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8th Petroleum Geology of Northwest Europe Conference: 50 years of learning – a platform for present value and future success28 – 30 September 2015 The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London

Conference organised by

Platinum Sponsors Sponsors

Featuring:lHigh quality technical programme and poster sessions

lUnique core display and discussion forum

lNetworking reception, dinner and many learning opportunities for young and seasoned professionals

lEach delegate will receive a copy of the conference proceedings

Early bird rate extended until 30 June 2015

Facilitating knowledge sharing in

challenging times

Welcome to the 8th Petroleum Geology of Northwest Europe Conference

The Petroleum Geology Conferences (PGC), organised by the Energy Institute, the Geological Society of London and the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain, have been a source of inspiration for generations of geoscientists working in the North West European Petroleum Industry.

This year’s conference, the 8th in the series, marks the 50th anniversary of the North Sea’s first commercial discovery, the West Sole Gas field, which was found by BP in 1965.

PGC 2015 coincides with the industry going through challenging times. Sir Ian Wood’s recommendations from the major review of the UK sector are now being implemented and we will hear from those involved in the implementation. Exploration across the region, while enjoying some spectacular successes, has also seen a drop in drilling activity and several dry holes. The industry is currently dealing with major falls in gas and oil prices, and yet needs to make sure it is in good shape should the prices rise again.

The conference will feature a host of top quality contributors, and provide extensive learning and networking opportunities for delegates. It should also help give a boost to the industry in these troubled times and identify ways of significantly improving the efficiency of operations, whether in exploration, extending field life, or preparing for the longer term future of the asset bases.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our sponsors, our speakers and our technical committee –and its many supporters behind the scenes - for putting this event together. We very much look forward to welcoming you in September.

Professor Mike Bowman Development & Production Geology, University of Manchester

Bruce Levell, Visiting Professor, Earth Sciences, University of Oxford

Leave your desks, workstations and mountains of paperwork behind for an adventure: a study of the material which forms the starting point for all aspects of our industry – the rocks.

The core workshop will provide a unique opportunity to view displays and join the discussion forum for every geotechnical discipline, every level of expertise and every scale of work. Few conference delegates are able to see detailed material with the frequency they so often desire.

The displays and presentations will reflect the theme of the conference: “50 years of learning – a platform for present value and future success”, with exhibits covering the North Sea and surrounding onshore areas, as well as exploration frontiers in the North Atlantic and the Barents Sea. The workshop will present high quality core material and include demonstrations and examples of core related techniques and technologies. It will enable you to learn from the past and look to the future.

Core workshop: The rocks

Poster displaysPosters will be on permanent display throughout the duration of the conference, giving delegates ample time to review them all and to engage with their authors. The poster presentations promise to offer high quality content and excellent learning opportunities. We expect lively discussions!

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l Reviews of recent discoveries and developments (for example Johan Sverdrup, Lancaster, Cygnus, Jackdaw, Bacchus, Rhyl , Narr, Aviat)

l A core workshop displaying reservoirs representative of the North Sea stratigraphy, reservoirs and petroleum systems. It will also include demonstrations and examples of core related techniques and technology

l Papers on extending field life (such as Beryl , Forties, Dunlin, Draugen, Clair and onshore fields)

l Play fairway reviews (including Arctic Circum Baltic, Danish offshore, Barents Sea, Irish Sea, Southern North Sea, intra-basalt plays and more)

l Keynote talks chosen, for the benefit of newcomers to the region, to provide an overview of the “known knowns” such as the main petroleum systems

l Key geoscience challenges or the “known unknowns” to indicate where future resources may be found through the development and application of new technology and imagination

l A discussion and forward look to the re-purposing of North Sea assets “beyond petroleum” including the Goldeneye CCS project

l Panel sessions, welcome reception, dinner and networking breaks providing an excellent opportunity to meet up with fellow professionals and discuss current issues.

Our strong technical programme has been designed to support the industry and address the challenges it currently faces. The programme will feature:

Why attend:

Who should attend:

All delegates will receive a hard back, peer reviewed copy of the PGC 2015 technical proceedings as part of their registration fee. This will be sent to delegates after the conference..

l Technical professionals operating in the North Sea region as well as those who have less experience of the area

l Professionals working internationally who may be interested in the basins and fields as analogues

l Young professionals whose career will benefit from engaging in technical sessions, attending the core workshop and networking with leading professionals in the field

l Academic researchers

l Industry leaders interested in new discovery opportunities in the region

l Those familiar with the region seeking creative new opportunities through challenging current perceptions.

Examine a variety of core material of new and existing reservoirs and plays from a classic petroleum province

Who you will meet at the conference:

lGeoscientists

lGeophysicists

lGeochemists

lGeologists

lSeismologists

lPetroleum Engineers

lStructural Geologists

lExploration and Production Geologists

lCCS Geology Specialists

lSubsurface Managers

lReservoir Engineers and Consultants

lGlobal Exploration Advisors

lTechnical Consultants

lPetroleum System Analysts

lSpecialists in Exploration, Licensing, Technical Assurance

lResearchers

lSedimentologists

lStratigraphers

lPetroleum Economists

lExploration Managers

lGovernmental Geoscientists

lPetrophysicists

Participants will represent all levels of management including:

lProject Leaders

lTeam Leaders

lRegional Business Managers

lOperations Directors

lCountry Managers

lManaging Directors

lChief Executives

Join hundreds of colleagues who have already registered!

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14.00 Registration, refreshments and networking

14.30 Welcome to the Core Workshop: Mike Ashton, Badley Ashton Chair: Boris Kostic, Badley Ashton

Core demos (running simultaneously)

15.00 Magnus, Clair & Schiehallion Fields, BP, presented by Doug Boyd, Integrated Sedimentology

Goldeneye, Brent & Forties Fields, Shell

Jameson Land Basin, East Greenland, Morten Bjerager, GEUS Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland

Basaltic lava drowned outcrop samples, Clayton Grove, OMV UK

Wingate Field, Richard Huis in ‘t Veld, Wintershall Noordzee

15.30 Cygnus Field, Samantha Taggart & Ross Catto, GDF Suez E&P UK

Welton Field, James Steventon, IGas Energy

Shearwater Field, David Jones, Shell UK

Catcher Area Field, Robert Leppard, Leppard Sedimentology

16.00 Jameson Land Basin, East Greenland, Morten Bjerager, GEUS, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Basaltic lava drowned outcrop samples, Clayton Grove, OMV UK

Wingate Field, Richard Huis in ‘t Veld, Wintershall Noordzee

Catcher Area Field, Robert Leppard, Leppard Sedimentology

16.30 Magnus, Clair & Schiehallion Fields, BP, presented by Doug Boyd, Integrated Sedimentology

Goldeneye, Brent & Forties Fields, Shell

Cygnus Field, Samantha Taggart & Ross Catto, GDF Suez E&P UK

Welton Field, James Steventon, IGas Energy

Shearwater Field, David Jones, Shell UK

17.00 Refreshments, networking, poster and core viewing

17.30 Welcome to the conference

17.30 Keynote plenary: Lord John Browne, Riverstone

17.50 Keynote plenary: North Sea - Key plays and fairways John Underhill, Heriot-Watt University

18.30 Closing remarks from the chair

Monday 28 September 2015

18.40 Welcome reception and poster viewingNetwork and make new contacts.

Share learnings and keys to exploration success in a mature basin

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08.30 Registration, refreshments, networking, poster and core viewing

09.00 Welcome from the chair

09.10 Keynote plenary: Past and future value creation in petroleum geology Hans Christen Rønnevik, Lundin Norway A/S

10.00 Key geoscience challenges Chair: Matthew Allen, Dana Petroleum

Session sponsored by Dana Petroleum

Key fields and fairways Chair: Clive Johns, GdF Suez Session sponsored by GdF Suez

New plays Chair: Eugene Iwaniw, Robertson-CGG and Nick Kusznir, University of Liverpool

10.00 Keynote: The challenge of unbiased and calibrated application of risk analysis towards future profitable exploration Gary Citron, Rose and Associates

Keynote: The Norwegian continental shelf – still an attractive exploration province Sissel Eriksen, NPD

Keynote: An integrated geoscience approach to identify and de-risk new and emerging exploration opportunities in a frontier area: The Barents Sea Carl Watkins, CGG

10.25 Syn-rift exploration challenges in the northern North Sea Christopher Jackson, Imperial College

The East Shetland Platform – a multidisciplinary approach to heavy oil exploration Adam Pugh, Statoil UK

Ocean-continent-transition structure of the conjugate Ireland and newfoundland rifted margins Nick Kusznir, University of Liverpool

10.50 Refreshments, networking, poster and core viewing

11.10 Managing the impact of depletion of a deeply buried HPHT Central North Sea Jurassic Reservoir; the Elgin Franklin Overburden perspective Peter Mears, TOTAL

Revised Cretaceous tectono-stratigraphic framework for the Danish Central Graben, the chalk plays revisited Frans van Buchem, Maersk

Proven and possible Palaeozoic hydrocarbon plays in the northern North Sea Jon Halvard Pedersen, Lundin Norway AS

11.35 Intrusive and extrusive sequences and their interactions with hydrocarbon systems – a key geoscience challenge? Nick Schofield, Aberdeen University

A new approach to appraising the resource potential of the Carboniferous in the Sole Pit Basin of the SNS Stephan Bergbauer, BP

Exploring the unexplored: accessing deep geology through seabed outcrops and shallow cores Nils Rune Sandstå, NPD

12.00 Predicting sub-seismic fracture density, orientation and conductivity in the Gorm Field, Danish North Sea. David Quinn, Badley’s

New opportunities on the northern feather-edge play of the Silverpit Basin: sedimentology and facies distribution of the Permian Lower Leman and Carboniferous Ketch Formations, Cygnus field, southern North Sea

Samantha Taggart, GDF Suez

New Plays in a Mature Basin: A review of the Lower Carboniferous on the southern margin of the Mid-North Sea High Tiffany Parsons, Centrica Energy E&P

12.25 Lunch, networking, poster and core viewing

13.40 Key geophysics challenges Chair: Walter Rietveld, BP Session sponsored by Wintershall

Infrastructure lead opportunities Chair: Eva Halland, NPD

Petroleum systems and fairways Chair: Bruce Levell, Oxford University

13.40 Keynote: Craig J. Beasley, Schlumberge

Keynote: Infrastructure Led Exploration with examples Irene Rummelhof, Statoil

Keynote: New insights into fine grained rocks and their implications for basin analysis Andy Aplin, Durham University

Tuesday 29 September 2015

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Tuesday 29 September 2015

14.05 Clair: Life of field seismic surveillance – A new chapter Mel Ball, BP

Near field exploration campaign in the K12/L10 area Lex de Groot, GdFSuez

The new mechanics of source rock understanding Andrew Bishop, Shell

14.30 Discovering exploration potential in a mature licence, offshore The Netherlands Frank van den Bos, Wintershall

The diary of a seismic survey: going around in circles in the Southern North Sea Nick Hall, Hansa Hydrocarbons

Petroleum systems of the North Sea oil province Chris Cornford, IGI

14.55 Refreshments, networking, poster and core viewing

15.30 Unlocking 4D seismic technology to maximize recovery from the pre-salt Rotliegend gas fields of the Southern North Sea Matthieu Darnet, NAM

Beyond Laggan-Tormore – Maximising Economic Recovery from Gas Infrastructure West of Shetland Neville Taylor, Total

Basin and petroleum system models of the German North Sea Rudiger Lutz, BGR

15.55 Re-saturation targets identified from 4D seismic softening responses in the Forties Field Lyndsay Singer, Apache

The Bacchus Development: dealing with geological uncertainty in a small HPHT development Philip Rose, Apache North

Detailed field-based studies of hydrodynamics – examples from the North Sea Stephen O’Connor, Ikon Geoscience

16.30 Chair: Oonagh Werngren Keynote plenary: Exploration well failures from the North Sea Christian Matthieu, DECC-OGA

17.00 Poster Session

19.00 Drinks ReceptionThe Brewery

19.30 Dinner The Brewery

Speaker: Charles Hendry,

Former UK Energy Minister

Share ideas and knowledge for extracting further value from mature fields

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08.30 Registration, refreshments, networking, poster and core viewing

09.00 Welcome: Mike Bowman, Manchester University and Bruce Levell, Oxford University

09.00 Keynote plenary: UK Exploration Task Force, Oonagh Werngren, OGUK

09.30 Technology Chair: Andy Leonard, Oil and Gas UK

Late field life Chairs: Cliff Lovelock and Glen Cayley, Shell UK

Recent successes and failures Chairs: Mike Bowman, Manchester University and Bruce Levell, Oxford University

09:35 Keynote: Learning more from current investments and unlocking new potential in the face of industry headwinds Crawford Anderson, Baker Hughes

Keynote: UK central North Sea late field life and field re-development enabled by sustained asset stewardship Steve Garrett, Chevron

Keynote: New exploration discoveries in a mature basin: offshore Denmark Graham Goffey, PA Resources

10.00 Pat Shannon, Petroleum Affairs Division, Ireland

Impact of deepwater channel architecture on reservoir connectivity and performance: Forties Sandstone of the Huntington Field, UK Central North Sea Chris Edwards, ERC Equipoise

The Lancaster discovery – progress in opening the UK’s fractured basement play Robert Trice, Hurricane Energy

10.25 Digital Rocks and EOR technologies Joanne Fredrich, BP

The Beryl Field Area: increasing production in a mature asset Jeffery Pyle, Apache

Petroleum geology of the Cygnus Gas Field, Blocks 44/11 and 44/12, UK North Sea Ross Catto, GdF Suez

10.50 Refreshments, networking, poster and core viewing

11.10 The influence of volcanic rocks on the characterisation of Rosebank Field – new insights from ocean-bottom seismic data and geological analogues integrated through interpretation and modelling Shona Poppitt, Chevron

Aviat: shallow gas hazard to fuel gas supply for forties Phillip Rose, Apache

New thinking in old fairways - lessons from the Vorlich Field discovery Robert Reglinski, BP

11.35 Efficient regional scale exploration using Towed Streamer EM Allan McKay, PGS

Rejunvenation of Dunlin Field Tony Peters, Fairfield

Rhyl field, a new discovery in a mature basin by combining Geological Principles with advanced Seismic Imaging in the Irish Sea Gavin Ward, Centrica Energy

12.00 Spectral decomposition: an aid in characterising field architecture, Faroe-Shetland Basin Kirstie Wright, DONG Energy

Draugen: world-class 4D seismic data – with new Geostreamer monitor Ingrid Kullberg, Norske Shell

The Knarr field – A step beyond the Brent Silje Skarpeid, BG Group

12.25 Lunch, networking, poster and core viewing

13.40 Key Geoscience Challenges Chair: Tom McKie, Shell

Atlantic margin and beyond Chairs: Steve Jenkins, Circle Oil Session sponsored by DONG Energy

Onshore Chair: Jen Brzozowska, OGA

Wednesday 30 September 2015

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Wednesday 30 September 2015

13.40 Future directions in reservoir modelling Mark Bentley, AGR TRACS

Exploration challenges along the North Atlantic Volcanic Margins – Intra-basaltic sandstone play in subsurface and outcrop Michael Larsen, DONG Energy

Keynote: Shale prospectivity onshore Great Britain Toni Harvey, OGA

14.05 The Shearwater field – past learnings and future challenges from a geologically complex and pressure depleted HPHT field David Jones, Shell

Vertical motions of North Atlantic passive margins controlled by the Iceland Mantle Plume Ross Parnell Turner, Cambridge University

The application of elemental geochemistry to UK shale gas plays David Riley, Chemostrat

14.30 The edges of the wedges: a systematic approach to trap definition and risking for stratigraphic, combination, and sub-unconformity traps Eleanor Stirling, BP

Cretaceous clastic plays in the Irish offshore – a sequence stratigraphic and palinspastic approach to predicting plays and reducing risk Sarah Laird, Neftex

An assessment of the Upper Succession and the related secondary reservoirs in the Welton field, Onshore UK James Steventon, Igas Energy

14.55 Refreshments, networking, poster and core viewing

15.30 Making Jackdaw Fly – the evolving geoscience challenges of an ultra-HPHT field development Andrew Hall, BG Group

Petroleum geology of the frontier Arctic: from plate tectonics to prospectivity Bjorn Torudbakken, Statoil

JARR: Integrating climate models, high resolution stratigraphic data and structural geology to identify “sweet spots” in UK shale gas basins Jonathan Imber, Durham University

15.55 Goldeneye – Tomorrow Never Dies (or A field Only Lives Twice)John Marshall, Shell

Western Barents Sea: Geological interpretation, petroleum system and play analyses based on high quality broadband seismic data Olga Shtukert, Schlumberger

The Kirby Misperton Field: North Yorkshires Sleeping Giant Andy Mortimer, Third Energy

16.20 Delegates to make their way to the plenary – Fleming room

16.30 Keynote plenary: Looking to the Future Resource Future, Andy Samuel, Oil and Gas Authority Environmental Future, John Gluyas, Durham University

17.15 Panel discussion: Conference Take-aways Chair: John Underhill, Herriot-Watt University

Panellists:Oonagh Werngren, OGUK Bruce Levell, Oxford University Mike Bowman, Manchester University Hamish Wilson, PESGB Andy Samuel, OGA

17.50 Best papers: Dave Roberts and Peter Ziegler Awards

18.00 Closing remarks from the chair and end of conference

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Conference, poster, and core workshop venue

Venue: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London

Date: Monday 28 – Wednesday 30 September 2015

The QEII Centre is the largest dedicated conference and exhibition space in central London providing world class facilities for up to 2,500 delegates. Situated in the very heart of London in the shadow of Big Ben and Westminster Abbey, the QEII Centre is served by excellent transport links giving easy access to everything London has to offer. It is within an hour’s transfer from five international airports.

Welcome reception

Venue: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London

Date: Monday 28 September 2015

Time: 18.30 to 21.00

Held to launch the conference, this reception will enable you to network with other delegates and speakers in an informal setting. The reception will follow the opening day plenary session.

Dinner

Venue: The Brewery, London

Date: Tuesday 29 September 2015

Time: 19.00 to 21.00

Dress: Business Suit

This semi-formal dinner will be an occasion to discuss the conference sessions and further network with other delegates. A place at the dinner is included in your registration fee and transport will be provided from the conference to the dinner venue.

Why London?

Steeped in history, at the cutting edge of style, a leader in world economies, London is a truly cosmopolitan city and an unrivalled destination for events.

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Conference organisers

The Energy Institute (EI) is the leading chartered professional membership body for the global energy industry, supporting over 20,000 individuals working in or studying energy and 250 energy companies worldwide. The EI provides learning and networking opportunities to support professional development, professional recognition and technical and scientific knowledge resources on energy in all its forms and applications.

The purpose of the EI is to develop and disseminate knowledge, skills and good practice towards a safe, secure and sustainable energy system. A registered charity, the EI serves society with independence, professionalism and a wealth of expertise in energy matters. It recognises industry professionals by awarding chartered and equivalent professional titles, helps develop industry standards, provides training courses accreditation, and offers authoritativeand objective energy knowledge through its collection of books and datasheets and vast knowledge resources covering past, present and future. The EI’s monthly magazine Petroleum Review keeps you up to date with industry developments, while our events programme offers quality learning and networking opportunities for professionals across the energy industry.

For more information, please visit our website www.energyinst.org

The Geological Society of London was founded in 1807. It is the UK national society for geoscience, the oldest geological society in the world and both a learned society and professional body.

The Society provides a wide range of professional and scientific support to over 11,000 Fellows (members), about 2500 of whom live overseas. More than 2300 Fellows are also Chartered Geologists.

As well as hosting one of the most important geological libraries in the world, the Geological Society is a global leader in Earth science publishing, and is renowned for its cutting edge science meetings. It is a vital forum in which Earth scientists from a broad spectrum of disciplines and environments can exchange ideas, and is an important communicator of geoscience to government, media, those in education and the broader public.

The Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain was established in 1964. It is seen as the national community for Earth scientists working in the oil and gas industry, with over 6,200 members worldwide. The objective of the Society is to promote, for the public benefit, education in the scientific and technical aspects of petroleum exploration.

To achieve this objective the PESGB is involved in the following activities:

l Regular charitable disbursements, most notably the support of students undertaking Masters (MSc) in Earth Science course. In 2013 PESGB sponsored 28 students making them the largest sponsor of UK students.

l Technical monthly lectures covering a wide variety of subjects are held both in London and Aberdeen

l Conferences & Seminars held throughout the year and cover topical issues within the industry.

l Field Trips, the first field trip was in 1965 and investigated the prospects of the English Channel. This was the first of over 100 field trips ran by the Society ranging from local evening excursions to full international field courses covering several days.

l Monthly Newsletter which contains all the up to date Society information as well as topical articles. The Newsletter is only available to members.

l Regional branches, the first regional branch was established in Aberdeen in 1985 and over the following years the Society has introduced other regional branches in the North West of England, Surrey and Ireland. These groups hold regular local lecture meetings and other educational activities. The largest of the regional branches is Aberdeen which has its own President and President Elect.

l Special Interest Groups are groups of members who share a particular interest. These also arrange meetings and other educational activities.

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Technical Committee

Commitee chairs:

Bruce Levell, Visiting Professor, Earth Sciences, University of Oxford

Professor Mike Bowman, Development & Production Geology, University of Manchester

Members:

Matthew Allen, Appraisal & Pre-Projects Subsurface Team Lead, Dana Petroleum

Richard Arnold, Senior Core Analysis Consultant, Baker Hughes Reservoir Development Services

Jen Brzozowska, Exploration Manager, Oil & Gas Authority

Glen Cayley, Senior Advisor of Exploration, OGA

Jon Gluyas, Professor University of Durham

Eva Halland, Project Manager Norwegian Petroleum Directorate

Mike Howe, Chief Curator and head of the National Geological Repository, British Geological Survey

Eugene Iwaniw, Director, Exploration and Reservoir Consultancy Group, CGG

Steve Jenkins, Chairman, Circle Oil and Savannah Petroleum

Clive Johns, New Ventures Manager, Gaz de France / Suez

Michael Keaveny, Business Development Manager, Petroleum Geo-Services

Boris Kostic, Regional Business Manager for Europe and Africa, Badley Ashton & Associates

Robert Leppard, Consultant Clastic Sedimentologist, Leppard Sedimentology

Dave Lynch, Vice President, Reservoir Development, BP

Oonagh Werngren, Operations Director, Oil & Gas UK

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Delegate fees 2015All rates include the conference, poster sessions, core workshop, conference proceedings, welcome reception and dinner.

If you would like to bring a guest to the dinner then please select “Yes” when asked if you would like to bring an accompanying person on the registration form.

Confirmation of your registration will only be sent when payment has been received. If you do not pay by credit/debit card, an invoice will be sent out. Invoices must be paid within 28 days and prior to the conference.

Early bird registration deadline: 30 June 2015

Pre-registration deadline: 25 September 2015

Cancellations will be accepted in writing until 28 August 2015. There will be no refunds or invoices cancelled after 28 August 2015. Cancellations will be subject to a 20% administration fee. Substitutions can be made at any time.

For further details, to register, book accommodation or for a complete list of terms and conditions please visit www.petroleumgeologyconference.com or contact Joanne McBratney, HG3 Conferences Ltd: e: joanne.mcbratney@hg3.co.uk, t: +44 (0)1423 855 990.

*Young members of the Geological Society, PESGB or Energy Institute with up to 10 years’ experience from the date of graduation from their first degree, or equivalent.

Rates (Exclusive of VAT at 20%)

Early Bird RegistrationUntil 23.59 (GMT) 30 June

Pre Registration1 June – 25 September

Onsite Registration28 – 30 September

Student (member or non-member) £130 £160

Young professional (member)* £420 £520

Academic/Government/Not for profit £450 £550

Energy Institute/Geological Society/PESGB member £650 £800

Energy Institute/Geological Society/PESGB member – 1 day attendance

£800

Non-member £800 £950

Non Member – 1 day attendance £950

Energy Institute/Geological Society/PESGB member – 2 days attendance

£1250

Non Member – 2 days attendance £1500

Accompanying person (ice-breaker reception and dinner only)

£150

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