PESGB Brochure

Charity Number: 1085619

The PESGB was established in 1964 by a group of likeminded professionals keen to create a community of geoscientists for networking and sharing ideas. Over 50 years on we have maintained those founding principles.

We have a membership of over 6000 individuals, active in all six continents and have established a number of flagship events where professionals network, share technical excellence, and discuss the latest developments. These events include PETEX, PROSPEX and a vast array of field trips, courses, seminars and conferences.

As part of our charitable objective we have a growing programme of grants and outreach projects. We have donated over £2m supporting various educational projects including; school-based education, university support and public engagement, with the aim of raising the profile and impact of geoscience.

Our focus on the future has seen the PESGB become the largest sponsor of Geoscience MSc’s in the UK. We have also established a public annual lecture programme designed to promote geology and earth science which has featured speakers including Sir Tony Robinson, Hugh Dennis, Dallas Campbell and Professor Iain Stewart.

As we work to promote our industry, PESGB has created partnerships with other professional societies and organisations to inform and challenge Government policy, share knowledge and support the aspirations of our members.

A Word from the Executive Director...MARIA IREDALE

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VAT Registration Number 539 2064 43 • Registered Charity Number 1085619

To promote, for the public benefit, education in the scientific and technical aspects of petroleum exploration...

The Society’s objective is achieved by a variety of means including lectures, field trips, the monthly magazine, special interest groups and regular conferences and events. It has circa 6400 members from the oil exploration industry and academia, with a sixth of its membership based overseas.

The Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB) was founded in 1964

• Reduced subscription rate to Petroleum Geology, Petroleum Geoscience and GeoExpro Journals

• 40% discount on selected Geological Society of London books

• Access to the Geological Society Library; a comfortable study space with WIFI make the Library a perfect place for research in the heart of London.

Active/Associate Membership

£45*

Student Membership

£20* Mem

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6 Member’s website

6 PESGB Structural Framework of the North Sea & Atlantic Margin Map

6 Monthly lectures in London and Aberdeen

6 Membership Directory

6 Training Directory

6 Exclusive social events

6 Member’s rates for PESGB Seminars, Conferences and to PETEX

6 PESGB Membership and Salary Survey

*plus an initial £5 administration fee

Open to oil and gas companies based in the UK and overseas. Sustaining sponsors help us achieve our prime objective which is to; promote, for the public benefit, education in the scientific and technical aspects of petroleum exploration. In return for your support your company will receive:

Silver Sponsor £500 + VAT• Two copies of the Membership Directory• Three copies of our Training Directory• Two free copies of the PESGB Structural Framework of the North Sea & Atlantic Margin Map (most recent edition)• Your company logo featured in our monthly magazine and also on the PESGB website• Access to our new onsite facilities at the member rates• Up to 5 PESGB event tickets at the member rate for non-PESGB members (including member-only events)

Gold Sponsor £900 + VATSilver benefits plus: • Extended company listing on Sustaining Sponsors page in one month of the PESGB Magazine• One half page advert in the PESGB magazine (worth £809+VAT!)

Platinum Sponsor £1600 + VATGold benefits plus: • Sponsorship of PESGB Structural Framework of the North Sea & Atlantic Margin Map (worth £1000 + VAT!)S

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PresidentColin Percival, The Parkmead Group

President ElectNick Terrell, Azinor Catalyst

Vice PresidentRicki Charles, Shell International Ltd.

TreasurerMaurice Dicks, Zebra Geoscience

SecretaryGavin Ward, RISC Advisory

Director CommunicationsTracey Dancy, Making Waves Marketing

Director Education & TrainingAndy Los

Director EventsJohn Summers, Rockhopper

Director AberdeenJohn Sayer, Cegal

Director Elect AberdeenHelen Taylor, Centrica Energy

Director Young ProfessionalsShereen Nairne, ENGIE Group

Past PresidentHamish Wilson, Richmond Energy Partners

Executive DirectorMaria Iredale, PESGB

PESGB Office TeamBased at PESGB, 7th Floor, No1. Croydon, 12-16 Addiscombe Road, Croydon, London, CR0 0XT

Executive DirectorMaria Iredale, [email protected]

Operations Benjamin Gardner, [email protected]

Finance Sue Brodie, [email protected]

Communications & Events Rosy Chirayath, [email protected]

EventsRebecca Dibley, [email protected]

Office Admin & Exhibition Logistics Ben King, [email protected]

Events Bethany Parkinson, [email protected]

Membership Barbara Thomas, [email protected]

Hire our offices for a course or meetingGreat member rates available! Contact [email protected] for further information

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Sub Committee for Investments & Disbursements (SCID)

This Committee was set up in 2003 to utilise the Society’s surplus from the biennial PETEX event to make disbursements in line with the objectives of the Society:

6 Education – to support Petroleum Geoscience courses in Universities and the industry

6 Information – to distribute information and data to members

6 Sub Groups – to provide financial support to the activities of the PESGB sub groups.

All requests or ideas for funding are discussed by SCID to ascertain their relevance to the Society’s aims in providing educational benefit to PESGB Members and/or the general public. A recommendation is then made to the full PESGB Council.

If you have an idea you would like to discuss before making an application, please get in touch with Executive Director, Maria Iredale.

See website for application guidelines and form.

Member benefit projects have included:• Petroleum Geoscience Database• Museum Support; The Dorking

Museum, Rotunda Museum• Publication of; Southern Permian

Basin Atlas, Virtual Seismic Atlas and the 2nd edition of The Geological Field Guide to the Sedimentary Rocks of Northern Scotland

• Undergraduate field work projects across the country

• Outreach educational earth science demonstrations to schools

• Earth Science Teachers Association (ESTA) conference support

• Cambridge University Time Truck• Durham University Petroleum

Geosicence Database• Imperial College Barrel Awards• Aberdeen University Scholar Awards• Earth Science Education Unit,

Keele University in support of their Summer School

• Gloucestershire Geology Trust – provision of Rock and Fossil shows to primary schools

• Kimmeridge Trust – in support of their Fossil Museum website and e-learning

• North West Highlands Geopark – redesign and printing of promotional material

• Geological Society Publishing House – to provide colour images for the GSL publication

• Geological Society – support for employment of an Intern and Careers Day sponsorship

• University of St Andrews – support for their Geobus outreach activities

• Undergraduate Mapping projects

The PESGB Scholars Award Scheme has grown over the last few years and now is recognised as one of the largest supporters of MSc Students in the UK. In 2014 PESGB donated £233,290sponsoring 26 students.

PESGB has been a critical partner in the exploHUB start-up process and instrumental in the delivery of this unique training centre...

SCID has donated £2,073,765.00 between 2004-2014

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The monthly magazine is one of the main ways of communicating with our members.

Regular sections provide details of all PESGB activities together with reports of current industry news. Recent membership surveys showed that 45% of PESGB members are geologists and 36% are geophysicists. Of the membership 45% work for oil companies and 79% are from middle and senior management.

If you are interested in advertising in the PESGB Magazine, please contact Production Editor, Rosy Chirayath

[email protected]

Get your company noticed, advertise in the PESGB Magazine...

AberdeenThis is the largest of the branches. It holds monthly evening lectures (except July). IrelandThe Irish branch holds approximately three lecture meetings a year. Lectures are held at the Geological Survey of Ireland in Beggars Bush, Dublin 4 and are followed by drinks and chat at a local hostelry. The lectures are free to students and PESGB members.

SurreyThe Surrey branch meets on the third Wednesday of every odd month at The White House pub in Guildford, starting at 6pm. The meeting is completely informal and has no technical speaker content, being purely a meeting to make and renew contacts within the oil industry. Generally we get 30 to 40+ people during the evening so it has proved to be a good focus for networking.

Cumberland & the Lake DistrictThe group is hoping to arrange meetings in the future in the Cumberland area. If you are interested in helping to organise a meeting or wish to sponsor an event, please get in touch with PESGB office.

Cotswold & WesternThe group is hoping to arrange meetings in the future in the Cheltenham/ Gloucester area. If you are interested in helping to organise a meeting or wish to sponsor an event, please get in touch with PESGB office.

Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

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Interest Group meeting was a one-day event held in 1998 on West Africa

6 In order to build on the success of our Africa SIG and establish our conference as an annual event, a link with the Houston Geological Society was proposed whereby the venue would alternate annually between London and Houston

6 Formed in 1999 by Dr Paul Duller in long-term collaboration with Duncan McKay

6 Successful series of bi-annual 2-day conferences (Dec 1999-2007) in collaboration with the Geological Society’s Geoscience Information Group

6 Membership focused and inclusive

6 The Geophysics Special Interest Group of the PESGB exists to promote the understanding and exchange of knowledge within the Society’s membership of all aspects of surface and subsurface geophysical methods including seismic, gravity, magnetic and electromagnetic

6 Approximately thirty six percent of the Societies membership are geophysicists. SIG aims to hold where possible an annual seminar to serve these needs and interests

If you want to be a part of any of these active groups please get in touch...

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The YP group was established in 2010 specifically for those members with less than 10 years experience in the oil and gas industry. Run by Young Professionals for young professionals, the group supports and develops a strong network within the larger petroleum geosciences community.

With committee’s based both in London and Aberdeen the YPs deliver multiple events every year, actively providing opportunities for the YPs at the beating heart of the industry.

From lectures and training courses to mentoring, networking evenings and university sponsorship, the PESGB YPs do it all...

Lectures and SeminarsThe committee members of Aberdeen and London work hard to bring you lectures and intimate seminars from industry leaders and experts. An annual highlight is the House of Commons debate. Hosted by the YPs, industry leaders and politicians lock swords to discuss the challenges and tribulations facing our industry at the time.

Undergraduate Mapping SponsorshipThis initiative provides three students from around 20 of the UK’s top geoscience universities with financial support when undertaking their compulsory mapping projects. The most deserving students are awarded £100 each to help with travel and accommodation during their respective projects.

PESGB YP Mentoring SchemeYoung Professional members use their mentor for career advice or planning, technical development, life experience (working in different countries, etc.) and general support. If you would like to find out more or sign up to the PESGB YP Mentoring scheme, please email [email protected]

Socials, Fieldtrips and Networking EventsBeing Young and Professional it can’t all be hard work and no play! The PESGB YPs are very proud of their social calendar and the networking opportunities they provide. They have even found a way to mix geology and beer in their annual GeoPub Tour led by Bob Leppard of Leppard Sedimentology. Recent highlights have also included a geology themed movie evening showing a private screening of The Core to an audience of PESGB YPs.

Why not get involved in your industry, meet with friends and colleagues, but most of all have fun with the PESGB YPs!

EventsStoneley Lecture

2014Dallas Campbell,TV Presenter‘Unlocking the Secrets of the Red Planet’

2013Hugh Dennis,TV Personality‘Geology & Me’

The Lecture programme has been named after Professor Bob Stoneley (1929 – 2008), eminent geologist and educator and an Honorary Member of PESGB.This lecture series addresses contemporary topics of interest, relevant to petroleum exploration. They are designed to advance public understanding and debate by engaging speakers who are leading figures in the communication of scientific and technical material.

The PESGB are proud to announce the next lecture and date to continue our Stoneley Lecture Series in memory of Professor Robert Stoneley.

Stoneley Lecture Series

Adventurous geologist who made perilous expeditions in search of oil and enthused his students with his passion for discovery.

(The Times, Newspaper, 17 October 2008)

“Earth, Exploration & Excitement: travels in modern geology” by Professor Iain Stewart

Tuesday 13 March 2012Central Hall, Westminster, LondonDoors open at 6pm, Lecture will start at 6.30pm

Iain Stewart is professor of Geoscience Communication at the University of Plymouth. He is also a television and radio presenter, and has worked on a variety of programmes such as ‘Journeys From the Centre of the Earth’, ‘Earth: The Power of the Planet’, ‘Hot Rocks’, ‘The Climate Wars’ and ‘How Earth Made Us’.His more recent work includes; ‘Making Scotland’s Landscape’, shown on BBC One in late 2010 and; ‘Men Of Rock’, a television series about pioneering geologists in Scotland.

Registration Open Book now to reserve your place.

Tickets cost £15 and £5 for students* *(proof of status will be required on the evening)

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2012Professor Iain Stewart,Lecturer & TV Presenter‘Earth, Exploration & Excitement: travels in modern geology’

2015Sir Tony Robinson,TV Personality‘Living with Volcanoes’

EventsGeophysics Conference

The aim of this seminar is to cover technical

and operational best practice in the

geological, geophysical, petrophysical and

geomechanical aspects of characterisingunconventional

reservoirs.

EventsAfrican E&P ConferenceThis annual conference, alternating between London and Houston has established itself as the primary technical E&P conference on Africa, with attendances in recent years reaching over 600, including operators, consultants, governments and academia. There is also a large poster programme in addition to the oral programme of about 35 high quality talks covering E&P in all regions of Africa.

Since 1965, the PESGB have run over 190 field trips. In recent years these have included:

• Boulby Mine• Carboniferous, South

Wales• Castleton• Dorset Jurassic Coast• Forest of Dean• Kimmeridge Bay• Loch Assynt• Soft Rock, Hard Rock & a

Trace of Heavy Metal• Stonehaven • Vale of Eden

PESGB run a variety of courses and seminars each year including:

• A Petroleum Geologist’s Guide to Seismic Reflection

• Carbonate Reservoirs

• Data Management

• Petroleum Exploration in Frontier Basins on the Atlantic Margin

• Petroleum Geology of North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean

• North Sea Petroleum Geology

• Sedimentology Course

• Sequence Stratigraphy for Petroleum Exploration

• West of Shetlands Conference

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PROSPEX is a two day exhibition with a parallel speaker programme featuring the highly popular ‘Prospects to Go’ sessions.

The aim of PROSPEX is to provide a venue for announced “Promote Licensees” and oil and gas companies to market prospects and meet with potential investors to facilitate the “deal making” process.

We also offer a contextual overview of licensing activities and related topics for the UKCS and surrounding areas.PROSPEX launched in 2003, entitled “Licence to Sell”, and has been cohosted by the PESGB and Oil & Gas Authority (formerly DECC) since then.

Held in the Business Design Centre, Islington, London, PROSPEX has grown to occupy the largest hall available.

PETEX is the largest subsurface-focused E&P conference and exhibition in the UK, attracting thousands of delegates from across the world and across a spectrum of industry sectors, from super-majors to consultancies. The conference is also attended by a large contingent of geoscience Masters and PhD students. Conveniently based at ExCeL, London, PETEX is a biennial event featuring a technical programme highlighting the latest developments in exploration, development, production and subsurface technology.

PETEX Ltd is a wholly owned subsidery limited company of PESGB and exists solely to run the biennial event. 100% of its profits are donated to PESGB in order to further the charitable aims of the Society.

2014 was the largest PETEX ever157 exhibitors 8,000 sq metres

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