SPE Accepting Applications for Star Scholarships and Fellowships

Accepting Applications for Star Scholarships and Fellowships SPE awards USD 1,000,000 in Star scholarships and fellowships annually across SPE’s 15 regions to students studying in the oil and gas industry. Submit your application online by 15 March. To apply, you must be: a student who has applied or registered at a university or a current full-time university student taking or planning to take oil and gas industry-related courses an SPE member (if eligible) not graduating from university before December 2012 Visit www.spe.org/go/star to learn more about Star scholarships and fellowships including additional eligibility requirements and frequently asked questions. DeadlineSubmit by 15 March  Questions?Email star@spe.org Learn about other SPE scholarships by visiting www.spe.org/scholarships

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SPE International Production and Operations Conference and Exhibition (POCE)

SPE International Production and Operations Conference and Exhibition (POCE) 14–16 May 2012 Qatar National Convention Centre, Doha, Qatar Held Under the Patronage of H.E. Dr. Mohammed Saleh Al SadaMinister of Energy and Industry, Qatar Why Should You Attend the SPE International POCE? Access an executive plenary session discussing the conference theme: Production Optimisation Challenges: Meeting Global Energy Demand Take part in five panel sessions on topics including: human capital development, operations and maintenance strategies to optimise value, redefining NOC/IOC/service provider relationships, strategies and technology for fast tracking field development, and carbon management: problem and opportunity Learn from other prominent industry figures during various technical sessions and poster presentations Be introduced to the latest technologies at the POCE Exhibition which will include the most renowned oil and gas organisations worldwide Network with professionals who spearhead the industry and represent major oil and gas companies Don’t miss out on the scheduled student and young professionals activities  For more information, please visit the event website. Interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at this event? Contact Sylvia Ansara, business development manager at sansara@spe.org or Reginald Alcala, sales and business development coordinator at ralcala@spe.org.

Register before 14 March 2012 and save USD 100. Sponsors: Qatar Petroleum Host Organisation and Titanium Sponsor Al Shaheen Well Services Company ExxonMobil Maersk Oil Qatar Oxy Shell        Platinum Sponsors Saudi Aramco Silver Sponsor ConocoPhillips Gala Dinner Sponsor Total       Delegate Bags Sponsor Media Supporters: DMS Insight GulfOilandGas.com Oil Review Middle East Rigsworld Upstream Worldoils

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Workshop on "Sequence Stratigraphy" by Dr. Nadeem Ahmed-BU-SEG

Another Event by SEG Student Chapter,Bahria University, Islamabad Campus after practical lecture on Salt Tectonics and its implications on Petroleum Exploration. 
 

Now Bahria University SEG (BU-SEG) Student Chapter comes up with one day workshop on "Seismic Stratigraphy"  by renowned Dr. Nadeem Ahmed (Pakistan Petroleum Limited). 

Speaker's Profile

He is having over 15 years of Geosciences experience in E&P industry, with MS and Ph.D. from USA. Worked independently as well as in a leading role on E&P related G&G projects from North America, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, East India, Qatar, Oman, Pakistan, Norwegian Continental Shelf, Egypt and Caspian/ Pri-Caspian while working for UNOCAL (in Houston), BP (in Islamabad), Schlumberger (in Oman and Qatar), OMV (in Vienna/Austria and Islamabad) and BG in UK. 

The date and venue of the workshop will be notified later. The registration is open for all geoscientists and students. You can register yourself near HOD's office, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad with Mr. Imtiaz Hussain before December 21st 2011. Registration fee for event is 300 PKR.

Hurry up we have very limited seats. For further details contact Mr. Adil Naseer Faculty coordinator of E & ES Bahria University Islamabad.

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NASA - Physicist And Former Astronaut John Grunsfeld To Head NASA Science Directorate /p

NASA has named physicist and former astronaut John Grunsfeld as the new associate administrator for the Science Mission Directorate at the agency's headquarters in Washington. Grunsfeld will take the reins of the office effective Jan. 4, 2012. He succeeds Ed Weiler, who retired from NASA on Sept. 30.

Grunsfeld currently serves as the deputy director of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, which manages the science program for the Hubble Space Telescope and is a partner in the forthcoming James Webb Space Telescope. His background includes research in high energy astrophysics, cosmic ray physics and in the emerging field of exoplanet studies with specific interest in future astronomical instrumentation.

A veteran of five space shuttle flights, Grunsfeld visited Hubble three times as an astronaut, performing a total of eight spacewalks to service and upgrade the observatory.

"John's understanding of the critical connection between scientific research and the human exploration of space makes him an ideal choice for this job," NASA Administrator Charles Bolden said. "I look forward to working with him to take the agency's science programs to even greater heights and make more of the ground-breaking discoveries about Earth and our universe for which NASA is known."


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NASA - NASA's Kepler Announcing Newly Confirmed Planets

WASHINGTON -- NASA will host a news teleconference at 1 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Dec. 20, announcing new discoveries by the Kepler mission.

Kepler is the first NASA mission capable of finding Earth-size planets in or near the "habitable zone," the region in a planetary system where liquid water can exist on the surface of an orbiting planet. Although additional observations will be needed to reach that milestone, Kepler is detecting planets and possible candidates with a wide range of sizes and orbital distances to help scientists better understand our place in the galaxy.

The briefing participants are:

-- Nick Gautier, Kepler project scientist, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif.
-- Francois Fressin, lead author, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Mass.
-- David Charbonneau, professor of astronomy, Harvard University
-- Linda Elkins-Tanton, director of the Carnegie Institution for Science's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism in Washington

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Workshop on "Salt Tectonics & Implication on Hydrocarbon Exploration"-Bahria University

Finally we have got a news from Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad Campus.

Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is conducting a one day workshop on "Salt Tectonics & Implication on Hydrocarbon Exploration" with practical Exercises by Mr. Ammar (Schlumberger). Practical exercises will emphasize on How to map salt bodies? how to drill a well near a salt body? and much more. The workshop will be conducted on Monday 19th December 2011 in Lecture Theater 2, New Campus, Bahria University.

The registration is open for all geoscientists and students. You can register yourself near HOD's office, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Bahria University, Islamabad with Mr. Imtiaz Hussain before December 17th 2011. Registration fee for event is 300 PKR, which accounts for workshop handouts, Stationary for practical exercises, Certificates and Hi-Tea.

Benefits:

1. Certificates after workshop
2. Workshop handouts and practical exercises 
3. Networking with senior students, Alumini and industry professionals
4. Hi-Tea 

Hurry up we have very limited seats. For further details contact Mr. Adil Naseer Faculty coordinator of E & ES Bahria University Islamabad.

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One Day Workshop on Young Researchers "Skill Development"

National Academy of Young Scientists is coming with "2nd One Day Workshop on Young Researchers "Skill Development"  in collaboration with Centre for Excellence in Molecular biology and with the support of Pakistan Science Foundation on January 07, 2012  at University of The Punjab, Lahore.

Also with this Workshop this time we are coming with the most awaited Event of NAYS, The Emerging Idea Conference (EIC) in collaboration with Technology Times in the same Venue. Both the event are open to students from all over Pakistan.

The workshop will focus on the following to improve the productivity of students' research activities:

    Research Publications
    Research Proposal
    Research Grant
    Science Collaboration
    Research: How to do?
    Research Patents
    Curriculum Vitae
    Foreign Scholarships

Facilitated students will be expected to have a comprehensive understanding about the protocols of research process, procedures and parameters. They will also be guided about the research opportunities that can be availed locally and aboard, to widen the horizon of research and allow students to make the most of it. Also NAYS EIC will help them to look for a place where they can share their innovative Ideas in future.

To register follow: 2nd One Day Workshop on Young Researchers' Skill Development

Your registration will only be accepted after you would have paid the registration fee.

 Registration fee: Rs. 500 only which includes:

    Workshop Material: Folder, Writing pad, Ball points
    Certificate of Participation
    1 x Lunch
    2x Refreshments

Registration is open till December 22, 2011. 

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Tropical Depression 26W (Northwestern Pacific Ocean)-NASA

Twenty-sixth Depression Forms in Northwestern Pacific Ocean

The northwestern Pacific is not yet ready to call the tropical cyclone season quits as the twenty-sixth tropical cyclone just formed about 365 miles east of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

At 1500 UTC (10 a.m. EST) on Dec. 12, Tropical Cyclone 26W formed as a depression in the South China Sea and was near 9.5 North and 112.8E. Maximum sustained winds were near 30 knots (35 mph/55 kmh), and TC26W is moving to the west near 8 knots (9 mph/14 kmh). The forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center expect Tropical Depression 26W to move west through the South China Sea, south of Vietnam over the next couple of days.

Forecast track for Tropical Depression 26W, according to the forecasters at the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.Credit: JTWC

Animated infrared satellite imagery showed that the low-level center of circulation is getting organized and consolidating. There is also banding of thunderstorms around the center, but convection (rising air that forms thunderstorms that make up the tropical depression) was weaker this morning. Tropical Depression 26W is dealing with easterly wind shear between 10 and 20 knots 12 to 23 mph / 20 to 37 kmh)which is preventing any strengthening. In fact, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center expects the wind shear to push the thunderstorms to the west and away from the storm's center, leading to its dissipation over the next several days.

Text credit: Rob Gutro
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. 

 

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SPE - SEG JOINT WORKSHOP-Thailand

"GEOPRESSURE ASSESSMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON WELLBORE CONSTRUCTION" 20 - 23 February 2012 · Phuket, Thailand REGISTER NOW TO ENJOY EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT! This joint event, organized by the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) and Society of Exploration Geophysicists (SEG), will focus on a broad range of topics related to pore pressure analysis and its impact on wellbore stability. The technical program will cover new techniques and technologies for pore pressure analysis and detection, advances in understanding overpressure generation mechanisms and distribution, with added emphasis on pore pressure prediction in HPHT environments, carbonates-dominated basins, and overpressure problems in deepwater settings.  This workshop will also cover the whole life cycle of pore pressure prediction, leading into assessment of wellbore stability from pre-drill modelling and well planning, through prediction while drilling and real-time mitigation, to post drill analysis. The objective of this joint workshop is to improve communication between the engineering and geoscience communities during wellbore construction, pore-pressure prediction, and detection process.  The workshop is designed for experts, engineers and geoscientists from oil companies, service companies and academia who are interested in developing a cross-disciplinary perspective on pore pressure and wellbore stability issues in geopressured basins.  Please visit the Joint Workshop website for further information. Contact Ivy Chan at SPE Asia Pacific Office with questions. Keep visiting thegeoscienceforum.blogspot.com

Tropical Storm 5A More 'Well-Rounded' on NASA Infrared Imagery, for Now

 Text by:  Rob Gutro, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

Over the past several days Tropical Storm 05A has become better organized on infrared satellite imagery from NASA. Imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite over two days has shown that the cold cloud tops in the cyclone have become more rounded as the storm consolidates and strengthens.

NASA's Aqua satellite made two passes over Tropical Storm 05A (5A) and noticed the changes. The first pass happened on Nov. 26 at 08:23 UTC (3:23 a.m. EST and the infrared image from the Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on Aqua revealed that 5A's clouds were not circular in nature, indicating a struggle within the storm to get organized. At that time, 5A was located near 9.3 North and 73.6 East, about 160 miles (257 km) west-southwest of Cochin, India.

These two infrared images of Tropical Storm 5A from NASA's AIRS instrument (on the Aqua satellite) show the storm get better organized and more rounded between Nov. 26 and 27, 2011. The purple color indicates the strongest, coldest, highest cloud tops, where heavy rain is likely falling. The area of strong thunderstorms increased and became more organized on Nov. 27. Credit: NASA JPL, Ed Olsen

By Nov. 27 at 21:23 UTC (4:23 p.m. EST) 5A had become circular in shape indicating that the storm did get better organized. At that time, maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph (35 knots/65 kmh) and it was 360 miles (579 km) south-southwest of Mumbai, India. That organization may be short-lived however, as wind shear increases and batters the circulation of the storm.

AIRS infrared imagery measures cloud top and sea surface temperatures, two factors that help determine the behavior of tropical cyclones. The colder the cloud tops are the higher the clouds and the stronger the thunderstorm (and heavier rain). The warmer the sea surface temperatures are, the higher the thunderstorm cloud tops are likely to rise and the stronger they are likely to become. Sea surface temperatures of at least 80F (26.6C) are needed to maintain a tropical cyclone, and they are currently near 84.2F (29C) in the Bay of Bengal where 5A lingers.

On Nov. 28 at 1500 UTC (10 a.m. EST), Tropical Storm 05A had maximum sustained winds still holding near 40 mph (35 knots/65 kmh). It was located 590 miles south of Karachi, Pakistan near 15.2 North and 67.8 East. 5A was moving to the northwest at 8 knots (9 mph/14 kmh) and generating seas of 17 feet (5.1 meters) high. Infrared imagery today shows that the banding of thunderstorms in the southeastern quadrant of the storm have thinned, a sign of weakening.

Forecasters say that it will track northwest across the Arabian Sea toward Somalia and strengthen a little more before running into wind shear that is expected to weaken the storm.

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Structural Geology Presentation - Al-Azhar University

AAPG student chapter of Al-Azhar University has organized a presentation on "Structural Geology". The demonstrations will be given by;

• Mr. Mohammed Hussien Saleh,                     Exploration Manager BP
• MR: Basem Khalaf
  Geo Modeler Rasheed
• Miss: Eman Salem
  Exploration Geologist Khalda

The presentations are scheduled on Wednesday 30th November 2011 at 5 PM (local) at Seminar Room,  Geology Department, Faculty of science.
Al-Azhar University.

Don't Waste Your Chance

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Hurricane Season 2011: Tropical Depression 98B (Northern Indian Ocean)

NASA's Aqua Satellite Sees Tropical Depression 98B in North Indian Ocean

Text credit: Rob Gutro
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/, Greenbelt, Md. 

NASA's Aqua Satellite is watching a low pressure area in the northern Indian Ocean that has become a tropical depression. Tropical Depression 98B continues to consolidate and organize, and over the last 24 hours and bands of thunderstorms have formed around its center.

When bands of thunderstorms form around a developing low, it is an indication that the storm is strengthening and getting organized. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared image of System 98B that showed its cloud cover consolidating into a rounded area of clouds, indicating better circulation.

NASA's Aqua satellite captured this infrared image of System 98B, developing into a tropical depression in the Northern Indian Ocean on Nov. 25, 2011. The low pressure center is consolidating, and 98B is expected to become a tropical storm. Credit: NASA/NRL

On Nov. 25, System 98B had maximum sustained winds between 25 and 30 knots (34 mph/55 kmh) which is tropical depression strength. It is located near 4.9 North latitude and 78.3 East longitude and is moving northwest at 13 knots (15 mph/24 kmh). That's about 150 miles (241 km) southwest of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is forecast by the Joint Typhoon Warning center to continue moving to the northwest and may affect southwestern India over the next several days.

The Joint Typhoon Warning Center gives System 98B a high chance of becoming a tropical storm in the next 48 hours.

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Bahria University Honour- SPE-PAPG- Annual Technical Confernce 2011

Two students of Bahria University, Islamabad Campus won the student paper presentation contest at "SPE-PAPG ANNUAL TECHNICAL CONFERENCE 2011'' held at Serena Hotel, Islamabad from 21st to 23rd November 2011 in which 7 different papers were presented in G & G SECTION by students of different universities of Pakistan. More than one students contributed in the papers they presented. But the students who are mentioned below worked solely on their respective papers and presentation which is really appreciable. 

Ist position was captured by Mr.Muhammad Usman ( Bs-8 Geophysics)

topic of presentation 'Earthquakes and climate change''.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3rd position  holder was Mr. Ali Wahid (MS Geophysics) 

topic of presentation ''Rerservoir characterisation and sequence stratigraphy of Sanghar area lower indus basin using neural networks".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Geoscience Forum, Bahria University Society of Exploration Geophysicists (BU-SEG) and PAPG student chapter congratulate both students for their brilliance and achieving good name for institute. We wish them good luck in the future.

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