The Outlook for Unconventional Gas
Understanding the Political, Social, Environmental and Technical Challenges
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Gas Shale Exploration in The Middle East |
 08.30 |
Morning Coffee and Registration |
| 09.10 |
Why Did Shale Gas Take Off In The US?
- Political aspects, regulatory frameworks and tax regimes
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| 09.30 |
What Are The Prospects For Gas Shale In The Middle East?
- Exploring the nature of gas shale: Where are the prospective areas in the region?
- Can the US experience be replicated be in the Middle East and what are the consequences?
- Is gas shale a real option for Saudi and how does internal gas price impact potential?
Laura Atkins, Director of Petroleum Research, Hart Energy, UAE |
| 10.05 |
New Frontiers in Gas Shale: A Game Changer for the US – What about Turkey?
EIA assessments of Turkey indicate significant accessible shale plays which could release the countries future reliance on imported supplies.
- Where are the next big shale plays: China, EU and Australia and how realistic are they?
- Comparing the data between US and Turkey
- Putting things into perspective: Can Turkey duplicate the story?
Aloulou Fawzi, Energy Economist, EIA, USA |
| 10.30 |
Morning Refreshments And Networking |
| 10.50 |
Economic Impact of Middle East Shale Gas
- Exploring the competitiveness of shale gas with alternative Middle East gas supply
- Favourable policies and pricing to encourage unconventional gas
- What are the wider economic implications?
Robin Mills, Petroleum Economics Manager, ENOC, UAE |
| 11.20 |
What Can Be Learnt From The US Experience?
- Understanding geopolitics: what is likely to influence shale gas prospectivity?
- What are the social and environmental risks and how can these be managed?
- The technological and economical aspects of gas shale projects
Florence Geny, Visiting Research Fellow of the OIES, Principal Business Developer, Global New Ventures Shale Oil and Gas, Statoil,UK |
| 11.50 |
The Way Forward For Unconventionals: The Next Stage
- The future role of gas shale in the global demand/supply and pricing picture
- The next stage of technological improvements are required to increase environmental safety and reduce production costs
- What’s in the pipeline and who are the key players?
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| 12.20 |
Lunch And Networking Opportunity |
Gas Shale Masterclass
Technical Introduction To Gas Shale
13.30 - 17.30
Rationale: This workshop is a technical introduction for NOCs and IOCs either looking to begin their unconventional projects or in the early stages of developing shale gas reserves. A once-stop-shop for everything you need to know to ensure project success, from overcoming initial obstacles to locating economically, recoverable plays and to optimising returns through sweet spot identification and reservoir modeling. |
| 13.30 |
Project Management
- Moving from conventional to unconventional projects: What are the key differences?
- What obstacles need to be overcome before starting unconventional projects?
- Technically recoverable vs. commercially viable plays
- Key lessons learnt from international cases
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| 14.40 |
Break And Networking opportunities |
| 14.55 |
Understanding Exploration And Appraisal
- Identification of commercial shale gas plays: What are the key factors?
- Harnessing geological, geophysical and geochemical data for a thorough understanding of the shale gas reservoir
- Assessing reservoir rock quality and areas for ‘sweet-spotting’
- Evaluating reservoir characteristics
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| 16.00 |
Break And Networking opportunities |
| 16.15 |
Improving Recovery Through Reservoir Modeling
- Understanding the importance of:
- Coring and logging data
- 3d modeling and simulation
- Microseismic monitoring in hydraulic fracturing
- A Brief look into new and emerging drilling operations and techniques
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| 17.30 |
End Of Workshop |