New technologies critical in oil, gas sector – AAPG president

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

- This posting is a press article by Stanley Opara of The Punch newspaper covering Dr Paul Weimer’s recent visit to Lagos, Nigeria.

MARCH 1, 2012 BY STANLEY OPARA

The President, American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Dr. Paul Weimer, has said countries involved in oil exploration and production, need huge investment in new technologies.

He said to make huge progress in the sector, there was the need for unconventional approach to doing things.

Weimer, who spoke during the Nigerian Association of Petroleum Explorationists’ February technical session in Lagos on Wednesday, said most countries in America and Europe had leveraged on those unconventional methods, and were currently reaping the rewards.

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Advanced Seismic Data Processing & Interpretation Course

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Magenta Global

Location: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Link out: Click here
Description: International 3 Day course scheduled for the 14 – 16 May 2012 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

This advanced course is specially designed for geophysicists and other geoscience professionals in Africa & the Middle East. The course material is illustrated with many case studies and examples from Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Americas and discusses relevant seismic parameters and their physical manifestations. The course also deals with the various imaging methods and velocity model building techniques used to visualise seismic survey data.

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AAPG President Paul Weimer visits Lagos, Nigeria

Thursday, February 16, 2012

AAR LogoTitle: AAPG President’s visit
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Description: AAPG president Dr. Paul Weimer is scheduled to visit Lagos, Nigeria from February 24 – March 1, 2012.

Click here for events scheduled in honour of this visit.

World Petroleum Council Honours Africa Region’s 1st President

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Dr Nahum Schneiderman , AAPG – Africa Region’s first president, was honoured by the World Petroleum Council (WPC) at their 20th World Petroleum Congress in Doha, Qatar. Dr Schneiderman was given the WPC Outstanding Achievement Award in recognition of his many years of service to the petroleum industry.

Please join the AAR Leadership team in congratulating Dr Schneiderman.

See Events Gallery for photos of the award ceremony.

EPEX Talk Feb. 2012

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Title: EPEX Talk February. 2012
Location: Sofitel Hotel, Maadi, Cairo
Link out: Click here
Description: Egyptian Petroleum Society Technical Session on Well Placement Evolution by Mr Z. Ramadan
Date: 2012-02-13

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