About
19 – 23 Nov 2018
Hurghada, Egypt
Registration Categories
Registration fee includes: Coffee breaks (during meeting), Lunches (Monday-Wednesday) and Icebreaker on Monday
Standard Registration Fee
US$950 (non-members) | US$850 (members)
Student/Academia Registration Fee
maximum of 5 and available on a first-come, first-served basis
US$300
Field Trip Registration Fee
maximum of 25 participants and available on a first-come, first-served basis
US$240
Cancellation Policy
Please contact [email protected]
Workshop Schedule
Monday, 19 November
Registration; morning and afternoon sessions; Icebreaker
Tuesday, 20 November
Morning and afternoon sessions
Wednesday, 21 November
Morning and afternoon sessions
Who should attend?
The workshop targets geoscientists, decision makers, and investors interested in understanding and assessing the exploration potential of the Red Sea. The goal is to provide insight into the complex geological setting of the entire Red Sea Basin. Expert presentations and discussions will analyze the geological background, i.e. rift processes; structural and stratigraphic framework; and petroleum system modeling; as well as acquisition, analysis, and interpretation of geophysical data. In addition, the location of this workshop provides the unique opportunity for each participant to handle the petroleum system elements on a two-day field trip led by Red Sea region experts from Egyptian academia. In less than a week, participants will gain deep insight into the opportunities, challenges, and solutions of frontier exploration in the Red Sea.
Workshop Format
The format of the workshop will feature presentations by invited key experts in their field to share their experiences. The workshop will serve as a unique opportunity to have open and extended discussions among the participants interested in Red Sea Exploration.
Six sessions (three days). Oral presentations will be 15 minutes followed by 5 minutes of Q&A. After each session, a 30 minute moderated discussion is planned. The objective of this session is to allow participant discussion in detail, and debate what has worked and the challenges they face during their daily workflows. Session chairs will also serve as facilitators during the 30-minute open discussion.
Posters: Poster presentations will be scheduled so as to give ample time to the delegates to discuss with the poster’s author(s) the topic of the poster. Posters will be displayed in the workshop room for viewing during coffee and session breaks.
Workshop Venue
Sheraton Soma Bay Resort, Hurghada, Egypt
Relish iconic Red Sea and desert mountain views from our friendly resort, where authentic Egyptian architecture meets white-sand beaches.
When it comes to diving, Soma Bay has it all. Coral reefs extend several kilometers down to the southern tip of the peninsula. In addition, just a few minutes from the shore, seven pillars of coral rise nearly 20 meters from the sandy bottom, providing a unique diving and snorkeling experience.
Pamper yourself at the nearby Les Thermes Marins des Cascades Thalasso Therapy Center. Its full range of treatments will indulge you with luxury, wellness, and beauty. Achieve renewed harmony of mind, body, and spirit with the restorative powers of their Thalasso services.
For those who don't want to miss the opportunity to see the cradle of civilization, a one or two-day visit to Luxor (just 260 kilometers from Soma Bay) can be organized.
For room booking inquiries, please contact [email protected] or [email protected].
Visa Information/Invitation Letter
Workshop participants may generate an official invitation letter from SEG. This form will generate a letter that you can print and use if required. For visa requirements for entering Egypt, contact the Egyptian Embassy nearest you. Please note, SEG does not guarantee that you will be granted a visa, nor does it commit SEG to pay any expenses you may incur. It is the sole responsibility of the attendee to obtain the necessary paperwork for entry into Egypt.
Technical Program
The workshop objective is to identify the current state of knowledge and advance ideas to promote exploration in the Red Sea Basin.
View full technical program schedule
Technical topics to be covered:
- Tectonics and crustal processes
- Gulf of Suez as a laboratory for Red Sea
- Lessons learned: “What the wells and new data tell us”
- Volcanism and influence of uplift on sedimentation
- Structural and stratigraphic framework of the Red Sea
- Full Waveform Inversion
- Petroleum systems in a rift setting - global analogues
- Saline giants and layered evaporates
- Imaging and inversion through complex media
- New acquisition and processing applications
Technical Committee
Co-Chairmen
Maurice Nessim, Schlumberger
Mohamed Abdel Azim, Ganope
Members
- Adel Ramadan Mostafa, Ain Shams University
- Ahmad Saleh, Shell
- Ahmed El Barkooky, Cairo University
- Ahmed Salah, EGAS
- Alessio Checconi, TGS
- Andreas Laake, Schlumberger
- Ayman Shabrawi, Schlumberger
- John Brittan, ION
- Li Jianlin, BGP
- Malcolm Francis, Schlumberger
- Osama Farouk, EGPC
- Samir Abdelmoaty, Rock-Hopper
- Samir Khalil, Suez Canal University
- Taher El Zefzaf, Ganope
- Yousuf K Fadolalkarem, Saudi Aramco
Field Trip
Highlights of a Natural Rift Laboratory
The Red Sea is a 2,000 km-long, NW-trending, continental rift system formed in response to the separation of the Arabian and African plates. It represents a modern example of an embryonic and young ocean basin formed by continental break up. Excellent exposures in the Egyptian margin of the Red Sea provide splendid opportunity to study the rift structural, statigraphic and depositional architectures as well as evolutionary stages of the rift system.
Field Trip Fee
Field trip registration fee: US$240
Field Trip includes transportation, field guide, snacks and drinks at tour stops, and hot lunch.
Registration Procedures
Participant must be registered for the RED SEA Exploration Workshop in Hurghada, Egypt before registering for the field trip and must book for one night (22 November 2018) in Movenpick Resort El Quseir. A maximum number of 25 participants can be accommodated due to limited space; registrations will be on a first-come basis.
Completed registration forms may be sent to Hyra Dalisay, Meeting Planner. All registrations must be received by 19 October 2018. No late registrations will be accepted.
Field Trip Accommodations
To book your accommodation, please fill in the Field Trip Hotel Booking Form under Important documents and email it here [email protected].
Brief Itinerary
DAY ONE – 22 NOVEMBER 2018
7:00 am: Depart from Hotel in Hurghada
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm: Lunch Break
4:15 pm: Drive south to Movenpick Resort, El Quseir for overnight stay
DAY TWO – 23 NOVEMBER 2018
7:00 am: Leave Hotel in Quseir and drive to Hurghada
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm: Lunch Break
4:15 pm: Drive to Hurghada
Outline of Field Trip
The two-day field trip will be focusing on some key outcrops to define the main structural elements and to examine the general characteristics of the pre-rift and syn-rift stratigraphy and syn-rift depositional patterns, and eventually provide insights into the relevance of these elements to hydrocarbon exploration in the offshore area of the Egyptian Red Sea margin.
Start and end points of the fieldtrip will be at the workshop venue in Hurghada. The outcrops visited are located in the area between Safaga and Quseir, at 60 to 120 km south of Hurghada, with an overnight stop at Quseir.
The absence of vegetation due to the desert climate provides excellent outcrops for close-up study as well as correlation with the larger sections laterally and vertically of both structure and stratigraphy.
The outcrops will comprise the following onshore analogs for the offshore structural and stratigraphic settings:
- Fault systems and shear zones representing the structural framework.
- Relay ramps and their impact on syn-rift deposition.
- Offsets of pre-rift formations against basement.
- Phosphates, chalks and shales representing possible source rocks.
- Pre-rift stratigraphic sequences as analogs for pre-rift reservoirs.
- Fan delta reservoir analogs.
- Unconformities representing stratigraphic trap features.
Note: The actual outcrops shown during the field trip are subject to weather and ground conditions.
List of Recommended Items to Bring on the Field Trip
- Comfortable field shoes.
- Sun protection to protect from intense sun at high altitudes: high SPF sun screen, sun glasses, hat or cap to protect the head, long sleeved shirts and trousers.
- 2 T-shirts for layering due to fast changing weather conditions.
- 1 sweater to protect from A/C in cars and buildings.
- Water to protect from dehydration will be provided.
Field Trip Leaders
Ahmed El-Barkooky, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Samir Khalil, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt
Field Trip Committee
Adel Moustafa, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Ahmed El-Barkooky, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Andreas Laake, Schlumberge WesternGeco, Houston, USA
Gamal Ammar, Consultant, Cairo, Egypt
Samir Abdelmoaty, Rock-Hopper, Cairo Egypt
Samir Khalil, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt