nile Delta (Deep Offshore Egypt): Nature and Origin of the Fluids Un-Traditional Theories and Ideas in Global and Large Scale Geology 08:25 - 12:20 and 13:55 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: S. Tassos and K. Storetvedt

• W. J. Sercombe, T. W. Radford: Deep Water Gulf of Mexico High Gamma Ray Shales and their Implications for Flooding Surfaces Source Rocks and Extinctions • P. Green, I. Duddy, S. Holford: Regional Intraplate Exhumation Related to Plate Boundary Deformation: • M. Stefaniuk, J. Pokorski, T. Czerwinski, M. Wojdyla: The Structure of the Central part of Transeuropean Suture Zone and the Basement of Neighbouring Platforms Based on Regional Magnetotelluric Survey • E. Hartanto, A. S. Arifin, J. Sinulingga, B. Widjanarko: Added Value of Seismic Engineering: A Collaborative Way between Geoscientists and Engineers • K. P. Wilson: Great Circles, an Expanding Earth, and Previously Unseen Crustal Shifting • R. Sreenivasan: Evidences of Igneous Diapirism in Northern Part of Narmada Block, Cambay Basin, India • A. Lowrie, J. Lorenzo, N. Dawers: Regional Motions along the Northern Gulf of Mexico Passive Continental Margin Indicate Lateral Basinward Tectonics • M. Thibaut, A. Jardin, M. Bêche: ISBA: a Methodological Project for Petroleum Systems Evaluation in Complex Areas

• S. Asim: Stratigraphic & Structural Interpretation of Seismic Profile in the North –Eastern Part of Sulaiman Fold Belt in the Viccinity of Chaudwan, Domanda and Takht-E-Sulaiman Fault (Pakistan) • T. N. Nemchenko, A. S. Nemchenko-Rovenskaya, E. G. Areshev: Oil in Granites on Example of White Tiger Field, Vietnam Developing and Exploring Iraq’s Petroleum Potential 08:25 - 12:20 and 13:55 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: A. J. Lomando, J. Al-Luaibi, and M. R. Blaizot

• F. A. Amin: Oil Possiblites in the Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene Foreland Basins of the Western Zagros Belt, Kurdiatan Region (N-Iraq) • R. Preece, A. Abdul Karim, P. Bassant, M. Hanou, S. Kabir, J. Potter, A. Razoian, B. Yeten, N. Ismail: Multiple Point Statistical Simulation of a Carbonate Field – Stratigraphic, Depositional, and Petrophysical Considerations • A. S. Alsharhan: Hydrocarbon Habitats in the Mesopotamian Basin and Zagros Fold Belt of Iraq • R. P. George, A. F. Abbas, K. W. Schafer, T. J. Frantes, T. Rushdi: Structural Genesis of Hydrocarbon Traps of Iraq • M. Buoniconti, D. Bones, H. Farhoud, M. Lafta, J. Nealon: Integrated Reprocessing and Interpretation in Enhancing 2D Seismic from West Qurna Field, Iraq • P. Masse, A. Cournot, C. Javaux, H. Ahmed: Facies Characterization of South-East Iraq Asmari Carbonate Platform • J. J. Mhuder, R. Abdulsadh: Early Cretaceous Zubair Sandstone Formation: Oil and Gas Existence and Production from Ibn Umr Field Mesopotamian Basin North Sea and Norwegian Continental Shelf – Challenge Our Myths within Exploration and Production 08:25 - 12:20 and 13:55 - 17:00 Co-Chairs: T. Sullivan and C. Flavell

• K. S. Hoffman, J. W. Neave, E. H. Nilsen: Building a Better Framework – The Fused Fault Block Approach • P. Green, P. Japsen, E. Rasmussen, L. Nielsen, T. Bidstrup: Mesozoic–Cenozoic Exhumation Events in the Eastern North Sea Basin: • D. P. Strogen, A. G. Whitham: Basin Evolution and Source Rock Potential in the Mid Jurassic-Early Cretaceous of East Greenland: Implications for Exploration in Mid Norway and the Northeast Greenland Shelf • K. Van den Bril, R. Swennen: Predicting Carbonate Cementation Patterns in Shallow Marine Sandstones

18-21 November 2007 • www.aapg.org/athens 19

ä Wednesday Morning Oral Sessions

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Carbonate Reservoirs – Unlocking the Potential from Established and New Plays I Co-Chairs: J. R. Markello, M. Esteban, and K. Gerdes

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Introductory Remarks P. V. Wright: Slaughtering Sacred Cows – Perspectives from the SPE Symposium on Changing Paradigms in Carbonates R. A. J. Swennen, L. Breesch, B. Dewever, H. Ferket, F. Roure, B. Vincent, V. Vendeginste, N. Vilasi: Fluid Flow Evolution In Foreland Fold And Thrust Belts and Its Effect On Carbonate Reservoirs J. K. Warren: A New Look at Large-scale Evaporite Deposits: A Worldscale Exploration Paradigm E. Bastesen, A. Braathen: Architecture and Empirical Relationships of Extensional Faults in Fine Grained Carbonates W. S. Meddaugh, R. A. Garber, S. Griest, D. W. Dull, D. Barge: Maastrichtian Heavy Oil Reservoirs in the Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ), Saudi Arabia and Kuwait S. Singh, Y. Z. Ma*, W. Ahmad, A. Hameed, R. Aziz, M. Al-Awadi, M. Al-Wadi, O. T. Musakti, W. Clark, E. Gomez, O. Gurpinar, J. Moreno: Uncertainty Evaluation of the In-place Oil/Gas in the North Kuwait Jurassic Sequences Break F. A. Conradi, T. El-Gezeeri, K. Wells, T. J. Pearce, M. C. Dix: Wider Application of Elemental Chemostratigraphy in Carbonates: A Case Study from the Lower Cretaceous Minagish Formation, Kuwait T. A. Svånå, A. Waldum, A. Eliassen, J. Garland, S. N. Ehrenberg, A. Eldøy: Transition Zone Dolostones (TZD) and Reservoir “Sweet Spots” in the Kangan-/Dalan (Khuff) Formation, Iran R. Finsterwalder, L. Rouis: The Guebiba Field – Reservoir Characterization and Modeling N. Vilasi, R. Swennen, F. Roure: Carbonate Reservoir Characterization: Examples from the Upper Cretaceous to Eocene Strata of the Ionian Zone (Albania)

Petroleum Geology, Exploration Success and Future Potential of Egypt

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Developing and Exploring Iraq’s Petroleum Potential I Co-Chairs: T. Lomando, J. Al-Luaibi, and M. R. Blaizot

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Co-Chairs: S. Tassos and K. Storetvedt

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20 Energy Conference and Exhibition Presented by AAPG and AAPG European Region

T. J. Frantes, R. P. George, Jr: The Structural Habitat of Hydrocarbon Accumulations of Iraq F. N. Sadooni: Challenges Associated with Exploring the Cretaceous Rudist Basin-Margin Buildups of Iraq

Un-Traditional Theories and Ideas in Global and Large Scale Geology I

Co-Chairs: A. I. Younes, H. Hamouda, and B. Blanche

Introductory Remarks T. M. Maher, D. E. Helgeson, R. E. Roberts, A. P. Clare, P. Munday, M. J. Oldani: Petroleum System of the Central Western Desert, Egypt: Field Discovery and Development of the Cretaceous Reservoirs

R. Buonaguro, K. Farhoud*, L. Feltre, T. Lakew, T. El-Daker: Tectonic Setting and Basin Evolution of West Wadi El-Rayan Concession (WWER) Western Desert, Egypt F. Wehr, W. Barnes, B. Bullock, H. Ghaffar, S. Grant, J. Hightower, P. Jennings, K. Pfau, T. Saad, D. Jennette: Reservoir Geology and Hydrocarbon Occurrence in the Alam El Buieb Formation, Western Desert, Egypt F. Metawalli, J. Pigott*, A. M. Bakr: Tectonic Inversion of Kattaniya Basin, North Western Desert, Egypt J. D. Morse: Re-Interpretation of the North Flank of Qarun “A” Field (Western Desert, Egypt), Based on SCAT Analysis and Reprocessing of the A-17 Dipmeter J. H. Hightower: The Kahraman Area Fields – An Old Dog Learning New Tricks Break Y. Folkman, Y. Mart: A Newly Recognized Eastern Extension of the Nile Deep Sea Fan P. Lambregts, W. Ottes, A. El Barkooky: The Messinian Salinity Crisis in the Nile Delta: Chasing Shallow Marine Reservoirs in a Deep-water Basin

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Introductory Remarks S. T. Tassos: Five Myths and One Comprehensive Proposition in Geology S. Tassos: The Solid, Quantified, Growing and Radiating Earth W. J. Sercombe, T. W. Radford: Intra-cratonic Volcanism in the Colorado Plateau and Association with Basin and Range Rifting Y. B. Galant: Three Myths K. M. Storetvedt: Global Wrench Tectonics – Earth History in New Perspective Break P. James: On the Origin of Large Horizontal Stress Variations in the Earth’s Crust M. Hovland, H. Rueslåtten, C. Fichler, H. K. Johnsen: A Novel Hydrothermal Salt Theory and its Application to Understanding Deep-Water Salt Accumulations and Piercement Structures

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A. A. Kitchka: How Abiotic Petroleum Systems Work: Tectonically Driven Deep Fluid Sources

International Hot Spots – The Black Sea I Co-Chairs: M. Nemcok, G. C. Tari, and C. Sengor

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Introductory Remarks C. Sengor, B. Natalin: The Tectonic Ecology of the Black Sea A. M. Nikishin, A. P. Afanasenkov: Geological History and Hydrocarbon Potentian of the Eastern Black Sea Region R. J. Wilson, N. Mountford, P. Maguire, R. Hedley: The Impact of Recent Data on the Interpretation of the Geologic Evolution and Petroleum System of the Eastern Black Sea Basin, Offshore Georgia Break S. Krastel, M. Wagner-Friedrichs, V. Spiess, L. Meisner, G. Borhmann, M. Ivanov: Mud Volcanoes and Fluid Migration in the Sorokin Trough A. L. Meisner, L. B. Meisner: Geology and Petroleum Potential of the Shatsky Ridge (Black Sea) M. Nemcok, C. J. Stuart, D. Vangelov, E. R. Higgins, C. Welker, D. Meaux: Effects of Tectonics on Deposition in the Balkans of Eastern Bulgaria E. De Boever, R. Swennen, L. Dimitrov: Sedimentology and Timing of Hydrocarbon-seepage (Lower Eocene, Varna, Bulgaria)

Reserves and Resources Assessment for Global Studies, Resources Management and Financial Reporting

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ä Wednesday Afternoon Oral Sessions Carbonate Reservoirs – Unlocking the Potential from Established and New Plays II Co-Chairs: J. R. Markello, M. Esteban, and K. Gerdes

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Co-Chairs: N. Dahl, S. Johnsen, and S. Heiberg

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Introductory Remarks C. C. Tallkington, K. Mallon: Progress Toward Achieving a Common Global Framework for Classifying Fossil Energy & Mineral Resources through the Development of the UN Framework Classification on Fossil Energy & Mineral Resources J. R. Etherington, J. E. Ritter, L. Zuccolo*: The 2007 SPE/AAPG/WPC/SPEE Reserves and Resources Classification, Definitions and Guidelines. Defining the Standard! T. S. Ahlbrandt: The Awakening Petroleum System World: Reserve and Resource Implications K. J. Chew: A Resource-based Data Set for Global Resource Studies P. Blystad, E. Kvadsheim: Petroleum Resource Management in Norway – National Objectives and a Possible Model for National and Global Studies

D. Djumlati, J. Paju*, S. Saputra: Resources Management on Mature Basin in Sumatera Island, Indonesia: Building Partnership Between Government and Industrial Break D. K. McDonald: Difficulties in Estimating Resources and Reserves in a Probabilistic Framework C. Stabell, P. A. Hole: Opportunity Maturation: Forecasting Resource and Reserve Additions

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Introductory Remarks J. S. Kovács, M. A. Piteiu, I. I. Bucur, E. Sãsãran, O. G. Pinca, I. Nagy: Carbonate Reservoirs of the 6042Deleni Well (Târnava Basin, Romania): Questions Arising for Future Exploration P. A. Scholle, M. Patsoules: Depositional and Diagenetic Patterns and Petroleum Potential of Cretaceous Carbonate Platforms, Ionian Islands, Greece W. M. Z. Wan Embong, H. Mohamad, N. K. S. Mansor, B. J. Boyce: New Perspective For Malaysian Carbonate Exploration – With a Focus on Central Luconia, Sarawak, East Malaysia M. Levy, W. Milliken, P. Harris*, S. Strebelle: Understanding Flow Behavior in Carbonate Reservoirs from Facies-Based Earth Models A. S. Rabey, D. V. Klyazhnikov, E. O. Malysheva, N. N. Chernoglazova, A. L. Korzun: Stochastic Inversion as a Tool for the Construction of Carbonate Reservoir Models G. Bracco Gartner*, R. Weger, J. Hendrson, J. Dunne, W. Asyee: Solving the Inter-Well Problem: Pore Shape and Connectivity from Seismic Inversion in a Carbonate Reservoir E. B. Culp, C. H. Smith, J. Bray, S. Ramakrishna: Magnetic Resonance Data Identification of Production in Difficult Carbonate Reservoirs

Developing and Exploring Iraq’s Petroleum Potential II Co-Chairs: T. Lomando, J. Al-Luaibi, and M. R. Blaizot

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Introductory Remarks R. P. Philip, A. Ali: Geochemical Evaluation, Thermal Maturation and Petroleum Potential of the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Formations in the Southern Iraq Basin P. Masse, O. Ridet, A. Roumagnac: Depositional Models for South-East Iraq Mishrif Carbonate Platform 18-21 November 2007 • www.aapg.org/athens 21

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L. Lambert, B. Sallier, B. Caline, G. Hamon, E. Davaud, C. Durlet: New Insight into Microporous Carbonates and Impact on Recovery Factor: Example From Mishrif Reservoir in Irak G. Lunn, J. Scott*, A. O. Wilson: Petroleum Geology and Prospectivity of the Upper Jurassic of Iraq and Comparison to Adjacent Areas T. K. Al Ameri, M. Zine: Assessment of Hydrocarbon Generation Potential in Silurian Akkas and Ordovician Khabour Formations, Akkas Oil and Gas Field, Western Iraq N. A. Bang, J. Vold, A. O. Harstad: The Tawke Discovery, Exploration and Development of an Oil Field in North Iraq

Un-Traditional Theories and Ideas in Global and Large Scale Geology II Co-Chairs: S. Tassos and K. Storetvedt

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Introductory Remarks D. R. Choi: Hydrocarbons in Deep Oceans: From a New Global Tectonic Perspective S. Tassos: Anhydride Theory, a New Theory of Petroleum and Coal Generation J. Maxlow: Challenging Our Global Tectonic Myths J. G. A. Croll: A New Hypothesis for Earth Lithosphere Evolution D. G. Van der Meer, D. J. J. Van Hinsbergen: Permo-Triassic Subducted Slabs Return from the Grave P. Carydis: The Catalytic Importance of the Vertical Component in Earthquake Engineering G. Mirkin: Radioactive Irradiation Factor of Hydrocarbon Source Rock Evaluation

International Hot Spots – The Black Sea II Co-Chairs: M. Nemcok, G. C. Tari, and C. Sengor

13:55 14:00

14:20 14:40 15:00 15:20

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Introductory Remarks M. J. Fitzgerald, III, E. Ramirez, W. Moulton, A. Garcia: South Akcakoca Gas: A Black Sea Discovery 30 Years in the Making I. V. Popadyuk: Debunking the Myths of Crimean Geology R. Dellmour, G. G. Ori: The Tertiary Kamtchia Fluvio-Estuary-Fan System of Eastern Bulgaria G. Tari: The Moesian Platform: a Critical Piece in the Tectonic Puzzle of the Black Sea Region D. Boote: The Geological History of the Istria ‘Depression’, Offshore Romania: Tectonic Controls on Second Order Sequence Architecture O. Khriachtchevskaia, S. Stovba: Oil and Gas Prospects of the Ukrainian Part of the Western Black Sea

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S. Stovba, O. Khriachtchevskaia: Hydrocarbon Bearing Area in the Eastern Part of the Ukrainian Black Sea

ä Wednesday Poster Sessions Regional Structural Geology: Challenges from the North Sea to the Middle East/Inversion of Faults and its Influence on Fault Seals 08:25 - 12:20 and 13:55 - 16:00 Co-Chairs: T. Engelder and R. Gabrielsen

• R. R. Jones, S. Kokkalas, D. Healy, K. McCaffrey: How is Oblique Extension (transtension) Accommodated from Regional to Local Scales? • A. Ganas, V. Spina, N. Alexandropoulou, A. Oikonomou, G. Drakatos: Active Faulting in South Viotia region, Central Greece: Segmentation, Stress Analysis and Extensional Strain Patterns • L. Langhi, A. Gartrell, J. Strand: Faults Kinematic Analysis and 3D Characterisation of Re-migration Seismic Features: Two Key Elements to Assess and Predict Fault Seal Integrity within Reactivated Areas • A. Krueger, E. Gilbert: Rethinking Controls on the Mechanics of Deep-Water Thrusting – Interaction of Structure and Sedimentation • F. Mosca, A. Krueger, E. Gilbert: Influence of Structural Deformation on Temperature Distribution Through Time • N. Cardozo: TRISHEAR3D: A Computer Program to Model Fault Related Folding in Three-Dimensions • M. Wojdyla, R. Florek, C. Ostrowski, J. Siupik, M. Stefaniuk, P. Targosz: Application of Integrated Magnetotelluric and Gravity Survey for Recognizing of the Structure of Overthurst Area; Example From Polish Outer Carpathians • E. R. Stoica Negulescu, Sr, B. Ionescu, Sr, L. Ionescu, Sr, O. Suciu: From Regional to Detailed Tectonic and Structural Pattern in Bilciuresti Field Area with Landmark’s Interpretation Software • I. Grunnaleite: The Development of Inverted Faults: Results from Analogue Plaster Models • I. Grunnaleite: Cretaceous to Recent Inversion Structures in the Southwestern Barents Sea • E. N. Skourtsos, H. D. Kranis: Structure and Evolution of Western Corinth Rift: An Interpretation Based on New Field Data from Northern Peloponnesus • R. Castilla, N. Ellouz: The Makran Accretionary Prism: Tectonics and Sedimentation Interplay on an Active Margin • P. Targosz, T. Czerwinski, M. Musiatewicz, C. Ostrowski, J. Probulski: Optimization of PreSDM Seismic Velocity Field in the Light of Gravity Modeling • M. Corver: Classification of Sedimentary Basins According to Their Structural Genesis, Evolutionary History and Calculated Hydrocarbon Maturation Zones: Study Area Pannonian Basin System

Clastic Reservoirs – Flow Unit Definition for Optimal Recovery 08:25 - 12:20 and 13:55 - 16:00 Co-Chairs: W. S. Meddaugh and J. M. Armentrout

• J. Rahmat, C. Irawan*, S. Saputra: Exploring Silisiclastic Tight Gas Reservoir • T. Klimentos: Advances in Sonic Technology for Formation Evaluation and Completion Optimization of High Angle and Horizontal Wells • A. Palfrey: Optimizing Recovery From One of Chevron’s “Big 5” Major Capital Projects: How Reservoir Characterization of the Benguela Belize Lobito Tomboco Project Has Faread One Year into Production • F. Radilas, M. A. Adnan, K. Ghaffar, B. J. Boyce, R. Wong, Sr, H. Fatt, M. Bin Asmuri: Sarawak Malaysia Deepwater New Turbidite Play • O. Sadjati, A. S. Arifin, V. Rowi: Facies Model of Clastic Reservoir in Pre-Talang Akar Formation, Melandong Area, North West Java Basin, Indonesia • R. Raguwanti, D. Tangkalalo: Innovation Technology Using Acoustic Impedance Modeling For Reservoir Characterization at Tanjung Oil Field, Barito Basin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia • G. J. Peñaloza, R. D. Panesso Pérez, J. C. Porras Moreno, A. M. Quaglia Panunzio, J. A. Gil Rodriguez: Enhanced Reservoir Fluid Distribution and Flow Unit Characterization Through Detailed Pore Geometry Analysis and Water Saturation Modeling Using a “RockType” Approach. Chihuido de La Salina Field, Neuquén Basin, Argentina • I. Salami, T. Zalan, M. Adeyemo: Low Resistivity Oils in High Gamma Ray Miocene Sands of Ewan Field, Niger Delta, Nigeria • C. J. Schenk, R. M. Pollastro, T. Cook: Natural Gas Production from Unconventional Low-Permeability Sandstone, Fractured-Shale, and Coalbed Reservoirs – Analogs from the U.S.A Russia: Exploration Challenges in Increasingly Mature Basins and Frontiers 08:25 - 12:20 and 13:55 - 16:00 Co-Chairs: G. F. Ulmishek, K. Kleshchev, and G. Thomas

• J. P. Howard, M. Harland, A. Gubanov, O. Bogolepova, S. Rice, R. Scott: New Palaeogeographic Reconstructions Documenting the Evolution of Paleozoic Hydrocarbon Basins along the Uralian Margin of Baltica • I. Gómez-Pérez, J. Howard, R. Scott: Uralian Suture Under the Kara Sea? • F. Dadashov, II: Biomarkers Middle East: Hydrocarbon Systems 08:25 - 12:20 and 13:55 - 16:00 Co-Chairs: R. B. Wheeler, G. Bloch and S. Al-Hajri

• L. Breesch, R. Swennen, B. Vincent: Compartmentalization of Carbonate Reservoirs by Cenozoic Reverse Faulting in the Northern Oman Mountains (UAE) • A. Brown, R. B. Davies, A. Godet, S. Holmes, D. Macgregor, M. Oxford, F. Schulze, P. R. Sharland, M. D. Simmons*, O. E. Sutcliffe, A. Thomas, J. Wyton: Jurassic and Cretaceous Source Rocks of the Arabian Plate: Links to Sequence Stratigraphy, Geodynamics and Palaeoclimate • A. S. Alsharhan, C. G. S. C. Kendall: The Relationship between Eustasy and the Geometry of the Stratigraphic Sequences that form the Mesozoic Carbonate Facies of the Reservoirs, Seals and Associated Source Rocks of the Middle East • C. László, Á. Sasvári, T. Pocsai, G. Árgyelán, I. Dunkl, L. Fodor: Old Idea with New Application in Oman • C. Shrivastva, N. P. Machin, A. Tyagi: Integration of Borehole Images and Core for Enhancement of Cretaceous Reservoir Facies Model: A Case Study from Eastern Offshore, India • D. Poreh: Geometry and Fold Growth of an Inner Zagros (Iran) Unconventional Heavy Oil Resources – Advances, Challenges and Case Studies 08:25 - 12:20 and 13:55 - 16:00 Co-Chairs: D. Leckie and J. Suter

• S. Gaci, II: Non-Conventional Resources in the USA

• C. Hulka, D. Kemp, B. Kilner, D. Lodola, A. Messer, M. Simmons: Primary Depositional Controls on Source Rock Development in the Western Former Soviet Union: a Sequence Stratigraphic Perspective • R. A. Scott, J. E. Omma*, L. M. Anderson, V. Pease, S. Sinclair: Opening of the Amerasia Basin and its Significance for Understanding Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Sediment Dispersal Patterns in the Arctic • L. M. Gill: Evidence for a Late Cretaceous or Palaeocene Arctic Seagrass Lagoon? • V. A. Trofimov, Y. A. Romanov, A. P. Petrov: Deep Tectonic Features of the Volgo-Ural Petroleum Province 18-21 November 2007 • www.aapg.org/athens 23

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Pre- and Post-Conference

Short Courses In keeping with the theme of the conference, Challenge Our Myths, we have complemented our technical programme with selected pre- and post-conference short courses that will enable you to better recognize opportunities in exploration and development, to grow professionally and to maximize your contribution to both your profession and your organization. Courses will emphasize technical and business-related topics, including modern prospect assessment, reconsideration of fundamental concepts in geology and geophysics,

as well as practical salt tectonics, sequence stratigraphic concepts and basin modeling integrated with geochemistry. The courses follow the characteristic chain of considerations of both theory and application. You will see a strong practical orientation and abundant use of realistic exercises to illustrate concepts and their applications and analytical procedures for the characterization of exploration and development prospects. So whether you are a student, junior scientist or senior professional, take the opportunity to learn more

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about one of these subjects by signing on for a short course listed below. If you have questions regarding any of these short courses, please contact: Vlastimila Dvorakova Short Course Chairman Phone: +420 543 429 253 Email: [email protected]

IMPORTANT Due to the annual commemorative march in Athens on 17 November (see p. 38), if you plan to take one of the pre-conference short courses you are strongly encouraged to book your stay at the Hotel Divani Caravel, where the courses will be held. November Dates

1 Practical Salt Tectonics (AAPG)

Friday and Saturday, 16-17

2 Modern Prospect Assessment: Risk and Uncertainty for Today’s Prospect Evaluations

Friday and Saturday, 16-17

3 Sequence Stratigraphic Concepts Applied to Genetic Basin Analysis (graduate students only)

Sunday, 18

Post-Conference Short Courses 4 Reconsideration of Fundamental Concepts in Geology and Geophysics — Practical Implications

November Dates Thursday and Friday, 22-23

5 Basin Modeling Integrated with Geochemistry as an Aid to Predict Petroleum Systems Efficiency and to Reduce Exploration Risk Thursday and Friday, 22-23

Important Notes Policies In order to serve the needs of participants and make short courses economically viable, there are minimum and maximum numbers of participants. We accept reservations on a first-come, first-served basis. A wait list is created if a short course sells out. We will notify you automatically if space becomes available.You are strongly encouraged to register early. To help us anticipate the number of attendees and avoid premature cancellation, please register by 10 September. Although we make every effort NOT to cancel a course and we realize the inconvenience and expense you may incur due to a cancellation, sometimes it is necessary to cancel courses. Please keep this in mind if you reserve non-refundable airfares or make other non-refundable arrangements. Logistics The course instructor will notify you of the location and complete details of the course. Please read all materials that are sent to you and contact the instructor if you have questions.

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ä PRE-CONFERENCE SHORT COURSES Short Course #1 (AAPG)

Practical Salt Tectonics Date: Time: Location: Instructor: Fee: Includes: Limit: Content: Note:

Friday and Saturday, 16-17 November 08:00 – 17:00 Divani Caravel Hotel Mark G. Rowan (Consultant, Boulder, Colorado, USA) US $850 (increases to US $950 after 4 October) Course notes and refreshments 50 persons 1.5 CEU For information or to enroll, contact the AAPG Education Department at +1 918 560 2650, Fax: +1 918 560 2678 or email at [email protected]. Online registration is available at www.aapg.org/educate/index.cfm

Who Should Attend Exploration and production geologists, geophysicists and managers working in salt basins worldwide who either need an introduction to salt tectonics or an update in this rapidly evolving field. Objectives Our understanding of salt tectonics has advanced significantly in recent years and this course will help industry geoscientists in understanding and applying the newest concepts, models and techniques. We will use a combination of seismic data, realistic models and reconstructed histories to illustrate the varying 3D geometry and evolution of real salt structures from various salt basins. This is an applied course that will introduce practical tools for seismic interpretation and emphasize the impact of salt on fault and trap geometries, sedimentation and hydrocarbon maturation and migration. Content • Mechanics of salt deformation • Initiation and growth of diapirs and salt sheets • Extensional and contractional salt tectonics • Allochthonous salt systems (canopies, nappes) • Salt-sediment interaction • Salt and hydrocarbon maturation/migration Short Course #2

Modern Prospect Assessment: Risk and Uncertainty for Today’s Prospect Evaluations Date: Time: Location: Instructor: Fee: Includes: Limit:

Friday and Saturday, 16-17 November 08:30 – 17:00 Divani Caravel Hotel Darrel Norman (GeoKnowledge, Conroe, TX, USA) US $600 with conference registration US $630 without conference registration Course notes and refreshments 25 persons

Who Should Attend Geoscientists, engineers, economists or managers engaged in the probabilistic assessment of exploration prospect volumes and risks. 26 Energy Conference and Exhibition Presented by AAPG and AAPG European Region

Objectives This course is an introduction to the methods required for the probabilistic assessment of the risks and uncertainties described by a contemporary prospect evaluation. Participants will learn the principles that should be applied when assessing both simple and complex prospects. The course combines lectures, discussion and numerous exercises designed to promote understanding and mastering of the fundamentals of methodologies and analytics. The exercises therefore involve simple calculations using hand-calculators and manual simulators. Content • Philosophy of modern prospect assessment • Basic prospect volumetrics • Volume uncertainty and risking • Introduction to Monte Carlo simulation • Prospect segmentation concepts • Aggregating multiple-segment prospects • Complex risk and volume relationships • Interpreting prospect assessment results • Multiple-interpretation prospects • Bayesian risk modification Short Course #3

Sequence Stratigraphic Concepts Applied to Genetic Basin Analysis Date: Time: Location: Instructors: Fee: Includes: Limit:

Sunday, 18 November 08:00 – 16:00 Divani Caravel Hotel Bob Stewart and Lori Summa (ExxonMobil Exploration Company, Houston, Texas, USA) No cost – graduate students only Course notes and refreshments 25 persons

Who Should Attend Graduate students who are involved in any kind of stratigraphic work are welcome to attend. Objectives ExxonMobil is conducting this one-day short course designed to teach students both the fundamentals and applications of sequence stratigraphy as they relate to hydrocarbon exploration and development. On completion of the course, participants will understand the geological processes underlying the concepts of sequence stratigraphy and from them how to predict hydrocarbon play elements.

ä POST-CONFERENCE SHORT COURSES Short Course #4

Reconsideration of Fundamental Concepts in Geology and Geophysics - Practical Implications Date: Time: Location: Instructor:

Thursday and Friday, 22-23, November 08:00 – 17:00 Hilton Athens Stavros T. Tassos (Institute of Geodynamics, National Observatory of Athens, Greece)

Fee: Includes: Limit:

US $400 with conference registration US $430 without conference registration Course notes, refreshments and lunch 30 persons

Who Should Attend Geologists, petroleum geologists, geophysicists and anyone interested in understanding the fundamentals and the physical meaning of various geological and geophysical parameters and concepts and being exposed to a comprehensive alternative proposition. Objectives To explain why the heat engine earth, plate tectonics and elastic rebound have internal contradictions and as a result they do not offer a satisfactory conceptual framework. To propose a coherent alternative conceptual framework, i.e., a framework in which we do not have to rely on ad-hoc interpretations in order to lift its internal contradictions and to understand the implications of this alternative conceptual framework in all aspects of geology and geophysics, with emphasis on hydrocarbon origin and prospecting. Content Why the Earth is Not A Heat Engine • Heat Flow and the Surface Thermal Gradient • The Lack of Sources of Thermal Energy • The Diffusion of Thermal Energy The Contradictions of Plate Tectonics • The Problem of Horizontal Movement of Plates • The Problem of Subduction of Plates The Contradictions of Elastic Rebound • The Physical Meaning of Elasticity, Plasticity, Rigidity and Viscosity • Static and Dynamic Stress, Elastic and Inelastic Deformation Excess Mass Stress Tectonics – EMST and Its Implications • The Solid, Quantified, Radiating and Growing Earth – Excess Mass Stress Tectonics-EMST • Thermal Energy in the Context of EMST • Magmatism and Volcanism in the Context of EMST • Gravity in the Context of EMST • Magnetism in the Context of EMST • Earthquakes in the Context of EMST • Hydrocarbons in the Context of EMST Short Course #5

Basin Modeling Integrated with Geochemistry as an Aid to Predict Petroleum Systems Efficiency and to Reduce Exploration Risk Date: Time: Location: Instructors: Fee:

Thursday and Friday, 22-23 November 09:00 – 16:30 (Thu); 09:00 – 15:00 (Fri) Hilton Athens Juraj Francu and Vlastimila Dvorakova (Czech Geological Survey, Brno, Czech Republic) US $500 with conference registration US $530 without conference registration

Includes: Limit:

Course notes, CD with exercises, refreshments and lunch 20 persons

Who Should Attend Exploration geologists and geochemists who use geophysical, stratigraphic and geochemical data to evaluate the oil and gas potential of sedimentary basins. Objectives and Content Petroleum System Analysis (PSA) is a practical approach to evaluate the probability that a basin has the necessary prerequisites to generate, charge, accumulate and preserve economic amounts of hydrocarbons and that the timing of the processes is favourable. The principal elements of petroleum systems such as source rocks, effective migration pathways, traps and seals are identified and measured using geophysics and geochemistry. The application of multidimensional modeling adds the hydrocarbon charge and timing aspects to exploration risk assessments. The course provides a tour starting with conceptual models and alternative scenarios of basin evolution. Participants will examine what helpful data are available in the public domain and specialized libraries, such as heat flow, rock properties, etc. Burial and thermal history models will be built and calibrated by measured data with case histories from rift, passive margin and foreland basin settings. Participants will practice building and modifying his model. Examples will be shown how to achieve the best combination of a mathematical with a geological model. Short excursions to geothermics, source rock depositional environments and geochemistry will demonstrate the effects of this information on the calculated petroleum potential. Special attention will be given to kerogen kinetics and how they are measured and incorporated in a model to address questions such as why we might find more condensate instead of oil in some basins. Once the active generation kitchen is delineated, fluid flow will be simulated using different tools, such as migration pathways tracing or invasion percolation. Participants will have the opportunity to check gas/oil ratios using new tools for PVT simulators and flash calculations for different reservoir depths and to predict the composition of the liquid and vapour phases as the fluids migrate through the basin or are extracted to the surface. Finally, risk analyses will show how much the uncertainty of specific types of input data can affect the resulting prediction and prospect appraisal. This short course with exercises will show how modeling the dynamics of the petroleum system makes it easier for geoscientists to evaluate the impact of different charge scenarios on their exploration risk assessments and resulting exploration decisions.

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Pre- and Post-Conference

Field Trips A visit to Greece should include one of the many interesting and unique field trips offered both before and after the conference. Athens is perfectly situated in a geologically rich area where history also means so much. A perfect place to Challenge Our Myths. Each field trip is in a beautiful scenic setting where there will be many opportunities to observe the colorful and diverse local geology, history and culture. Even talking about the history you will find that integration is a key

to our modern business environment and you will find that the Athens field trip programme is at the forefront of this modern approach. Explore the structural geology of Western Greece or the Corinth rift and its giant Gilbert deltas. Alternatively, discover the carbonate reservoirs and evaporites of Zante Island or the geology and ancient culture along the Corinth Canal. A history tour around Athens would not be complete without exploring its

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ancient silver mines. If you have any questions regarding a field trip, please contact: Nikolaos Roussos Field Trips Chairman Phone: +302 1087 67 801 Email: [email protected] Mary Ford Field Trips Co-Chairman Phone: +33 3 8359 4878 Email: [email protected]

November Dates

1 Structural Geology of Western Greece’s Fold and Thrust Belt

Wednesday, 14 – Saturday, 17

2 Geology and Ancient Culture Along the Corinth Canal

Sunday, 18

3 The Silver Mines of Ancient Athens

Sunday, 18

Post-Conference Field Trips 4 The Corinth Rift and Its Giant Gilbert Deltas

November Dates Wednesday, 21 – Friday, 23 (Evening departure at close of conference)

5 Carbonate Reservoir Types and Evaporite Exposures on Zante Island, Ionian Sea

Thursday, 22 – Saturday, 24

Important Notes Policies In order to serve the needs of participants and make field trips economically viable, there are minimum and maximum numbers of participants. We accept reservations on a first-come, first-served basis. A wait list is created if a field trip sells out and we will notify you automatically if space becomes available.You are strongly encouraged to register early. To help us anticipate the number of attendees and avoid premature cancellation, please register by 10 September. Although we make every effort NOT to cancel a trip and we realize the inconvenience and expense you may incur due to a cancellation, sometimes it is necessary to cancel trips. Please keep this in mind if you reserve non-refundable airfares or make other non-refundable arrangements. Logistics The trip leader will notify you of the location and complete details of the trip. Please read all materials that are sent to you and contact the leader if you have questions.

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FIELD TRIP LEGEND

¶ Structural Geology of Western Greece’s Fold and Thrust Belt · Geology and Ancient Culture along the Corinth Canal ¸ The Silver Mines of Ancient Athens ¹ The Corinth Rift and Its Giant Gilbert Deltas º Carbonate Reservoir Types and Evaporite Exposures on Zante Island, Ionian Sea

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ä PRE-CONFERENCE FIELD TRIPS Field Trip #1

Structural Geology of Western Greece’s Fold and Thrust Belt Date:

Leaders: Fee: Includes: Limit: Notes:

Wednesday, 14 November, 08:00 – Saturday, 17 November, 19:00 (trip departs from MAICC and returns to each conference hotel) F. Marnelis, N. Roussos, N. Rigakis (Hellenic Petroleum SA) and V. Karakitsios (University of Athens) US $950 with conference registration US $980 without conference registration Transportation, meals, three nights lodging (B&B) based on single/double occupancy, guidebook and entrance fees 30 persons The weather is generally cold and rainy this time of year and the area is mountainous. Warm clothes are necessary. Most of the stops are on or not far from the roads. Light boots are recommended.

thrust fronts as well as other important tectonic features like the E-W trending left-lateral Petoussi fault system. Furthermore, a structural model for the evolution of this area, where deep subsurface structures are present, will be discussed in comparison with regional seismic sections. Several visits to archaeological sites have been planned, like a visit to the Oracle of Delphi, which was revered throughout the Greek world on the site of the ‘omphalos’ stone, the centre of the earth and the universe. A visit is proposed to Monodendri Village to view Vikos gorge, one of the deepest canyons in the world in proportion to its width (900m. deep and 1100m. wide from rim to rim). Returning to Athens across the mountains to the East, a visit to Meteora is planned, where conglomeratic fans of a deltaic system have been eroded to form gigantic separated blocks. More than 24 monasteries from 14th-century were built on top, creating a unique landscape. Field Trip #2

The field trip provides an overview of the geology of the External Hellenides thrust-fold belt. It comprises a large number of Tertiary thrusts derived from the compression of the sedimentary cover of the eastern margin of the Apulia plate. A transverse itinerary to the general NW-SE direction of the folds and thrusts has been designated in order to

Geology and Ancient Culture along the Corinth Canal Date: Leaders: Fee: Includes: Limit: Notes:

Cross section of rocks

demonstrate important aspects of structure, stratigraphy, source rocks, seals and reservoir rocks. We will have the opportunity to examine outcrops of the Posidonian marls, the main source rock in the area, as well as the upper Cretaceous to Eocene fractured limestone which constitutes the main reservoir rock of the Ionian zone. Oil seepages will be observed in different stratigraphic levels. Furthermore, outcrops of the pelagic upper Jurassic post rift carbonate sequence and the siliciclastic flysch and molasse deposits will be studied. With regard to the tectonic configuration, the area has been affected by a strong thrust tectonics. We will see spectacular exposures of the main structural units, the major 30 Energy Conference and Exhibition Presented by AAPG and AAPG European Region

Sunday, 18 November, 08:00 – 18:00 (trip departs from and returns to MAICC) Dr. Evangelos Kamperis and Dr. Spilios Sotiropoulos (Hellenic Petroleum SA) US $160 with conference registration US $190 without conference registration Transportation, lunch, guidebook, entrance fees and guide for the archeological sites 40 persons Some walking to visit Akrocorinthos will be necessary. Walking shoes are recommended. The weather can be variable from sunshine to rain.

This one-day field trip is organized in the area of Corinth (70 km from Athens) in order to visit the Corinth Canal, the fortress of Akrocorinthos and the Epidavros ancient theatre. The Corinth Canal was opened in the 19th century (1882-1893) after many unsuccessful efforts dating from antiquity. It is 6,346 m. long and 24.6 m. wide connecting the Ionian Sea (Gulf of Corinth) with the Aegean Sea (Saronikos Bay). The field itinerary includes a cross of the canal by boat for some geology, since after its opening, it became the longest geological section in a geologically recent and tectonically active environment on a global scale. The excavation revealed faulted Pliocene and Quaternary marine and terrestrial sediments that testify to several cycles of marine regression and transgression. The stratigraphy of the canal includes a number of beach/shallow marine sequences separated by unconformities. The area (Isthmus) cut by the canal is a typical horst formed by latest extensional faulting that has been active since Pleistocene. Akrocorinthos is a hill located at the WSW part of the canal of Corinth and is composed of Middle Mesozoic massive carbonate and various-colored shales with cherts. Deformation includes thrust faulting that took place

Corinth Canal Photo: Fabrice Malartre

during Eocene-Latest Cretaceous time. A latest extensional phase resulted in the superimposition of high angle normal faults that affected the preexisting tectonic structures. As a result, a series of neotectonic structures such as horsts and grabens have been formed. An example of this type of structure is the Akrocorinthos horst. The Fortress of Akrocorinthos is the largest and oldest fortress in the Peloponnese. The history of the fortification is closely connected with that of Corinth. Sections of the wall are discernible from ancient pre-Christian times, the Byzantine period, the Frankish domination, the Venetian domination and finally the Ottoman occupation. The field trip ends with a visit to the Epidavros ancient theatre. Field Trip #3

The Silver Mines of Ancient Athens Date: Leaders: Fee: Includes: Limit: Notes:

Sunday, 18 November, 08:00 – 18:00 (trip departs from and returns to MAICC) Elias Conophagos; Angela Zoulou (Hellenic Petroleum SA) US $145 with conference registration US $175 without conference registration Transportation, lunch, guidebook, entrance fees and guide for the archeological sites 30 persons Some walking to visit tunnel, processing plant and Poseidon Temple will be necessary. Light boots or walking shoes are recommended. The weather can be variable.

Classical literature and well preserved remnants of ancient mining and processing plants, testify to the scale of the industry and its importance for the rise of Athens to imperial power. The ancient legislation about the licensing procedure, the assignment, the royalties and the everyday operation, as they are described by the ancient authors, is not inferior compared even to today’s most advanced legislation. The field trip includes visits to mines (Lavrion Technological Cultural Park — to see some ancient and recent 19th-century tunnels and shafts); an ancient processing plant (tanks, washeries, etc.); and the Poseidon Temple at Cape Sounio.

ä POST-CONFERENCE FIELD TRIPS Field Trip #4

The Corinth Rift and Its Giant Gilbert Deltas Date: Leaders: Fee: Includes:

Limit: Notes:

Wednesday, 21 November, 18:30 - Friday, 23 November, 20:00 (trip departs from and returns to Hilton Athens) Mary Ford (CRPG-Nancy School of Geology, France) and Sebastien Rohais (IFP, Paris, France) US $560 with conference registration US $590 without conference registration Transportation, two nights lodging (B&B) based on single occupancy, two evening meals, two picnic lunches and guidebook 30 persons Most stops are on or not far from the road. Some walking is programmed on the first day (30 minutes uphill rising 150m). Good boots are strongly recommended. The weather can be very unpredictable. We will be starting and ending at sea level but mainly working above 700m in the mountains to the south of the Gulf. Plan for everything from snow (above 800m) to gentle sunshine (at sea level) in a single day.

The Gulf of Corinth is one of the fastest opening rifts in the world with a rate of NS extension of up to 1.6cm/yr. On the south side of the Gulf, the rift’s tilted fault blocks and their synrift succession (Late Pliocene-Middle Pleistocene) are exceptionally well exposed due to rapid

The silver mines of the ancient city-state of Athens were located in the south-east part of the Attic peninsula, in the hilly Lavrion district (50 km south-east of Athens).

Coins fashioned from silver excavated from the ancient mines

500m high cliff in the Early to Middle Pleistocene Evrostini Gilbert-type fan delta, Corinth Rift

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uplift up to 1200m. and deep incision by rivers. The clastic rift succession, up to 2.8 km thick, includes a series of spectacular giant Gilbert-type fan deltas (up to 800 m. thick, radii up to 4km) that are used as analogs for reservoirs in the North Sea and elsewhere. These are exposed on cliffs up to 800m. high where their stratigraphic architecture and facies can be studied in detail. The aims of this trip are to present and discuss (a) the rift’s stratigraphy and structure, (b) the geometry and kinematics of the normal fault network and (c) the stratigraphic architecture and facies of selected Gilberttype fan deltas. These observations will be used to debate topics such as sequence stratigraphic interpretations and modeling of fan deltas in active rifts, the controlling factors in delta construction and distribution, geometry and connectivity of a normal fault network, the interaction of surface processes (sediment flux, climate) and tectonics in active rifts. Field Trip # 5

Carbonate Reservoir Types and Evaporite Exposures on Zante Island, Ionian Sea Date: Leaders: Fee: Includes: Limit: Notes:

Thursday, 22 November, 08:00 – Saturday, 24 November, 19:00 (trip departs from and returns to Hilton Athens) M. Patsoules, K. Nikolaou (Hellenic Petroleum SA.) and P. Scholle (New Mexico State Geologist) US $600 with conference registration US $630 without conference registration Transportation, meals, two nights lodging (B&B) based on single/double occupancy, guidebook and entrance fees 30 persons The weather is generally mild with rare showers and temperatures ranging between 13° and 19° Celsius. Walking shoes or light boots will be fine.

Magnificent Zante (Zakinthos) Island, Ionian Sea, where Herodotus first described the existing oil seeps in the 4th century B.C. is the location/destination of this trip. We will be touring a carbonate platform with several discrete units (various facies) that form potential reservoir rocks in western Greece. The chalky cliffs are reminiscent of the Chalk of England either in Dover or the Yorkshire Wolds (Flamborough Head). Platform interior facies

Zante shipwreck

consist of micritic (chalky) mudstones to wackestones and pass laterally towards platform margins through muddy rudistid patch reef facies and high energy rudist grainstone deposits. Shelf margins are dominated by massive rudist reefs and well rounded rudist grainstones. Most stops have been planned on or not far from the road and will include: • Herodotus oil seep, perhaps the first historically described oil occurrence in the world. • Lithakia quarry, to see the unconformable contact between Late Cretaceous chalky platform limestones and Late Paleocene – Eocene shelfal grainstones. • Aghia Marina quarry, where a spectacular channel cut into top of Cretaceous section dominates and is filled with Eocene carbonatic material. • East side, to see the Triassic evaporites forming the sole bed of the Ionian thrust. Upper Miocene evaporitic sections will be visited and examined. • Typical coastal cliff exposures — will also be visited in our way — showing generalized depositional facies patterns of Late Cretaceous rocks. • Navayio, where thick-walled rudist patch reefs in near-shelf margin settings can clearly be seen. Returning to Athens a visit to Olympia archeological site in Peloponnesus is planned, where the Olympic Games took place for almost 1000 years.

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Guest Tours All tours will depart from and return to the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre. Greece’s multi-dimensional history and culture are equally matched by similar multi-faceted social traditions and lifestyles. Greeks love to eat, drink, dance and be merry as often and as intensely as they can! One should never forget the line from ‘Zorba the Greek’ that accurately sums up the Greek culture: ‘Sir, I may not be able to fully express my feelings in words, but I can certainly dance them for you!’

The Organising Committee and I personally invite all participants to join your friends and associates in Athens for this most enjoyable experience that combines excellent learning and technology with fantastic social activities! And bring a guest, by all means! In addition to a hospitality room at the MAICC, which will act as a central rendezvous point for exploring our fair city, guests are

invited to take advantage of all conference social events and an exciting selection of optional tours. There is even a city tour that does not conflict with the conference, so come along, won’t you? Gerry Lourantos General Vice Chairman/ Social Programme Chairman

Guest registration includes*: • Guest Hospitality Suite • Opening Ceremony • Icebreaker Reception • Conference and Exhibition • Exhibitor-Sponsored Luncheon • Closing Ceremony and Celebration • Amenity Guest Hospitality Suite Registered guests are welcome to visit the Suite (at the MAICC) during the following hours: Sunday, 18 November . . . . . . . . . . .08:00 – 12:30 Monday, 19 November . . . . . . . . . . .08:00 – 12:30 Tuesday, 20 November . . . . . . . . . .08:00 – 12:30 Wednesday, 21 November . . . . . . . .08:00 – 14:30 You may register as a guest if you are neither a geoscience professional nor involved in the petroleum industry. Guest registrations must be accompanied by a professional registration. *Guests must be registered and wear their badges

Acropolis

the site of the first modern Olympic Games, on the way to the imposing Acropolis. This highest point in Athens was first fortified in Mycenae times and served over the centuries as a sanctuary of the goddess Athena and a center of the monarchy. The Acropolis is more than the living history of Greece: it is the Western World’s prototype of the aesthetic.

Athens Through Time Date: Time: Fee: Includes: Limit:

Sunday, 18 November 09:00 – 12:00 € 39 Transportation, English-speaking guide and entrance fee to Acropolis 25 persons minimum

A must for any visitor to Athens, this tour is a superb introduction to the history and culture of this magnificent country. Drive past the neoclassical buildings of the Academy, the University and the National Library before moving on to Syntagma or “Constitution” Square (the heart of central Athens). See the Pan-Athenian Stadium, the all white marble stadium where history was made as

Mycenae, Nafplion and Epidaurus Date: Time: Fee: Includes: Limit:

Monday, 19 November 09:00 – 18:45 € 68 Transportation, English-speaking guide and entrance fee to Mycenae and Epidaurus 35 persons minimum

A scenic drive along the Saronic Gulf passes scenes of the sea battle between the Greeks and the Persians and across the Corinth Canal to Epidaurus. We will visit the ancient theatre at Epidaurus with its amazing acoustics and idyllic setting. Then to the elegant Venetian port and Castle of Nafplio, which has a magnificent view of the Argolikos Guest Activities photos courtesy of Premier Destinations Incorporated

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Presentation of the Virgin to the Temple, while the Dafni Monastery’s construction started in the 6th century. Both monasteries have beautiful frescoes and Orthodox icons.

Ancient theatre at Epidaurus

Gulf. Lunch will be on your own in Nafplio. After lunch it’s on to the tomb and palace of Agamemnon the king of Mycenae, who conquered Troy to win back the fair Helen.

Delphi Date: Time: Fee: Includes: Limit:

Tuesday, 20 November 09:00 – 18:45 € 68 Transportation, English-speaking guide and entrance fee to Delphi 35 persons minimum

Visit the wonderful craggy home of the ancient oracle, with temples set against towering mountains. Once the ‘United Nations’ of Ancient Greece, this site has a fascinating history framed within temples and treasuries,

A beautiful fresco inside the Monastery of Kaessariani

Cape Sounio Date: Time: Fee: Includes: Limit:

Wednesday, 21 November 14:30 – 18:30 € 28 Transportation, English-speaking guide and entrance fee to Poseidon Temple 25 persons minimum

We leave Athens for a wonderful drive along the scenic coastal road – known as the Riviera of Attica – which affords a splendid view of the Saronic Gulf. The route passes through some of Athen’s most beautiful

Oracle at Delphi

theatres and sports arenas. Coffee stop in Arahova, a village famous for hand-woven carpets and lunch (on your own) at a waterfront restaurant/tavern at the picturesque Galaxidi, a tiny fishing village.

Byzantine Monasteries Date: Time: Fee: Includes: Limit:

Wednesday, 21 November 09:00 – 12:00 € 31 Transportation, English-speaking guide and entrance fees at monasteries 25 persons minimum

Just a short distance from Athens are two very important Byzantine monasteries. The Monastery of Kaessariani was built in the late 11th century and was dedicated to the

Poseidon Temple at Cape Sounio

suburbs to Cape Sounio, a precipitous rocky headland rising 60m out of the sea. On the highest point of the headland are the columns of the Temple of Poseidon, with exceptionally slender Doric columns, constructed of local marble, with 16 flutings instead of the usual 20. From the Temple of Poseidon you can enjoy one of the most breathtaking panoramic views in the world. If the tour is taken in the afternoon, the sunset is a sight not to be missed. 18-21 November 2007 • www.aapg.org/athens 35

General Information All events will be held at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre (MAICC) unless otherwise noted.

Whose Presentation Will be the Most Challenging? Whether considered based on myth or fact, someone’s technical presentation will win the distinction of the “Most Challenging”! Check the Programme Book for more information on this innovative competition that reflects the conference theme. The winner(s) will be publicly recognized at the Closing Ceremony.

Welcome Desk and Message Centre While you are attending the conference, take advantage of the Welcome Desk and Message Centre, located in the registration area at the entrance to the MAICC. Be certain to check the monitor often for your name; staff will be present during registration hours to retrieve messages for you. The telephone number of the Message Centre will be published in the Programme Book and on the conference Web site. Distribute the number to your family, colleagues and friends so they can leave messages for you at the MAICC.

Entry into Greece Based on your citizenship and the length of stay in Greece, you may be required to obtain a visa. Participants should check with travel agencies, the Greek embassy, consulate offices or diplomatic missions in their own countries. In general, citizens of the European Union, the United States and Canada visiting Greece for less than three months do not need a visa. The Web site http://www.ypex.gov.gr/www.mfa.gr/enUS/Services/Visas/Visas+for+Foreigners +travelling+to+Greece/ lists countries whose citizens are required to obtain a visa. Greece is a signatory to the

Local Information Desk Beginning Sunday, 18 November, the Megaron will staff an information desk, located on Level 0 in the exhibition area. Multi-lingual hostesses will help you with questions concerning the facilities, Athens, transportation, directions, etc.

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Schengen Agreement, a reciprocal arrangement with several other European countries. The Web site contains a brief description of this specific agreement, as well as a downloadable application for the required special short-term visa.

Obtaining a Visa It is your responsibility to apply for a passport, visa or any other required documents and to demonstrate to consular officials that you are properly classifiable as a visitor under Greek law. AAPG and its European Region cannot assist you with the interview process, nor can

anyone representing the sponsoring organizations call an embassy or consulate on your behalf to provide support for granting a visa. Should your application be denied, AAPG and its European Region can neither intervene in the process nor change the decision of the governmental agency. All expenses connected with obtaining proper documentation are your responsibility. If you need a visa letter from AAPG, you must be registered and fully paid for the conference. You may request a letter by selecting the box either online or on the printed registration form. AAPG supplies this letter for visa purposes only. All expenses involved with attending the conference are your responsibility. If your visa application is denied and AAPG receives a copy of the denial by fax (+1 918 560 2684) before 21 November, your registration fee only will be refunded, less a cancellation charge.

Registering with Your Embassy Travel advice to tourists suggests that you register with your country’s consulate or embassy when traveling abroad.

Temporary Health Insurance AAPG’s Committee on Group Insurance has arranged for insurance plans designed to cover the special situations international travelers might encounter that may not be covered by their domestic insurance. HealthCare Abroad, for residents of the U.S. under age 85 traveling outside the U.S., provides medical, accidental death and dismemberment, and worldwide assistance coverage. HealthCare Global, for foreign nationals traveling to destinations outside of the U.S., provides accident and sickness coverage plus worldwide assistance coverage. Complete details, including information on cost and applications for coverage, may be found at www.wallach.com, or you may call Wallach and Co. by phone at +1 800 237 6615 or +1 540 687 3166, or email [email protected]. The AAPG Insurance Program’s Broker’s office may be reached at +1 800 254 4788 or +1 703 367 8970.

Location Greece lies at the most southern part of the Balkan Peninsula. It is placed at the juncture of Europe, Asia and Africa, being at the same time European, Balkan and Mediterranean. The Greek peninsula has an area of 131,957 square km (50,949 square miles), of which one-fifth constitutes the Greek islands. More than 2,000 islands belong to Greece—170 are inhabited—giving the country a strong nautical tradition. The country is bordered to the west by the Ionian Sea, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and to the east by the Aegean Sea. To the north and northeast, its border runs from west to east with Albania, Bulgaria and Turkey. Greece consists of the following regions: Sterea Ellada, the Peloponnese, Thessaly, Epirus,

Macedonia and Thrace on the mainland, the islands of the Aegean Sea to the east, the Ionian islands to the west and Crete to the south—the largest of the Greek islands. Athens, the capital of Greece, has expanded from 700,000 to almost 4 million inhabitants in recent decades. The area around the capital, Attica, is home to nearly one-third of the country’s population. Athens is a cultural channel, the city of artists and a scientific centre. Its prime geographical location has made it a gateway between the east and the west, the crossroads for each major event. The Athens of today is a modern metropolis, having strong links with the past and many prospects for the future. It is a vibrant city with great appeal and charm, among the most beautiful, hospitable and exciting cities. It is also one of the safest and most affordable cities in Europe according to EUROSTAT, the official EU statistical publication. It is a city filled with contrasts and surprises: modern as well as having a rich history, alive with busy streets and commercial centres but at the same time with quiet alleys and peaceful neighbourhoods. Ancient and Byzantine, neoclassical and modern, every second Athens becomes a different city, a city more beautiful and varied.

Climate The climate is typical Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers — pleasant and healthy due to its distinctive dryness with ample sunshine reaching 3,000 hours yearly. Athens in November has an average temperature range of 10°C to 15.5°C.

Currency and Credit Cards The national currency of Greece is the Euro. Foreign currency can be changed at banks, exchange offices, airports, travel agencies and many hotels. Major credit cards are accepted in hotels, restaurants and retail shops. 18-21 November 2007 • www.aapg.org/athens 37

Important Note to Attendees On Saturday, 17 November, the day before the conference begins, several major streets near the Megaron will be closed due to a march commemorating the deaths of student protesters on that date in 1973. The commemoration day ends with a demonstration that begins at the campus of the Polytechnic and ends at the United States Embassy (next door to the Megaron). If you plan to arrive in Athens on 17 November, please make arrangements to transfer from the airport using the optional service provided by our destination management company, Premier Destinations International, or take a taxi from the airport or railway station. If you are in Athens on the 17th, please follow the advice provided by your hotel staff and make arrangements to enjoy the afternoon and evening at your hotel. Do not plan to rely on public transport, as Metro and bus service is likely to be disrupted at stops near the conference site. The Megaron and all AAPG conference services will close at 12:00 noon on Saturday the 17th and re-open at 08:00 on Sunday.

Metric System Greece utilizes the metric system of weights and measures. Temperature is in Celsius, distance and speed limits in kilometers, length and size in centimeters and weight in grams and kilograms.

Electricity The voltage in Greece is 220 volts, 50 cycles. Round European-style two-pin plugs are used. Appliances designed to operate on 110/120V need a voltage converter and a plug adapter for two-prong, round-prong plugs with side grounding contacts.

Getting to Athens and the Megaron Metro

There is direct access between the airport, the city centre and the venue from the Metro station

‘Megaron Moussikis’ on Metro Line 3 (blue). More information on the Athens Metro is at www.ametro.gr. Bus

The following buses, express buses and trolley buses pass and stop near the Megaron: •Vasilissis Sofias Avenue Buses: 450, 550, 601, 603 •Express Buses: X95 (direct airport line; departs from outside the Hilton Athens), A5, G5, E6, E7, X14 •Trolley Buses: 3, 7, 8, 13 The Athens public transport Web site is www.oasa.gr. The express bus line X95 (direction ‘Syntagma’) connects to Athens city centre and runs every 25 to 35 minutes, depending on time of day. A ticket costs +/- euro 3, and allows unlimited travel on all public

transport (including bus and Metro) for 24 hours from validation. Metro Line 3 runs every 10 minutes from approximately 05:00 to 02:00, and the trip between the airport and the city centre takes approximately 30 minutes. Rail

There are two railway stations, Larissa and Peloponessos, both accessible from the ‘Larissa’ station on the Metrol’s red line (Line 2). Larissa Station serves international connections and routes to northern Greece. Air

Athens’ brand-new international airport, Eleftherios Venizelos (abbreviated ATH), is located in Spata, 33km southeast of the city and is connected to the city centre by a modern motorway. An average journey by taxi from the airport should take between 20 and 40 minutes, depending on traffic, and cost euro 25-30. Airport Transfers

The conference’s official destination management company– Premier Destinations International– is offering optional airport transfers to attendees. Please contact Premier Destinations International for information and rates. Phone: +30 210 899 5400 Fax: +30 210 899 1009 Email: [email protected]

Conference Volunteers Needed *Volunteer to work at the conference for at least 4 - 6 hours and receive an on-site registration rebate of US $25. In addition to the registration rebate, those who volunteer 8 to 10 hours will receive US $25 for each 8-10 hours worked and a lunch voucher. Register online at www.aapg.org/athens. Be sure to indicate the day(s) and time(s) and where you wish to volunteer. For more information on volunteer opportunities, contact Rudy Swennen: +32(0)16 32 75 83 Email: [email protected]

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Conference Hotel Accommodations

Special conference rates have been secured at a variety of hotels and are available only to conference delegates booking through Premier Destinations International. These rates do not apply if bookings are made directly with the hotel or through other agents. Bookings

Deposits

• Make hotel reservations by submitting the Conference Hotels Booking Form (page 42) via fax or email to the Operations Director: Premier Destinations International 82, Vas. Pavlou str. 166 73 Voula, Athens, Greece Telephone: +30 210 899 5400 Facsimile: +30 210 899 1009 Email: [email protected] Website: www.pdi-group.net • On-line reservations may be made at www.aapg.org/athens. We suggest you print a copy of your booking form prior to submission. • Please indicate your first three hotel preferences when completing the Booking Form. Rooms are limited at each hotel and we recommend that accommodations be booked early, as rooms will be allocated on a firstcome, first-served basis. • Should your preferred hotels be fully booked, Premier Destinations will work with you in confirming your reservation in a similar hotel which may or may not be included in the hotel list. • Amendments to accommodation, including check-in/out dates and room type, will only be accepted in writing.

• Full payment will be required to secure your booking. • Delegates are required to settle their own accounts, including all incidental charges, at check out.

Payments • Forms of payment accepted are credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, Bank Card and American Express) and bank drafts. • Premier Destinations is unable to accept personal or company cheques from non-Greek delegates. • Premier Destinations will debit your credit card for accommodation deposits. • Payments will only be accepted in euro.

Deadline • All room blocks will be released 30 days prior to the conference. • Accommodation bookings received after Monday, 15 October will be subject to availability.

Early Arrival or Late Departure • Requests for early check-in or late check-out must be requested in writing to Premier Destinations. • Early check-in may require the booking of the room for the previous night to guarantee immediate access.

Accommodation Terminology • Single Room – refers to a room with one Double/Queen Bed occupied by one person only • Twin Room – refers to a room with two Single Beds • Double Room – refers to a room with one Double/Queen Bed occupied by two people

Confirmation • All communication with delegates will be by email or fax wherever an email address or fax number is provided. • If you send in a Booking Form and do not receive a confirmation either by email or fax within three working days, please contact Premier Destinations by email.

Cancellation Policy • Should you be unable to attend, a substitute delegate may replace you on your booking.

• All cancellations or alterations must be notified in writing to Premier Destinations by fax or email. • All booking forms received will be accepted in good faith and processed as booked. • Any cancellation received until Tuesday, 17 July will be charged with a 40% cancellation fee. Any cancellation received between Wednesday, 18 July to Friday, 17 August will be charged with a 60% cancellation fee. Any cancellation received between Saturday, 18 August to Monday, 17 September will be charged with an 80% cancellation fee. Any cancellation after Tuesday, 18 September will be charged the full duration of the agreed stay. • Cancellations and ‘No Shows’ that have not paid will be charged the full amount. • After Tuesday, 18 September no refunds will be made.

Take advantage of our three-tier fees. The earlier you register, the more you save. ä Save more than $100 — register by 19 September ä Register by 30 October — it’s not too late for significant savings

Register at www.aapg.org/athens Applies to conference registration only.

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Conference Hotels

Room Service

Parking (fees may apply)

Pool

Fitness Center

Business Center

In-room Dataport/Internet

In-room Coffee Maker

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€150

€160 12 min

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€145

€148 05 min

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4 Divani Palace Acropolis ¹

€140

€150 30 min

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5 Alexandros º

€116

€136 03 min

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6 Electra Athens »

€100

€116 30 min

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7 Best Western Ilisia ¼

€105

€120 10 min

3

8 Central Hotel Athens ½

€80

€95 35 min

¶ Hilton Athens

· Divani Caravel

¸ Stratos Vassilikos

¹ Divani Palace Acropolis

º Alexandros

» Electra Athens

¼ Best Western Ilisia

½ Central Hotel Athens

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In-room Safe

Handicap Accessible

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3

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Bar/Lounge

€215 05 min

Walk to Megaron

€200

Double Rate*

1 Hilton Athens ¶

Single Rate*

Dining

*Includes American-style breakfast buffet

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Conference Hotel Descriptions and Locations ¶ Hilton Athens The Hilton is in the heart of one of the most fashionable districts in Athens. Closed for complete renovation prior to the 2004 Olympics, each room (all have balconies, some facing the Acropolis) is stunningly appointed.

· Divani Caravel The Divani Caravel, located just behind the Hilton and a 12-minute walk to the MAICC, was completely renovated in 1999 and has all the features one would expect at a deluxe hotel. The family-owned Divani chain prides itself in its Europeanstyle luxury service.

¸ Stratos Vassilikos An intimate hotel in the heart of Athens, the Stratos Vassilikos is

stylish and modern in design. Located close to the MAICC, nestled behind an ancient church on a quiet side street.

walking distance to all the major historical sites in the city.

¹ Divani Palace Acropolis

Directly behind the Hilton and across a small park from the Divani Caravel, the Ilisia is the perfect budget option in the middle of the conference action. The Metro station 300m away links guests to all of Athens.

Completely renovated for the Olympics, the Divani Palace Acropolis stands in a unique location literally in the shadow of the Acropolis. Quick access to the Plaka (Old Town) for shopping and nightlife.

º Alexandros Simple yet elegant décor marks the Alexandros. The MAICC is a short walk away.

» Electra Athens Renovated three years ago, the Electra has a non-smoking floor and WiFi Internet access. It is within

¼ Best Western Ilisia Athens

½ Central Hotel Athens The Central Hotel is just off Constitution Square, the heart of the city’s busiest district. With a view of the Plaka (Old Town) from the balconies of rooms on one side and the Acropolis on the other, guests are surrounded with sights and sounds of Athens.

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Conference Hotels and Guest Tours Booking Form

Please print clearly and keep a copy for your records. Return completed form with payment details to: PREMIER DESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL 82, Vas. Pavlou str. • 166 73 Voula, Athens, Greece • Telephone: +30 210 899 5400 • Facsimile: +30 210 899 1009 ä

GUEST INFORMATION

q Mr. q Mrs. q Dr. q Ms. q Prof. Last/Family/Surname

First/Fore name

Organisation

Position

Address Suburb/City

State

Country

Zip/Postal Code

Telephone (include country, city and area code)

Fax (include country, city and area code)

Mobile (include country, city and area code)

Email

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HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Please indicate your first 3 preferences for accommodation. Overnights must be paid in full at the time of confirmation. All hotel reservations must be accompanied by credit card information. You will not have a guaranteed reservation until your credit card has been charged and you receive notification with hotel booking details. HOTEL

¶ Hilton Athens

· Divani Caravel

¸ Stratos Vassilikos

¹ Divani Palace Acropolis º Alexandros

» Electra Athens

¼ Best Western Illisia

½ Central Hotel Athens

STANDARD SINGLE ROOM PER NIGHT

STANDARD DOUBLE ROOM PER NIGHT

q €200

q €215

q €150

q €160

q €145

q €148

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€39 €68 €68 €31 €28

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Athens Through Time (Sunday) Mycenae, Nafplion and Epidaurus (Monday) Delphi (Tuesday) Byzantine Monasteries (Wednesday) Cape Sounio (Wednesday)

_____ TOUR TOTAL

Rates include all taxes and services.

Arrival Date:____________________________ Departure Date:____________________________

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Sharing occupancy in double room with:____________________________

Contact Premier Destinations for more information on airport transfers at: [email protected]

AIRPORT TRANSFERS

On-line reservations may be made at www.aapg.org/athens. However, we suggest you print a copy of your booking form prior to submission. ä

GUARANTEE / FORM OF PAYMENT

Credit Card Payment: q Mastercard q Visa q American Express

q I understand and accept the conditions of the cancellation policy on page 39 Credit Card Number

CVC Code (code on back of card)

Credit Card Holder’s Name Authorized Signature

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Expiry

Registration Information

Register by 19 September for increased savings. No refunds will be given after 30 October. Registration Fees Type

By 19 September

By 30 October

After 30 October

Member (AAPG)

US $690

US $830

US $965

Emeritus Member* (AAPG)

US $345

US $415

US $485

Non-Member

US $865

US $1,035

US $1,210

Guest

US $175

US $175

US $175

Guest of an AAPG Emeritus Member

US $85

US $85

US $85

Student Member (AAPG)

US $40

US $40

US $40

Student Non-Member

US $55

US $55

US $55

Sunday Registrant

US $55

US $55

US $55

Non-Registrant (see “Non-Registrants” under “Registration Types” below)

US $0

US $0

US $0

One-Day (Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday) Conference and Exhibition Member

US $485

US $580

US $675

One-Day (Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday) Conference and Exhibition Non-Member

US $605

US $725

US $850

Three-Day (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) Exhibition Only Pass

US $250

US $300

US $350

* You must be a current member for a minimum of 30 years and be 65 years old before you qualify. Contact AAPG Member Services at +1 918 560 2643 to verify Emeritus Status.

ON-SITE REGISTRATION Registration will be on Level 0 of the MAICC. Registration hours: Friday, 16 November . . . . . . . . .08:00 – 17:00 Saturday, 17 November . . . . . . .08:00 – 12:00 Sunday, 18 November . . . . . . . .08:00 – 20:00 Monday, 19 November . . . . . . . .07:00 – 18:30 Tuesday, 20 November . . . . . . . .07:00 – 18:30 Wednesday, 21 November . . . . .07:00 – 14:30

IT’S EASY TO REGISTER! Online registration by credit card – www.aapg.org/athens Do not send a copy by fax or mail

Online registration allows you to know immediately which events (short courses, field trips, luncheons, tours, etc.) are available and if you are registered for an event. If an event is not available, it will not appear on the screen or it will indicate “sold out.” Faxing or mailing your registration will delay this process and events may sell out while your registration is in transit. To add an event after you have registered, follow the instructions on the next page under the heading

“Changes/Cancellation/Refund Policy.” Please be careful not to register online again, as this may result in duplicate charges. Download a registration form or use the form on pages 45-46.

• Mail: AAPG Registration Center c/o Exgenex 437 Turnpike St. Canton, MA 02021-1411 USA Phone-in Registration +1 781 821 6732

• Monday – Friday, 08:00 to 17:00 U.S. Eastern time. • Note: Duplicate registrations and charges may occur if you send more than one copy of a registration form.

REGISTRATION TYPES • AAPG Members, Non-Members and Student Registrants: Receive access to the Opening Ceremony, Icebreaker, Technical Sessions, Exhibition and Closing Ceremony and Celebration, as well as a copy of the Programme Book and Abstracts (hard-copy volume and CD). • Non-Registrants: Receive access only

to short courses and field trips for which you register. If you do not register for the conference and exhibition in addition to the short courses and field trips, you will not receive access to any activities or events during the conference and exhibition. • One-Day Registrants: Receive access to the Technical Sessions and Exhibition only for the day that they register, as well as a Programme Book and Abstracts (hard-copy volume and CD). One-Day registrations can be purchased for Monday, Tuesday and/or Wednesday and are valid only for that day. One-Day registrations do not include access to the Icebreaker. • Three-Day (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday) Exhibition Only Passes: Receive access to the Exhibition and a copy of the Exhibition floor plan. Exhibition Only Passes do not include access to the Icebreaker. • Guest Registrants: Receive access to the Opening Ceremony, Icebreaker, Guest Hospitality Suite, Technical Sessions, Exhibition and Closing 18-21 November 2007 • www.aapg.org/athens 43

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Ceremony and Celebration. A guest must be registered by a conference registrant; a person who qualifies as a guest may not be a member of AAPG or a professional in the industry. • Sunday Registrants: Receive access to the Opening Ceremony and Icebreaker. • Children 13 and older will be allowed to attend the Conference and Exhibition if they are properly registered (student registration) and wearing their badge. Children under the age of 13 will not be allowed unless they are young enough or small enough to be confined in a stroller, backpack or frontpack.

CONFIRMATIONS A detailed confirmation, including information about the registration type, products selected, payment information, receipt, etc., will be emailed to you within 24-48 hours. Please retain this acknowledgement for your records. Should you not receive a confirmation, please contact the AAPG Registration Center/Exgenex by email at: [email protected] or phone at +1 781 821 6732. Save time on-site by bringing your confirmation that includes the barcode. Badges and tickets will be printed when you check in on-site. Note: Some company systems will not print the barcode on the confirmation. In this case, your registration ID number will be used.

PAYMENT Registrations will not be processed unless full payment is received with the registration. Payment may be made by check, money order, credit card or wire transfer. Cash payments in U.S. dollars or euro are accepted on-site only. AAPG does not accept purchase orders as a form of payment and does not invoice for conferences.

• Checks or Money Orders

Make payable to: 2007 AAPG European Region Energy Conference in U.S. dollars. • Credit Cards

American Express, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard and Visa • Wire Transfer

Please email [email protected] for information on paying by wire transfer. If you plan on paying your registration fee by wire transfer, give your employer ample notice so that AAPG receives notification of the transfer from our bank prior to 5 November. If a wire transfer is received after this date, we cannot guarantee that it will be applied to the individual record.

30 October or for “no-shows;” however, substitutions are always allowed.

CANCELLATION OF UNDER-SUBSCRIBED EVENTS Please register early to help avoid cancellation of events. We realize the inconvenience and expense you may incur due to cancellation and will make every effort not to cancel any events held in conjunction with the conference but at times it does become necessary to cancel events due to under-subscription. We cannot accept responsibility for costs associated with any cancellations of undersubscribed events, i.e. airline tickets, hotel deposits, etc. Refund of the event fees will be issued if an event is cancelled.

NAME BADGES AND TICKETS To be admitted to any conference activity, you must wear your official 2007 AAPG European Region Energy Conference name badge. Information on your badge will appear as it is completed on your registration form. To ensure accuracy, please print clearly! Pre-registered attendees may pick up badges and tickets at the Registration Desk in the MAICC.

CHANGES/CANCELLATION/ REFUND POLICY Changes can be made by contacting the AAPG Registration Center/Exgenex by email ([email protected]), fax, telephone or mail (see page 45 for fax number and mailing address). No amendments to your registration or events can be made after 30 October. Cancellations can be made by contacting the AAPG Registration Center/Exgenex by email ([email protected]), fax, telephone or mail (see page 45 for fax number and mailing address) by 30 October. Cancellations received on or before 30 October, will receive a full refund less a $50 processing fee. Refunds will not be issued after

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SOLD OUT EVENTS If an event is sold out, it will be noted on the website. If you register online and wish to be placed on the wait list, please mark the event. If your registration is received by mail or fax, you will automatically be placed on the wait list.

AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT VAT Please be advised that a formal ruling has been requested of the Greek Ministry in regards to obtaining an exemption for VAT in relation to this event. It should be noted that if the ruling is denied, AAPG will have to charge VAT on the costs.

Registration Form Page 1

YOU CAN REGISTER ONLINE! www.aapg.org/athens Fax the completed form to: +1 781 821 6725 or mail to: AAPG REGISTRATION CENTER c/o EXGENEX • 437 TURNPIKE ST. • CANTON, MA, USA 02021-1411 Attend the conference at AAPG member rates! Join now – see pages 47-48

2007 ENERGY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION REGISTRATION FORM Use one form for each registrant (Professional/Student). Please print or type legibly! No changes, cancellations or refunds after 30 October All speakers, poster presenters, chairs, co-chairs and session chairs must register and pay the appropriate fee.

STEP 1 — CONTACT AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION I am a member of: Check all that apply o AAPG o AWG o CPC o Geological Society of London o GSA o IAMG o NABGG o SEG o SEPM o SIPES o SPE o SPWLA o TSOP

AAPG MEMBER NUMBER FIRST/FORENAME

LAST/FAMILY/SURNAME

NICKNAME

I am a member of these AAPG Divisions: Check all that apply o DEG o DPA o EMD

TITLE ORGANIZATION ADDRESS 1 ADDRESS 2 CITY

STATE

ZIP/POSTAL CODE

COUNTRY TELEPHONE

I am a: Check all that apply o Speaker o Poster Presenter o Session Chair o Field Trip Leader o Short Course Instructor

FAX

MOBILE

EMAIL STEP 2 — REGISTRATION

BY 19 SEPT BY 30 OCT AFTER 30 OCT MEMBER (AAPG) US $690 US $830 US $965 $______________ EMERITUS MEMBER* (AAPG) US $345 US $415 US $485 $______________ NON-MEMBER US $865 US $1,035 US $1,210 $______________ GUEST US $175 US $175 US $175 $______________ GUEST NAME______________________________________________ GUEST OF AN AAPG EMERITUS MEMBER US $85 US $85 US $85 $______________ EMERITUS GUEST NAME________________________________________ STUDENT MEMBER (AAPG) US $40 US $40 US $40 $______________ STUDENT NON-MEMBER US $55 US $55 US $55 $______________ SUNDAY REGISTRANT US $55 US $55 US $55 $______________ NON-REGISTRANT US $.00 US $.00 US $.00 $______________ ONE-DAY (q MON, q TUE, OR q WED) CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION AAPG MEMBER (CHECK DAY YOU ARE REGISTERING) US $485 US $580 US $675 $______________ ONE-DAY (q MON, q TUE, OR q WED) CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION NON-MEMBER (CHECK DAY YOU ARE REGISTERING) US $605 US $725 US $850 $______________ THREE-DAY (MON, TUE, AND WED) EXHIBITION ONLY PASS US $250 US $300 US $350 $______________ TOTAL AMOUNT DUE FOR REGISTRATION $______________ * You must be a current AAPG Member for a minimum of 30 years and be 65 years old before you qualify. Contact AAPG Member Service at +1 918 560 2643 to verify Emeritus Status.

STEP 3 — PRODUCTS (SEE PAGE TWO OF REGISTRATION FORM) TOTAL FROM PAGE 2 OF REGISTRATION FORM (REMEMBER TO SEND REGISTRATION PAGE 2 WHEN MAILING OR FAXING YOUR REGISTRATION FORM IF PRODUCTS ARE SELECTED)

I am an: Check all that apply o AAPG Section President o AAPG Region President o Affiliated Society President o DEG President o DEG Officer o DPA President o DPA Officer o EMD President o EMD Officer

My occupation is best described as: o Academic o Engineer o Geologist o Geophysicist o Landman o Other _________________________________ My position is best described as: o CEO/President o Vice President o Manager o Staff Employee o Independent Consultant o Professor o Student o Retired o Other _________________________________ My gender is: o Male o Female My age is:

o 24 o 25-33 o 34-44 o 45-50 o 51-59 o 60+

My special needs are: o Vegetarian o Other Dietary Needs_________________________ o I need a letter for visa purposes o I want to be a student volunteer

US $______________

o Withhold my name from Exhibitor Mailing Lists

STEP 4 — PAYMENT INFORMATION FULL PAYMENT IS DUE WITH REGISTRATION FORM. AAPG DOES NOT INVOICE FOR CONFERENCES. PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO 2007 AAPG EUROPEAN REGION ENERGY CONFERENCE. TOTAL AMOUNT DUE (REGISTRATION STEP 2 PLUS PRODUCTS STEP 3 )

US $______________

o CHECK #________________ o AMERICAN EXPRESS o DISCOVER o DINERS CLUB o MASTERCARD o VISA o WIRE TRANSFER ( PLEASE FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS ON PAGE 44) CREDIT CARD NUMBER___________________________________________________ EXPIRATION DATE_____________ NAME ON CARD_______________________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURE___________________________________________________________________________________ 18-21 November 2007 • www.aapg.org/athens 45

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2007 Energy Conference and Exhibition Registration Form Name

FEE PER PERSON

NO. OF TICKETS

TOTAL COST

MISCELLANEOUS SERVICES

Becoming an Associate Member of AAPG enables you to register for the conference at the Member rate.

US $40 US $50

_____ _____

_____ Associate Member (with North American mailing address) _____ Associate Member (with non-North American mailing address) (See page 48 for application)

FEE PER PERSON

NO. OF TICKETS

TOTAL COST

FEE PER PERSON

NO. OF TICKETS

TOTAL COST

* Without Conference Registration

See page 26 US $600 _____ _____ *US $630 _____ _____ No Cost _____ _____

SPECIAL EVENTS

SHORT COURSES PRE #1 – Practical Salt Tectonics #2 – Modern Prospect Assessment: Risk and … #2 – Modern Prospect Assessment: Risk and … #3 – Sequence Stratigraphic Concepts … (graduate students only)

You are not required to register for the conference to attend the golf tournament.

US $120 US $50

_____ _____

_____ Golfing Geoscientists ______(handicap) _____ Featured Speaker Luncheon

_________SPECIAL EVENTS TOTAL

* Without Conference Registration

US $400 *US $430 US $500 *US $530

FEE PER PERSON

_____ _____ _____ _____

_____ _____ _____ _____

NO. OF TICKETS

TOTAL COST

* Without Conference Registration

US $950 *US $980 US $160 *US $190 US $145 *US $175

_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

_____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____

* Without Conference Registration

US $560 *US $590 US $600 *US $630

_____ _____ _____ _____

_____ _____ _____ _____

POST #4 – Reconsideration of Fundamental … #4 – Reconsideration of Fundamental … #5 – Basin Modeling Integrated with … #5 – Basin Modeling Integrated with …

FIELD TRIPS PRE #1 – Structural Geology of Western Greece’s … #1 – Structural Geology of Western Greece’s … #2 – Geology and Ancient Culture Along the … #2 – Geology and Ancient Culture Along the … #3 – The Silver Mines of Ancient Athens #3 – The Silver Mines of Ancient Athens POST #4 – The Corinth Rift and Its Giant Gilbert Deltas #4 – The Corinth Rift and Its Giant Gilbert Deltas #5 – Carbonate Reservoir Types and … #5 – Carbonate Reservoir Types and …

_________ COURSES/TRIPS TOTAL __________________ PAGE 2 TOTAL (Transfer to Step 3 on Page 1)

ATTENDEES By registering for the 2007 Energy Conference and Exhibition, I release and agree to indemnify The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (“AAPG”) and the AAPG European Region and the agents, officers, servants and employees or each, from all liability for any loss, damage, or injury sustained by me while involved in any way with the Conference and Exhibition except that each of AAPG and the AAPG European Region is not released from such liability to the extent the same is caused by its actual negligence or willful misconduct.

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A NOTE ABOUT VAT Please be advised that a formal ruling has been requested of the Greek Ministry in regards to obtaining an exemption for VAT in relation to this event. It should be noted that if the ruling is denied, AAPG will have to charge VAT on the costs of registration and all events.

Join, Register and Save! AAPG Membership is more than just a registration discount for the 2007 AAPG European Region Energy Conference and Exhibition Check out the many AAPG member benefits you’ll receive all year long! • AAPG BULLETIN • Online Access to BULLETIN Archive • AAPG EXPLORER • SEARCH AND DISCOVER Online Journal • AAPG Foundation Library • Annual Conventions, International Conferences and Section Meetings • Discounts on AAPG Publications and Services • Professional Advancement and Networking • Certification: Petroleum Geologists, Geophysicists and Coal Geologists • Short Courses – Including Online Learning • Mid-Career Training Centers • Health Insurance

Visit www.aapg.org for complete information regarding ALL member opportunities.

It’s Easy to Join and Save $$$ Non-members register for the 2007 AAPG European Energy Conference and Exhibition at the lower Member rate by paying the Associate Member dues at the time of registration. • Register online (www.aapg.org/athens) — Click on “Join and Save” • Or download a registration form (www.aapg.org/athens) and mail or fax it to AAPG +1-918-560-2694 • Then, register immediately at the low Member rate by selecting and paying for Associate Membership listed under Miscellaneous Services on page 2 of the registration form • Download an Associate Member Application (www.aapg.org) and fax it to AAPG +1-918-560-2694

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

OF

PETROLEUM GEOLOGISTS

ASSOCIATE MEMBER APPLICATION PLEASE PRINT — Complete ALL information.

Name Company/School Address

q Home q Company

City State/Country Zip/Postal Code Business Phone Business Fax Email

Date of Birth: _______/_______/19____ Month

Day

Citizenship:_______________________

o Male o Female

Year

EDUCATION: l

I have received the following degree(s) (check all that apply): o B.Sc. o M.Sc. o Ph.D. o Other (please indicate) ____________________________________________________________ l My major was (check all that apply): o Geology o Geophysics o Engineering o Other (please indicate) ________________________________________________ l Date granted: _________________ School Name and Location: ________________________________________________________________________________ (Students – Expected date of graduation: Undergraduate__________ Graduate__________ Other_________)

EXPERIENCE:

My present employment is in exploration, research or teaching of: o Geology o Geophysics o Petroleum Engineering OR o Other (please describe) _______________________________________________________________________________ l My experience level as of this date is: o