Transforming Energy Exploration: Technology, Sustainability, and Innovation Symposium

Visa

To assist with the Visa Letter for your participation we kindly request that you complete the form and submit the required details at your earliest convenience. This will enable us to proceed with issuing your visa letter.

Once you receive the Visa Letter, please apply for your visa online for a business visa at the consulate. For your Visa Online application, please view this step-by-step procedure to assist you with the process.

For Visa in Arrival, please visit – India Visa Online. For any questions or require further assistance, please reach out to Roshna Fathima, Event Lead at [email protected]

Please note that per SEG policy, travel expenses, visa and registration for the symposium will be the individual’s responsibility.

We look forward to seeing you in Bengaluru, India. Feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Venue

Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru at Embassy ONE
8, Bellary Road, Ganganagar
Bengaluru, 560032

Room Rates:

• Premier Single @ INR ₹14,000 plus 18 % taxes (Buffet Breakfast & Wifi)
• Premier Double @ INR ₹15,000 plus 18 % taxes (Buffet Breakfast & Wifi)

Note:

• Standard time of the hotel for Check-in is 1500hrs and Check-out is 1200hrs.
• Above room rate is inclusive of room, buffet breakfast at a designated area and standard internet

Access:

• Above room rate is exclusive of taxes.
• All the incidentals will be charged as per consumption.
• Mini Bar will be charged as per consumption.

Cancellation policy:

For booking, kindly mention the SEG event name—Transforming Energy Exploration Symposium—and email your details to [email protected] 

Session Venue

Day 1

Stream 1- Grand Ballroom
Stream 2-Garden Room

Day 2

Stream 1- Grand Ballroom
Stream 2-Garden Room
Stream 3-Nectar Room

Day 3

Stream 1- Grand Ballroom
Stream 2-Garden Room
SEG CORE Program-Nectar Room

Lunch Venue
Foyer Area-Grand Ballroom

Who Should Attend?

This symposium is designed for a diverse audience, including:

• Exploration and production professionals seeking to stay ahead of industry trends.
• Technology innovators and service providers driving advancements in energy exploration.
• Researchers and academic institutions contributing to the development of new solutions.
• Policy makers and regulators shaping the future of energy and resource management.
• Investors and stakeholders committed to supporting the energy transition and sustainable growth.

By connecting a diverse group of stakeholders, the Transforming Energy Exploration: Technology, Sustainability, and Innovation Symposium 2026 aims to inspire transformative thinking and unlock new opportunities for sustainable growth in the evolving energy landscape.

Registration Fees

Includes Coffee breaks (during the meeting) and lunches (Wednesday–Friday)

Join & Save! Non-members will gain further access to the world of applied geophysics through the SEGratis Membership — a complimentary one-year membership included with a paid non-member workshop registration.

India National Delegate Rates

Early Bird Registration Fee (must be registered and paid by 23 August 2026)
US$550 (Member) | US$660 (Non-member)

Full Registration Fee (effective 24 August 2026 onwards)
US$650 (Member) | US$750 (Non-member)

Group of 5 Registration Fee 
US$600 (rate per person)

Academia Registration Fee
US$450 (Member) | US$550 (Non-member)

Student Registration Fee
US$220 (Member) | US$240 (Non-member)

For Student & Academia Registrations:
All student non-members must submit a copy of their valid student ID to [email protected] to complete registration.

International Delegate Rates

Early Bird Registration Fee (must be registered and paid by 23 August 2026)
US$1,080 (Member) | US$1,280 (Non-member)

Full Registration Fee (effective 24 August 2026 onwards)
US$1,380 (Member) | US$1,480 (Non-member)

Group of 5 Registration Fee 
US$1,100 (rate per person)

Academia Registration Fee
US$450 (Member) | US$550 (Non-member)

Student Registration Fee
US$220 (Member) | US$240 (Non-member)

For Student & Academia Registrations:
All student non-members must submit a copy of their valid student ID to [email protected] to complete registration.

Visa Information

To assist with the Visa Letter for your participation we kindly request that you complete the form and submit the required details at your earliest convenience. This will enable us to proceed with issuing your visa letter.

Once you receive the Visa Letter, please apply for your visa online for a business visa at the consulate. For your Visa Online application, please view this step-by-step procedure to assist you with the process.

For Visa in Arrival, please visit – India Visa Online. For any questions or require further assistance, please reach out to Roshna Fathima, Event Lead at [email protected]

Please note that per SEG policy, travel expenses, visa and registration for the symposium will be the individual’s responsibility.

We look forward to seeing you in Bengaluru, India. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Topics:

• Emerging Exploration Technologies: Advancements in imaging, predictive analytics, and real-time data integration to improve decision-making and operational outcomes.
• Digital Transformation: Leveraging AI/ML and high-performance computing to automate workflows across all the domains of an E&P cycle.
• Sustainable Energy Solutions: Integrating low-carbon strategies, alternative energy sources, and sustainable resource development approaches.
• Collaboration & Knowledge Sharing:  Enabling partnerships between national oil companies (NOCs), international oil companies (IOCs), service providers, and academia to accelerate technology adoption and build capabilities across the industry.

LLMs for Geoscientists and Petroleum Engineers

Date: 26 September 2026
Time: 9:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Location: Four Seasons Bengaluru

Instructor

Dr Malleswar Yenugu

Ph.D. – CEO, Drake AI USA

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Dr Malleswar Yenugu

Ph.D. – CEO, Drake AI USA

Dr Malleswar Yenugu graduated from the University of Houston with a Ph.D in Geophysics, with deep expertise in subsurface data interpretation and reservoir characterization. He is a frequently invited guest lecturer at prestigious institutions such as Stanford University, University of Tulsa, University of New Orleans, and IIT Bombay.

Oil & Gas Industry Leadership
Dr Yenugu delivered a continuing‑education talk titled “AI and Gen AI for Oil and Gas Production Optimization and Artificial Lift Failure Prediction” at the SPE Evangeline Section in Lafayette, Louisiana on February 11, 2025.

Dr Yenugu has been championing digital transformation in upstream oil & gas through leadership in Drake – AI & Gen AI for Oil & Gas, a platform developed for predictive maintenance, petrophysical automation, and optimization across exploration and production workflows.

AI/Generative AI & LLM Expertise
Dr Yenugu is the CEO and founder of Kalpra Tech Solutions (and associated ventures such as Byte Link Systems), overseeing strategic development of AI-first products including Drake, Moe Chatbot, Keppler, and PraiseTech.

He has been driving innovation in Generative AI, including NLP chatbots, diagnostic tools, and AI‑driven predictive analytics across multiple sectors.

Dr Yenugu has been actively sharing insights on Gen AI and Machine Learning through course demos and educational content via platforms like Kalpra Academy on YouTube.

Intersection of Oil & Gas and AI
Dr Yenugu has been actively engaged with professional bodies such as the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), presenting on productive intelligence and digital transformation in the energy sector. Under his leadership, Drake AI and Kalpra have exhibited at events like IMAGE24 (Houston), expanding industry adoption of AI-driven solutions in reservoir modeling, predictive maintenance, and production optimization.

Strengths & Core Competencies
His combination of academic rigor in geophysics and real-world entrepreneurial experience in AI application for oil & gas have developed a deep technical knowledge in petrophysics, reservoir engineering, artificial lift systems, seismic interpretation, and log analytics. Dr Yenugu is a strategic thinker with strong leadership, communication, and mentoring skills, bridging the gap between technology innovation and industry application.

Dr. Yenugu is a trusted educator, trainer, and experienced public speaker in both academic and professional learning environments. He has a proven track record of developing and deploying AI/GenAI solutions tailored to upstream operations, as well as hands-on experience building AI chatbots and GenAI tools—expertise that participants will develop throughout this course.

Seminar Registration Fee

US$110 (Member) | US$140 (Non-Member)

(The above rates are inclusive of 5% UAE VAT)

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Seminar Outline

09:00 – 09:30 – Welcome & Introduction: Icebreaker: How is AI being used in your current work?

Course Overview

Tools to be used (Colab, Hugging Face, LangChain, etc.)

09:30–10:30: Session 1: Introduction to LLMs for Energy Sector

• What are LLMs?
• LLMs vs Traditional ML
• Use cases in E&P:
• Log interpretation
• Drilling reports summarization
• NPT event extraction
• Seismic report tagging
• Case studies

10:30–10:45: Break

Networking and Q&A

10:45–12:15
Session 2: Anatomy of an LLM & Prompt Engineering

• How LLMs understand petroleum-specific language
• Using OpenAI/GPT, Mistral, LLaMA for geoscience use
• Prompt design for:
• Lithology classification
• Core description summaries
• Report QA
• Hands-on: Try prompts with real upstream examples

12:15–13:15: Lunch Break

Informal discussion over lunch

13:15 – 14:30 – 🛠️ Session 3: Fine-tuning and Adapting LLMs to E&P Data

• LLM fine-tuning vs embedding vs retrieval augmentation (RAG)
• Use cases: drilling reports, LAS logs, PDF documents
• Demo:
• Annotating and cleaning datasets
• Tokenization
• Setting up LoRA fine-tuning

14:30–15:30: Session 4: Build Your Own LLM-Powered Assistant

• LangChain and RAG architecture
• Integrating document search and Q&A
• Build a chatbot that answers subsurface questions from PDFs (well reports, logs, etc.)
• Hands-on mini-project

15:30 – 15:45 – Break

15:45 – 16:45 – Session 5: Deploying Your Custom LLM

• Running models locally vs using APIs
• Cost optimization tips for GPU use
• Open-source vs Closed-source models for E&P
• Security & Data Governance for sensitive subsurface data
• Containerizing and sharing your LLM

16:45–17:30: Wrap-up, Q&A, and Certification

• Key takeaways
• Participant Q&A
• Feedback form
• Certificate of Completion awarded