EAGE Newsletter Middle East Issue 2 2014 by EAGE

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Issue 2 2014

Looking to orchestrate greater sustainability Philip Ringrose EAGE president

to our members. Many people join the EAGE but let their membership slip after a year. We need to explain better how the Association will sustain members over the course of their careers. To that end we must offer continued focus and new agenda-setting workshops.

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hilip Ringrose, EAGE President writes: In my free time, I relax by playing the clarinet and the cello and this musical background has inspired me to bring harmony during my presidential year, which started at the EAGE Annual Conference in Amsterdam in June. My main aim is to persuade the membership, considerably enlarged during Gladys Gonzalez’s year at the helm, to sing from the same hymn sheet when it comes to sustainability. There is a lot of good work to build on and there will be plenty of continuity with what Gladys has been doing. She has put in a huge amount of effort and hats off to her because we have grown a great deal in places such as Dubai, Kuala Lumpur and most recently Latin America. I want to ensure that that growth is sustainable. In tough economic times, we need to ensure that we offer value for money

Trivia Question 1. The Udden scale is a logarithmic scale for the size of what? 2. What term is given to the systematic interpretation of geology from aerial photographs? 3. What term is used for the difference between true north and magnetic north?

In tough economic times we need to ensure that we offer value for money to our members In particular, I want to grow the Near Surface Geoscience division, which currently accounts for about 10% of the membership. We want this division to grow and represent around 20-30% of members in the next five years and to do that the organisation must put more focus on sustainable use of the Earth’s resources and particularly carbon capture and storage. Two other challenges the industry has to face, and our Association must offer new insights on, are unconventionals and deepwater exploration. Shale exploration obviously involves the specifics of fracturing technology and we need to create a better learning environment because the technology is moving all the time. We should develop new geomechanical models of how rocks deform to inform well optimisation, surface management technology and to answer the question: can it be done safely? We need to demonstrate that the Association is not just concerned with getting oil and gas out of the ground but with the bigger picture.

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Thinking caps on for EAGE’s Geo-Creativity Prize

here’s still time to enter the EAGE’s newly introduced Geo-Creativity Prize which focuses on computational geosciences. Ideas under the title of Computational Technologies in Geosciences have to be in by 31 August 2014, so no time to lose. The topic was selected by the Committee as computational geosciences play a major role in reservoir modelling, simulation and visualization. In the effort to build knowledge from measurement, automate processes and improve efficiency, and reduce natural human bias and error, experimenting with new approaches, algorithms, and programming concepts is needed. Computational geosciences are also integral to issues related to environmental hazards in the oil industry, geological modelling of basins, geophysical exploration for new potentials, and for enhanced oil (and gas) recovery. Prize Committee member Mohamed Hadidi (ADCO) said: ‘Geoscience, comprising Read more on page 2 ➤

What's inside Madrid meeting excitement builds

New workshop app!

Young talent show in Dubai 7 Industry News And more...

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Looking to orchestrate greater sustainability Continued from p.1.

The Geo-Creativity Prize, an initiative to promote creativity in geoscience, and the Students and Young Professionals Forum, are examples of the out-of-the-box events we have planned. Cooperations with local societies in the Middle East allow us to broaden the scope of topics on offer, like the EAGE/SEG/AAPG Shale Gas in the Middle East Workshop, or ADIPEC’s 30th anniversary in 2014. Other upcoming events are a special EET lecture series on new technologies for (InSAR) satellite monitoring and on how the ground source responds to production and injection technology. If we are active in these frontier areas our membership will grow.

I joined the Association after becoming a research fellow at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh in 1990 and having been very active at EAGE workshops and conferences, I was invited to join the EAGE Board three years ago. EAGE is about co-operation between many different

nationalities to bring the profession forward – it’s a great model. I know I only have one year to make an impact as EAGE president, but I am confident that we can make some big steps to achieve our goals for the benefit of the Association and the environment.

Philip Ringrose in action at Amsterdam ’14.

Thinking caps on for EAGE’s Geo-Creativity Prize Continued from p.1.

geology and geophysics, is playing a key role in what is currently, and for the foreseeable future

EAGE Newsletter Middle East Publications & Communications Manager Marcel Van Loon (ml@eage.org) Regional Manager Middle East Raymond Cahill (rcl@eage.org) Publications Coordinator Marjolein van Kraanen (mws@eage.org) Account Manager Advertising Peter Leitner (plr@eage.org) Production Co Productions bv (contact@coproductions.nl) EAGE Middle East Office EAGE Middle East FZ-LLC Dubai Knowledge Village Block 13 Office F-25 PO Box 501711 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel.: +971 4 369 3897 Fax: +971 4 360 4702 E-mail: middle_east@eage.org Website: www.eage.org Submission of articles (mws@eage.org) Newsletter on the Web (www.eage.org)

the primary economic activity in the Gulf region, namely the oil and gas industry. This industry is not only of crucial importance to the region, but is indispensable to meeting the energy demands of the entire world for decades to come. This initiative to promote creativity in geoscience, will contribute to ensuring the continued health of this critical endeavour, and do so in a sustainable manner that safeguards our environment. More broadly, it will hopefully contribute to the success of the concerted efforts currently underway in the Gulf Region to transform its economies to knowledge-based economies of the future.’ We encourage you to submit your ideas and concepts to help improve our computational capability and results. These can include new algorithms, innovative approaches, new applications, and improvement in visualization and interpretation. Your entry should numerically or computationally address one or more of the following subtopics: • Geological modelling • Seismic data imaging and inversion • Reservoir modelling, simulation, and monitoring • Quantitative reservoir mineralogy • Environmental issues • Carbon dioxide monitoring, modelling, and sequestration • Visualization

Entries are open to industry professionals, university students and academia as a team or individual entry. From the submissions five finalists will be chosen to prepare and deliver a detailed presentation of their ideas to our panel of distinguished judges. A winner will be selected and presented with the EAGE Geo-Creativity Prize 2014 at a Gala Dinner which will be held in Muscat on the evening of Monday 8 December 2014. You can enter now via the website at www.eage.org.

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EAGE UPDATE

Deadline closing for Arabian plate geology workshop paper submissions

ur workshop on Arabian plate geology is back for the fifth time, and there is still time to submit a paper! The focus will be on the Lower Triassic to Middle Jurassic (Sudair to Dhruma and time equivalent) interval characterized by under-explored siliciclastic, carbonate reservoirs and evaporite seal/reservoir sequences. The workshop scheduled for 9-11 February 2015 in Kuwait City aims to formulate a unified regional stratigraphic nomenclature, propose a time-based sequence stratigraphic framework, produce updated regional palaeogeographical maps, and identify common stratigraphic markers. It will flag tools and methods that are particularly effective in studying complex, mixed sedimentary systems, and will enhance our ability to predict reservoir presence, distribution and quality. The ultimate goal is to define the stratigraphic sequences and their boundaries for the benefit of the entire Arabian Gulf Region. Delegates will benefit from the workshop through direct learnings and interactions gained from the core workshop and/or the field trip. The workshop will comprise oral and poster presentations, invited keynote speakers, a core workshop and an optional geological field trip to Oman. The core workshop is one of the highlights of the event with the display of core materials from a number of producing fields spanning the

Cores on display at the 4th Arabian Plate Geology Workshop.

entire Gulf region, and the possibility of virtual reality outcrop presentations. The main emphasis is to provide an overview of the stratigraphy and show lateral changes. The Call for Papers is open until 1 September on the following topics: Regional framework and controls; Local frameworks and controls; and Exploration and development concepts. To submit abstracts and for more details on the workshop, visit www.eage.org.

Excitement already building for next year’s Madrid Annual Meeting

Spanish capital Madrid.

assuring our communities the smallest possible negative impact. A major priority is to build on the experience of our current workforce and sharing this experience with new generations of professionals who need to be brought up to speed as rapidly as possible. It is already very clear that manpower shortage could be a major issue in the years to come, which is why we put such an emphasis on the Student Programme and associated activities to encourage new recruits the industry. The Call for Papers is open now, so submit your paper on www.eage.org/events/madrid-2015

EAGE can contribute to meeting the energy demands of the future. Because, what if efficient alternatives take longer than expected? What if fine tuning of global climate models indicates more complex interactions between natural and man-made effects than currently accepted? The only answer to both a belief or denial position is a deeper scientific understanding and further technology development. A scientific debate is required to better understand the key underlying issues and technology advance to continue providing the energy resources needed: without compromising our future energy needs as well as

Student Programme After the success of Amsterdam ‘14, expectations are high for the Madrid 2015 Student Programme. With ‘Earth Science for Energy and Environment’ as an overall theme for the conference, the Student Programme promises some interesting activities and challenges in order to complement this theme. The Student Programme will include the Geo-Quiz, a workshop, a field trip, short courses, the Recruitment Café, trial interviews, poster presentations, the student evening and much more. Travel grants will be available. For more information, see www.eage.org.

f you want to get to know more about ‘Earth Science for Energy and Environment’ there is no better way than coming to Madrid in June next year for our Annual Meeting. Adopting this theme for EAGE’s 77th Conference & Exhibition is an invitation to meet fellow professionals, catch up with old friends, share experiences, and at the same time appreciate and learn from the breadth and depth of geoscience and engineering activities around the world. The event (main sponsors Repsol, Saudi Aramco, KPC, ExxonMobil) includes a large conference - more than 1000 technical oral and poster presentations - and a technical exhibition presenting the latest developments in geophysics, geology and reservoir/petroleum engineering on 22,000 m2 gross exhibition space. And what location could be more convivial than Madrid, one of our most popular conference destinations. The main business of the meeting is of course how the multi-disciplinary approach to oil and gas exploration and production fostered by

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EAGE UPDATE

Introducing a mobile app to navigate upcoming passive seismic workshop in Lisbon

AGE is trying out a better way to find out everything you need to know about an upcoming workshop. It comes in the form of a mobile app, and will be trialled at the 5th EAGE Passive Seismic Workshop due to be held on 28 September to 1 October in Lisbon. The app is intended to enhance your attendee experience. This highly interactive workshop aims to bring together a broad spectrum of researchers and users of passive seismic technologies to discuss its current status and future steps necessary to advance the application and perceived value of microseismic and other passive seismic technologies. Although it is expected that recent developments and advances in the acquisition and processing of passive seismic data will be discussed, the main focus of the workshop is to exchange information with respect

to the impact of this data on decisions regarding public safety, completion optimization, reservoir modeling, etc. With the Passive Seismic Workshop mobile app, users can network with fellow attendees, post comments, give feedback; browse presenters and bookmark sessions; reference all kinds of helpful local area resources, even interactively link to Google maps in order to find a place for dinner! Downloading the app is easy. Search iTunes and Google Play for ‘Passive Seismic 2014’. For other web-enabled devices, including Blackberry, enter m.core-apps.com/passive_seismic14 to be automatically directed to the proper download version for your phone. After you have downloaded the app, enter your email address and the password PS2014 in order to access the app content. It’s as simple as that!

Athens borehole geophysics workshop to focus on classic issue

AGE’s Third Borehole Geophysics Workshop is to be staged in Athens on 19-22 April 2015. What better setting than the ancient Greek capital to problem solve the thorny issue of ‘Unlocking the Potential of 3DVSP’, the theme of the meeting! The workshop will the third in a successful series which began in Istanbul, 2011 and continued in Malta, 2013. The Athens workshop will be a forum for operators, contractors and academics to share their recent technological progress and experience, in order to better understanding of the possibilities of the data. For more than 80 years, electric logging of boreholes has been yielding detailed measurements of the physical properties of the earth. Borehole seismic on wireline remains one of the most commonly used of these techniques, but modern technologies are enabling deployment of sensors in new environments; these, and

Group photo during Malta workshop.

other advances, may change the economics of borehole seismic exploration. The previous workshops defined the vision for the industry, with the potential and the challenges of 3DVSP being the key topics for discussion. Focusing on ‘Unlocking the Potential’ is recognition of the fact that borehole seismic and 3DVSP in particular, can offer significant benefits in improved understanding of the reservoir, if only the technological challenges can be overcome. Whilst the technical sessions will be built around borehole seismic, there will also be an opportunity for presentation and discussion on any recent/ongoing technology development related to borehole geophysics. Call for Papers is open for the workshop and the technical committee invite submissions in seven broad categories, namely: deployment methods, monitoring, reservoir characterisation, innovative processing, advances in 3DVSP, integration with other data types, and closing the loop (relating the geophysical solutions to the economics of well or field development). We would like to invite participants to share with us their case studies in which their borehole geophysics studies impacted the production operation by delineating faults, geological features, or detecting changes in the reservoir due to injection or production or other uses. A comparison between borehole geophysics and other

A must visit: Parthenon, Athens.

technology showing the added benefits would be highly desirable. Case studies of successful projects should allow others to follow suit, and that would indeed help all participants in directing the results towards specific objectives. The case studies could help geoscientists in justifying the need for further development of the technology to enhance the results. If you are interested in presenting a paper at the workshop, you are encouraged to submit an abstract, four pages maximum, by 31 October 2014. Submission of abstracts will be accepted online at the workshop page on www.eage.org. Please review the ‘Abstract Guidelines’ before submitting an abstract. As with the previous Borehole Geophysics Workshops we will also run an advanced short course details of which will be announced shortly via the website.

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EAGE UPDATE

Be sure to attend conference on uncertainties in reservoir modelling

here will be plenty to learn from the EAGE’s second Integrated Reservoir Modelling Conference taking place at The Address, Dubai Marina (UAE) on 16-19 November 2014. That’s because the event theme is ‘Uncertainties Management: Are we doing it right?’. Set to follow the success of the inaugural event, many companies will be presenting the benefits and also the current challenges associated with integrated reservoir modelling. The three-day conference offers an opportunity to discuss and learn from the experiences of operators, service companies and academia with sessions on uncertainty identification, quantification and management along with integrated case studies. The technical programme also features keynote presentations from uncertainty experts such as Pierre Biver from Total, Prof Klaus Mosegaard from the University of Copenhagen and John Linderman of ExxonMobil. Oral and poster presentations are to be expected along with coffee-table style discussions allowing more interactive sessions for all delegates with dialogues on the suc-

cesses, failures and issues associated with the uncertainties and their impact at all stages of a field’s lifespan. Prior to the conference a one-day short course will be presented by Dario Grana, assistant professor of rock physics and reservoir characterisation, University of Wyoming (USA). The course will focus on the quantification of uncertainty in the data, in the physical models and in the predictions in reservoir modelling workflows. Topics covered include uncertainty in spatial and

time domain, structure, complexity and dimensionality. The link between uncertainty quantification and decision-making will be introduced through decision-making theory. Lectures will include demonstrations of the methodologies on real case applications. Sponsors of the conference include Total, BP, CGG and Saudi Aramco. For more information on the conference and short course and to register, please visit the event website on www.eage.org.

Delegates at the first reservoir modelling conference.

Basin modelling is target for Dubai workshop

alling all geoscientists currently involved in exploring in a basin for conventional or unconventional resources, or developing a reservoir that is strongly affected by processes at the basin scale! There is a workshop coming that will be of great interest to you. From 19-22 October 2014 EAGE will host the First Workshop on Basin & Petroleum Systems Modelling, to be held at The Address, Dubai Mall, Dubai. The aim of this workshop is to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and encourage cooperation among specialists from industry, academia, research institutes and developers to advance basin and petroleum systems modelling. The steering committee has put together an excellent technical programme, including an opening address from Ibrahim Assa’adan (vice-president exploration, Saudi Aramco) and technical keynotes from Johannes Wendebourg (Total), who will present on ‘The Role of Petroleum Systems Modelling in Exploration: Current Use and Future Needs’; Pierre Van Laer (ADCO) on ‘Basin Modelling for Reservoir Prediction and Field Development’ and Francois Lorant (Total) on ‘How Petroleum Systems modelling can help in Risking and Resource Assessment of Unconventional Gas and Liquids’.

The workshop format is designed to encourage the maximum amount of discussion and networking opportunities, with each speaker being asked to prepare a short poster showing the highlights and key discussion areas from their presentation. At the end of each session an hour will be dedicated to discussion on the posters. Alongside the workshop EAGE will run two short courses. Brian Hosfield (GFZ German Research Centre) will lead a one-day course pre-workshop examining how gas and oil charge volumes may be predicted in time and space by integrating the latest advances in kinetics, phase behaviour and basin modelling. The course, entitled ‘Fluid Compositional Prediction in Resource Assessment’ is intended for explorationists and academics alike, and is taught via lectures, discussions and, if practicable, hands-on computer time. On 23 October Dr Cedric Griffths (CSIRO) will also be conducting his one day course on ‘Practical Stratigraphic Forward Modelling’. The goal of the class is to teach the use of stratigraphic forward modelling on realistic geological problems at a variety of scales. Registration for the workshop and short courses is now open via the website www.eage.org/events/basin-modeling-2014.

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EAGE UPDATE

Workshop makes young talent the priority

n the heels of the successful inaugural Students and Young Professionals Forum, held in Abu Dhabi in 2012, EAGE is announcing the second edition of this popular and well-attended event. It will take place at Sultan Qaboos University in Muscat, Oman, from 7-9 December 2014. The event, themed ‘Empowering and Developing Young Talents’, is recognition that the current generation of industry professionals is getting more than a little grey around the edges. It means that the recruitment and development of young talent is becoming a critical focus area

for many companies. The forum also deals with the separate issue of how students and young professionals are often troubled by the transition between the routine of university and the demands of industry. Any occasion that brings the two together for dialogue and discussion is generally a welcome opportunity. In order to facilitate the critical student-industry interactions that made the previous forum so successful, a wide-ranging, exciting and informative programme has been devised. The sessions are all designed to maximize the exposure of students and young professionals to the

Buzzers ready for the Geo-Quiz! As part of the second edition of the Students & Young Professionals Forum, the prestigious EAGE Geo-Quiz will be held on Tuesday 9 December 2014. Students will have the opportunity to put their geoscience knowledge to the test in this ever popular quiz that is not only fun, but also an interactive way to test your knowledge against your fellow students from all over the region. The Geo-Quiz was first held in 2007 in London, and since then it has always been one of the highlights of EAGE’s Annual Meetings. Most recently it was launched in the Middle East for the first time ever at the GEO 2014 Conference & Exhibition in Bahrain, attracting 25 teams and more than 75 participants. The winning team walked away with the grand prize of travel grants to the 76th EAGE Conference & Exhibition 2014 (16-19 June, Amsterdam, The Netherlands). This time round the grand prize is three student travel grants to Madrid, two nights’ accommodation and free registration to the 77th EAGE Conference & Exhibition 2015 (1-4 June, Madrid, Spain) for the winning team. Details on how the quiz will run and how to enter are on www.eage.org.

Winning team from GEO 2014 ‘Bingo!’ with Gladys Gonzales, EAGE president 2013-14.

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experiences and expertise of key regional contributors and recent graduates from all facets of industry and academia. Discussion panel topics will include ‘Mentoring Young Talents’, ‘Building Bridges Between Academia and Industry’ and ‘Interview and CV Skills’. Interactive participation will be key for a session on ‘Assessment Schemes’, which will offer opportunities for mock interviews. High profile management from an assortment of national and independent oil companies and service companies will form an executive managers’ panel to discuss the topic of ‘Staff Retention’. Students and young professionals will also get a chance to display their talents in two competitions. A best poster competition will allow them to put their technical work in front of a panel of judges, with a variety of prizes at stake. There will also be another edition of the incredibly popular and always enjoyable Geo-Quiz, where teams of students will put their geophysical acumen to the test in a serious but friendly competition. Contact us now to secure your team’s place! Another highlight at this forum will be the field trip in concert with the Geological Society of Oman which will be held on the first date of the event, Sunday 7 December. Students and young professionals will journey into the wadis of northern Oman to experience first-hand the amazing outcrops and formations that make Oman a geological wonderland. As with the previous event, participation will be key to making the forum a success. Students and young professionals are strongly encouraged to register and take part. The discussion panels, interactive sessions and competitions all represent excellent opportunities to network with industry professionals and to learn more about the intricacies of navigating a career in geoscience. The forum offers young professionals with a few years of industry experience, information, career guidance and the opportunity to share their experiences with the next wave. For the industry the forum represents an occasion to meet and inspire the next generation. The best posters for the students and young professionals competition will be accepted until 1 August. Registration will be accepted from 1 September. Please visit the forum page at www.eage.org for more information.

EAGE UPDATE

New publication features Permo-Triassic Sequence of the Arabian Plate

The Khuff sequence is very significant as it is estimated to contain some 25% of the global conventional gas reserves. Latest concepts on stratigraphy, reservoir architecture and exploration techniques are discussed in the publication which focuses on the Khuff formation from an integrated petroleum-systems perspective: source, reservoir and seal across the platform from landward margin to open marine environments.

Trivia answers 1. Sediments. 2. Photogeology. 3. Magnetic Declination (Variation).

history. It exhibits geometries flatter and laterally more extensive than almost any geological layer in the stratigraphic record. The thickness to width ratio of some beds is in the order of 1:200,000. The Khuff Formation was deposited in a shallow epeiric sea migrating over a peneplain-like surface, dipping less than 0.001°. The basin topography resembled a “rippled” surface with subtle highs and lows. This paleo-topography, controlled by structural elements, had a profound influence on distribution of source, reservoir and seal facies. The shallow-marine platform was particularly susceptible to changes in relative sea-level and ocean water geochemistry. A lean carbonate factory produced mostly ooids and peloids, and minor skeletal components in areas of higher wave energy. A significant volume of grainstone was accumulated during about 20 million years of Khuff deposition, with an accumulation rate of less than 50m /million years. Successful exploration and development of the Khuff primarily hinges on the prediction of such permeable grainstone. Quieter platform regions accumulated mud and ubiquitously occurring microbiolites. Thin but extensive anhydrite layers and cement are interbedded in the carbonate platform. The Khuff is not only one of the largest reservoirs, but also hosts records of exceptional environmental conditions. Sustained global environmental changes, as recorded in the fossil and geochemical record, led to a series of envi-

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Successful exploration and development of the Khuff primarily hinges on the prediction of such permeable grainstone

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Permo-Triassic Sequence of the Arabia

AGE has launched Permo-Triassic Khuff sequence of the Arabian Plate, a new publication with contributions from experts around the world. The volume has been edited by Prof. Michael Pöppelreiter, a carbonates specialist with Shell and an honorary professor at the University of Tubingen. It is based on the best papers from the Third Arabian Plate Geology Workshop held in Kuwait and invited contributions from subject matter experts. The work of some 64 industry and academic authors and co-authors, from 17 nations across three continents, is represented in this special collection.

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ronmental crises. These culminated in the largest mass extinction in earth history at the PaleozoicMesozoic boundary which cuts right across the formation. Evolving models of the Permo-Triassic epicontinental Arabian platforms are not only essential for exploration and development success, but also contribute to the understanding of epi-continental basins globally. The publication emphasizes the importance of subtle tectonics on all elements of the petroleum system.

The publication emphasizes the importance of subtle tectonics on all elements of the petroleum system The book is available as a hard copy and ebook in the EAGE Bookshop at www.bookshop.eage.org.

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EAGE UPDATE

Time to tackle ‘calibration challenges’

hat needs to be done to increase our ability to build well-calibrated, and hence reliable, static and dynamic models for naturally fractured reservoirs? That’s the question that will be discussed at the 3rd EAGE Workshop on Naturally Fractured Reservoirs (1-4 November 2015, UAE) Naturally fractured reservoirs contain a major part of the world’s remaining hydrocarbon reserves, but their successful characterisation and development remains very challenging. Difficulties when characterising naturally fractured reservoirs are encountered across the entire G&G domain and include, but are not limited to, developing conceptual models for fracture formation, using appropriate seismic attributes, obtaining 3D fracture statistics from well logs, selecting adequate outcrop analogues, or building representative models for the rock matrix. The workshop will focus on the static and dynamic calibration of fractured reservoir models to reduce model uncertainty. The aim is to introduce a variety of case studies from geophysics, geology, and reservoir engineering. These examples are intended to support the existing and emerging calibration techniques presented, review appropriate data sets, outline lessons

learned and define best practices for model calibration. The workshop will therefore provide an overview of the current state of the art and indicate areas for future improvement. In this context, the workshop will also try to translate academic research in the relevant fields to industry applications and ensure that information and insights from independent studies can be placed into a relevant framework or global context.

To complement the technical programme Professor Giovanni Bertotti (Delft University) is working alongside experts in the UAE to organise a one-day field trip to visit outcrops in Ras Al Khaimah, details of which will be announced in the New Year. The Call for Papers opens via the EAGE website on 1 October 2014, however to register your early interest please email us at middle_east@eage.org.

The Musandam Peninsula.

Lessons from shale gas development worldwide to feature at workshop

earning from experiences worldwide will play a big part in the discussion at the ‘Shale Gas in the Middle East’ workshop being held on 19-22 September 2014 at The Address, Dubai Marina (UAE). Once again a collaboration between EAGE, SPE and AAPG will provide an unparalleled opportunity to understand the complexities and challenges of shale gas, particularly in the Middle East. By leveraging worldwide analogues, the workshop aims to apply global lessons to the Middle East shale gas setting. Additionally, the workshop intends to spotlight and address aspects of these plays that are unique to the region. The technical programme features oral and poster sessions to cover key facets of the process – from finding, to appraisal, to pilot, through to development and production. The two and a half-day workshop features a number of sessions which offer the opportunity to discuss and address issues faced by operators, service companies, academia and other G&G professionals. These include: Shale evaluation strategies; Seismic for shale gas; Rock mechanics; Geochemistry of shale gas; Reservoir engineering; Well delivery and completions; Shale gas breakthroughs; and Case studies and integrated shale gas projects.

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Keynote presentations are also expected from Khalid Abdulqader, general manager of unconventional resources, Saudi Aramco; Mussabeh Al-Kaabi, chief growth officer, Mubadala Petroleum; Rick Lewis, petrophysics technical manager, unconventional reservoirs, Schlumberger Oilfield Services; Chad Hartman, chief technical advisor, Weatherford Laboratories; and Philippe Charlez, development manager of unconventional resources for Total group focusing on shale oil and gas. The workshop is particularly aimed at attracting professionals from North America where shale gas changed the energy landscape. It should highlight the knowledge and best practices that will benefit the early exploitation of these natural resources in the Middle East. Platinum sponsors for the event include Saudi Aramco, Schlumberger and Baker Hughes. Other sponsors of the workshop include Halliburton and ADMA-OPCO. A one-day short course presented by Dr Dilhan Ilk titled ‘Shale Gas Overview – Characterisation to Development’, will also be available. To register for the short course and/or the workshop, please visit the event website at www.eage.org.

EAGE UPDATE /COMMUNITY NEWS

Workshop launches search for fresh insight into borehole geology

orehole imaging is finally coming of age, according to the organisers of the EAGE Borehole Geology Workshop on 12-15 October 2014 in Dubai, who highlight the advent of high-resolution LWD imaging as a major factor. It is said to bring unrivalled detail and insights into reservoir characterisation and modelling. The catch is that extracting and synthesizing the information in a format that can be readily used in geological model building is still a challenge. This is why the focus of the workshop will be on maximizing the value of borehole images in geological modelling in a number of areas (structural, textural, sedimentological, petrophysical). Information from image logs often bridges the very important scale gap between the detailed core-based (grain and pore-scale) and larger scale seismic observations. However, correct upscaling of image log-based interpretations is fundamental to realizing their value in reservoir modelling. In the keynote address Dr David A. Lawrence (Al Hosn Gas) will explore some of the methodologies and limitations of upscaling borehole image results for reservoir modelling drawing on examples from a wide variety of geological settings (fractured reservoirs, compound barforms in carbonate grainstone shoals, soft sediment deformation fabrics, and deep-water clastic). Registration for the Borehole Geology Workshop is open now, please visit the website www.eage.org for more information.

EAGE lends its support to ADIPEC

AGE has entered into an agreement to promote to its members the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC) being held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, UAE on 10-13 November 2014. As well as taking a booth at the event, it is EAGE’s directive to support all geoscience activities and be part of ADIPEC for 2014 and future years. From its inception in 1984, ADIPEC has grown with and for the industry. Year after year ADIPEC strives to deliver results for exhibitors, sponsors, delegates and visitors alike, through a world class exhibition and conference. In 2013, a record 51,435 oil and gas professionals attended ADIPEC while exhibitors and sponsors achieved their objectives of generating new sales leads, increasing brand and product awareness, meeting and selling to new customer and developing new industry partners. The event now ranks amongst the top 3 oil and gas events globally and is unquestionably the leading exhibition and conference for oil and gas professionals attracting oil and gas

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Exhibition floor at ADIPEC 2013.

professionals from the GCC, Africa, Europe and Asian Sub-Continent. Growth and success go hand in hand with longevity and this year’s event will mark 30 years of service to the oil and gas industry across the world. In addition to participation from high profile international companies and individuals, ADIPEC is also a historic host of specialist suppliers and distributors, large national groups from North America and the UK to compliment an impressive line-up of 1,500+ exhibitors from over 100 countries. With over 60,000 visitors expected at the exhibition in 2014, and the technical conference programme promising to be the biggest in ADIPEC’s history with over 80 sessions, this year’s event is expected to attract over 6500 delegates, making it the largest knowledge exchange opportunity outside of North America. The multi-disciplinary ADIPEC Conference themed ‘Challenges and Opportunities for the Next 30 Years’ aims to bring together some of the world’s thought leaders, analysts and decision makers in a frank and open environment to discuss some of the major issues. It is intended for international and regional Oil and Gas professionals, who are involved in both the technical and non-technical functions within the industry and will cover the following categories: E&P Geoscience Unconventional Resources Field Development Drilling and Completion Technology Projects Engineering and Management Operational Excellence HSE Gas Technology People & Talents

The technical programme and conference registration is now available online. For more information and details on the features for ADIPEC 2014 please visit www.adipec.com/confreg

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COMMUNITY NEWS

EAGE and SPE collaborate to promote Lebanon petroleum event

he oil and gas opportunities offered by Lebanon have still to be fully realised. This is why the Lebanon International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (LIPEC) on 2122 October 2014 at the Hilton Beirut Habtoor Grand Hotel should provide a unique platform to explore the Lebanese petroleum sector and generate new business for Lebanon and the region with the presence of leading regional and international exhibitors.

A unique platform to explore the Lebanese petroleum sector ... The Lebanese Petroleum Administration (LPA) will be organising LIPEC in partnership with Pinnacle Events, SPE and EAGE, under the patron-

age of the Ministry of Energy and Water and the LPA. The event should offer an outstanding forum to engage with industry leaders and to share views on the sector’s strategic challenges and opportunities. With the theme ‘Unlock opportunities, Explore challenges – Lebanon Oil and Gas’, the conference will offer a comprehensive technical programme on the development of the petroleum sector in Lebanon. Parallel sessions will give attention to student-centric topics including the labour market opportunities and capabilities development, as well as the university programmes offered by local universities and vocational education and training programmes. The exhibition held alongside the conference offers a platform for over 50 exhibitors to showcase oil and gas related technologies, products and services as well as network with industry leaders, professionals and regulators in one venue.

The Pigeons’ Rock in Beirut, Lebanon.

EAGE is actively looking to support and engage its Lebanese members by partnering with LPA and SPE in order to bring all of our geoscience and engineering expertise to help develop the potentially exciting Lebanese market. More information at www.lipec-lpa.org.

EAGE to co-ordinate technical programme for major Basra event

Keynote session: Marc Hornbrook, general manager, Rumaila.

AGE has been appointed as the official technical programme coordinator for the 5th Basra Oil & Gas International Conference & Exhibition being held on 4-7 December 2014 at the Basra International Fairground.

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As a key international event on oil and gas exploration and production in Iraq, the 5th Basra Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference is an important platform for establishing and building business relations as well as discussing recent developments and experiences in Iraq. Since the first edition in 2010, the Basra Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference with official support from the Ministry of Oil has established itself as the largest show of its kind in Iraq. The conference is an opportunity for delegates to hear keynote speeches from officials of state companies and ministries (Ministry of Oil and State Company for Oil Projects) in addition to senior level managers of the international and local O&G industry who put forward their views on their current operations in Iraq, technology and many other topics related to the conference theme. This important summit also provides an opportunity to meet top decision-makers from major companies in the business. The accompanying exhibition provides an interactive business platform for senior-level decision-making buyers to network with hundreds of local and international professionals offering the latest technologies, solutions and products. See www.basraoilgas.com for more information.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

Discoveries and unconventional field technology advances highlighted in Saudi Aramco 2013 review

audi Aramco had plenty to report about its upstream activities in its 2013 annual review published recently. The company said that significant progress had been made on two offshore developments: Manifa, the world’s fifth largest oil field, and Karan, the Kingdom’s first non-associated offshore gas field. The developments form part of the largest exploration programme in the company’s history. The company confirmed that three oil and two gas discoveries had been added to its portfolio, bringing the total number of discovered fields to 121. This included exploration and drilling operations in the deep waters of the Red Sea, where a new oilfield discovery was made at Al Haryd, in addition to the previous gas find at Shaur within the frontier region. In the company’s core operational areas, oil was found in Duhul and Salsal, along with conventional gas fields at Turayqa in the Rub’ al-Khali and at Mihwaz in central Saudi Arabia. These discoveries are regarded as integral to supporting Saudi Aramco’s gas business, which is geared toward meeting the Kingdom’s domestic energy needs and powering industrial development. Saudi Aramco’s unconventional gas programme also became fully operational in 2013, said to offer a promising new resource for the Kingdom’s energy needs. Research and development is playing an important role, according to the company, citing its innovative work on improving hydraulic fracturing (fracking) technologies focused on cost efficiency, increasing recovery rates, reducing environmental impact and enhancing well produc-

Manifa development.

tivity across shale, deep sandstones and carbonate formations in the Kingdom. Work is ongoing on a number of promising avenues: pulsed gas fracturing to improve wellto-reservoir connectivity by generating a fracture network near the wellbore by using a propellant; plasma technology uses high-electric discharge to generate supersonic stress waves to induce fracture in the reservoir; and CO2-based fracturing fluid may meet the water supply challenge in large scale fracturing jobs. Staged fracturing is also evolving into cost-effective techniques by creating multiple hydraulic fractures in horizontal wells without using mechanical isolation tools. Research and development collaboration between Saudi Aramco and Schlumberger has evolved methods to control simultaneous fracture initiation, marking the first multiple fracture initiation research in the oil and gas industry. The use of microseismic fracturing has also proved to be a valuable tool in the company’s

first northwest shale gas well to assess the efficiency of the fracture network generated through hydraulic fracture treatments. It was the first time this technology was deployed to assess four different fracturing technologies. The technology provided a better understanding of the geometry and complexity of the fractures generated for each type of fracture design. An innovative fracture propping concept is being developed by the Advanced Research Centre of the Exploration and Petroleum Engineering Centre (EXPEC ARC) to chemically convert fracturing fluid into solids in situ. The fracturing fluid will be a system containing multiple liquid and/ or gas components. Upon being catalyzed by the reservoir temperature, the fluid is set into a porous medium to keep the fracture open while at the same time providing high conductivity.

Kuwait spends big on hydrocarbons

uwait is expected to approve hydrocarbon projects worth between $3.9 and $5.3 billion for its 2015-2016 fiscal year, it has been reported by the newspaper Al Rai. The state-owned Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is drafting a budget for projects during that period and will soon present it to its parent company, the Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC), the paper said.

Industry warned on cyber attacks

Middle East-based group of hackers is threatening cyber attacks against oil, gas and energy companies in the Middle East, according to security firm Symantec. An activist group Anonymous was said to be planning disruption during and after 20 June this year, apparently in protest at the US dollar being used as the currency to buy and sell oil. Governments that may be affected include those in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar, according to the security firm. Possible company targets include Kuwait Oil Company, Petroleum Development Oman, Qatar Petroleum, Saudi Aramco, ADNOC, ENOC and Bahrain Petroleum Company. Limited details are available regarding the tools that might be

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used. Based on previous observations, Symantec said the attacks will most likely include distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks, phishing/spear-phishing emails, intrusion and data-theft attempts, vulnerable software exploration, web application exploits and website defacement. ‘Public announcements by these groups are often used as a means to gain notoriety or media attention and can be of highly volatile credibility,’ Symantec said. However, the Middle East’s petrochemical industry has been vulnerable to cyber attacks over the last few years. Security experts have warned that the region is not well-prepared to deal with cyber crime and is susceptible to attacks.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Latest exploration drilling in Oman looks promising

n 2013, 33 exploration wells were drilled in Oman by various companies. The results appear to be promising according to the Central Bank of Oman annual report. PDO drilled 15 wells, resulting in new oil discoveries in five of them. The discoveries have added approximately 348 million barrels of stock tank oil initially in place. Occidental Oman drilled 11 wells, six of which pointed to promising results. Masirah Oil said that the test flow rates of the discovery at the second exploration well in Block 50 were very encouraging. This was the first offshore oil discovery in the east of Oman after more than 30 years of exploration activities. Oil companies also initiated a number of new projects during the year, not only to increase crude oil and gas production but also to boost existing hydrocarbon reserves. The major pro-

ducer, PDO, has 317 million barrels of hydrocarbon resources under development across a number of major projects. In 2013, there were four major EOR field development projects at Marmul, Qarn Alam, Harweel-2AB, and the Amal West steam project. Not surprisingly hydrocarbon operations remain the dominant economic sector accounting for 49.7 per cent of the nominal GDP in 2013 compared with 51.6% in 2012. Last year the government continued to pursue a developmental and economic diversification policy where more hydrocarbon resources were being utilised to develop value-added hydrocarbon-based industries, including petrochemical and energyintensive industries. The Ministry of Oil and Gas invited companies to participate in bid rounds to explore for hydrocarbons in 12 blocks, both

Action offshore Oman.

offshore and onshore, on a production-sharing basis. Oil production rose to a daily average of 941,900 barrels during 2013.

S&P fears Gulf state economies may be too reliant on hydrocarbons

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Atlas of S&P country ratings worldwide.

nternational ratings agency Standard & Poor is warning about the over-dependence of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries on its hydrocarbons revenues. Commenting on a report entitled ‘Hooked on hydrocarbons: how susceptible are gulf sovereigns to concentration risk?, Mike Wilkins, a managing director, infrastructure finance ratings group, Standard & Poor’s ratings service, said: ‘The Gulf countries’ significant oil and gas reserves are a key strength of their sovereign credit ratings. Yet, the concentration of their economies on the hydrocarbon sector could potentially become a significant vulnerability, in Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services view.’ The high income that the oil and gas sector generates, results in general government surpluses, low government financing needs, and net external asset positions for most Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries – Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Yet, S&P states that an economy’s

concentration on one sector, especially one that is subject to significant cyclicality of prices or volumes, can be a negative rating factor if sovereigns don’t have substantial financial buffers against a cyclical downturn. A diversified economy is more likely to be able to withstand a downturn in any one sector. As a result, policymaking would likely be more effective, economic growth more sustainable, and government and external balances and monetary policy more stable. Diversification would also likely reduce the risk of a significant depletion of existing financial buffers in the event of a sharp decline in prices or volumes. On average, hydrocarbon revenues constitute 46% of nominal GDP and three-quarters of total exports of the six GCC countries. This strong dependence on hydrocarbon revenues appears to be increasing. This is partly a result of high oil prices feeding through to the national accounts data. In S&P’s view, the fact that countries have made only marginal progress in diversifying their economies away from hydrocarbons is also a reason. A sharp and sustained fall in the oil price, to which the majority of liquid natural gas price contracts are also linked, or in hydrocarbon export volumes, would significantly dent their economic and financial indicators. Nevertheless, some GCC countries appear more vulnerable than others to a drop in oil prices, according to the analysis of certain economic, external, and fiscal risk indicators. Based on these measures, as well as the sustainability of their current hydrocarbon production levels, S&P calculates that Bahrain and Oman would be highly vulnerable to a sharp decline in the hydrocarbons market, while Qatar and UAE would be the least vulnerable among the GCC countries.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

BG bids for Leviathan gas

oble Energy and its partners in the Leviathan field offshore Israel have signed a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) with BG International (BG) for the supply of natural gas to BG’s existing natural gas liquefaction (LNG) facilities in Egypt. The LOI contemplates a total gross sales quantity of up to 3.75 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of natural gas over a 15-year period, or the equivalent of approximately 700 million cf/d over the term. Delivery of the natural gas to BG is expected at the outlet of the Leviathan floating, production, storage and offloading vessel with planned connection to the LNG facilities by way of subsea pipeline. Keith Elliott, Noble Energy’s senior vice president, Eastern Mediterranean, said: ‘The LOI for the export of natural gas from Leviathan is a very positive development for the project and continues to evidence the strong demand for our discovered resources. Phase 1 of the Leviathan project is designed to provide significant quantities of natural gas to Israel and regional markets. This transaction, in combination with regional cooperation, will also provide access for Eastern Mediterranean gas into global markets.’ Elliott added that negotiations with other potential customers for Leviathan natural gas

were progressing likely resulting in further sales agreements this year. Noble Energy operates Leviathan with a 39.66% working interest. Other interest owners are Delek Drilling (22.67%), Avner Oil Exploration (22.67%), and Ratio Oil Exploration (1992) with the remaining 15%.

Drilling offshore Israel.

Shell drops out of Kidan gas development

hell says it is ending its investments in the Kidan gas development project in the so-called Empty Quarter in the south east of Saudi Arabia. No official reason has been given for the withdrawal, but the emergence of more attractive shale gas investment opportunities elsewhere may have been a factor. Total, ENI and Repsol have already abandoned their exploration campaigns in the area. Shell was involved in the South Rub al-Khali Co (SRAK) project with state-run Saudi Aramco and had identified small quantities of gas. Kidan is said to be rich in sour gas and is near the 750,000 barrels per day (bpd) Shaybah oilfield, one of the biggest in the country. Sour gas has high levels of potentially deadly hydrogen sulphide and therefore is tougher to produce than conventional gas reserves. Reports speculated that the relatively high cost of developing these challenging deposits could have discouraged the supermajor. Shell insists that it remains committed to the Kingdom and is keen to grow its investments, both in upstream and downstream.

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The estimated size of natural gas reserves in the Leviathan field has been lifted by 16%, according to partners in the field. Production is slated to begin in 2017. Based on updated analysis by consultant Netherland Sewall & Associates (NSAI), the reserves estimate was increased to 21.93 trillion cubic feet (620 billion cubic metres - bcm) from 18.91 tcf. The high estimate was raised by 10% to 26.52 tcf, while the low estimate was increased by 11% to 16.58 tcf. NSAI estimates that the field holds 39.4 million barrels of condensate, up from 34.1 million. The increases follow expansion of Leviathan’s database, including 3D seismic surveys and laboratory analysis. Delek Drilling said the higher reserves ensure Israel’s energy independence for decades to come. CEO Yossi Abu said: ‘The dramatic increase in Leviathan’s gas reserves gives a wide range of export options and bases Israel’s position as a leading player in the international energy map with gas reserves of 1000 bcm’. Along with Leviathan’s 620 bcm, the Tamar field - which started production last year - has 303 bcm, while two smaller sites hold 58 bcm. The Israeli government is to allow exports of up to 40% of the gas reserves.

LUKOIL on target for Iraq oil production revenues

UKOIL, operator of the West Qurna-2 project in Iraq, said it successfully maintained an average daily production of at least 120,000 b/d of oil for 90 days, entitling it to begin recovering costs and receive remuneration. Daily oil production at West Qurna-2 is currently above 200,000 b/d. Andrey Kuzyaev, president of LUKOIL LUKOIL’s Andrey Kuzyaev. Overseas, said: ‘The West-Qurna-2 project is developing at a fast pace, and production is going up. Timely cost recovery for the early oil phase will enable the operator to proceed to active implementation of the subsequent phases of the field development.

INDUSTRY NEWS

Output progress in Kurdistan

ryx Petroleum has provided a production and drilling update for the Demir Dagh field in the Hawler license area in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, where operations are said to have been largely unaffected by security issues in northern Iraq. Oryx Petroleum is operator and has a 65% participating and working interest in the Hawler licence area. It says gross (100%) production at the Demir Dagh field is currently approximately 4000 b/d. Two cased-hole drill stem tests were successfully conducted at DD-6 in the Cretaceous res-

ervoirs with a maximum sustained natural flow rate of approximately 700 b/d of oil using a 16/64-in choke. Similar crude qualities were encountered as tested in the Cretaceous reservoirs at other Demir Dagh wells. Meantime the Demir Dagh-7 well is to be spudded in the coming weeks and is expected to reach a total depth in Q3 2014. Three additional development wells are to be drilled in 2014 as deviated wells to Lower Cretaceous reservoirs Preparation work for the acquisition of 440 km2 of 3D seismic data over the Demir Dagh, Banan and Zey Gawra discoveries began in June 2014

EAGE Middle East Event Calendar September 2014 7-10 September EAGE • Workshop on High Performance Computing for Upstream Crete, Greece | www.eage.org

21-22 October Lebanon International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference

10-12 February 2015 SPE/EAGE • Reservoir Life Cycle Management

Beirut, Lebanon | www.eage.org

Abu Dhabi, UAE | www.eage.org

November 2014

March 2015

21-24 September 2014 EAGE/AAPG/SPE • Second Shale Gas Workshop in the Middle East

16-19 November 2014 EAGE • Second Integrated Reservoir Modelling Conference

9-11 March 2015 EAGE • Second Workshop on Petroleum Play Assessment 2015

Dubai, UAE | www.eage.org

Antalya, Turkey | www.eage.org

December 2014 4-7 December 2014 Fifth Basra Oil & Gas International Conference & Exhibition Basra, Iraq | www.basraoilgas.com/

28 September – 1 October 2014 EAGE • Fifth Passive Seismic Workshop Lisbon, Portugal | www.eage.org

October 2014 12-15 October 2014 EAGE • Borehole Geology Workshop Dubai, UAE | www.eage.org

19-22 October 2014 EAGE • First Basin & Petroleum Systems Modeling Workshop

7-9 December 2014 EAGE • Second Forum for Students & Young Professionals

30 March - 2 April 2015 EAGE • First Workshop on Well Injectivity & Productivity in Carbonates

Muscat, Oman | www.eage.org

Doha, Qatar | www.eage.org

8 December 2014 Geo-Creativity Prize Muscat, Oman | www.eage.org

February 2015 8-11 February 2015 EAGE • Fifth Arabian Plate Geology Workshop Kuwait City, Kuwait | www.eage.org

April 2015 19 -22 April EAGE • Third Workshop on Borehole Geophysics Athens, Greece | www.eage.org

June 2015 1-4 June 2015 EAGE • 77th EAGE Conference & Exhibition 2015 - Madrid 2015 Madrid, Spain | www.eage.org

Dubai, UAE | www.eage.org

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