Shale gas, CO2 based Enhanced Oil Recovery, and oil and gas exploration at large depths, are examples of the challenging issues facing industry today – reflected at this years’ version of CERE’s prime event.
With no less than 40 external participants, representing 19 energy corporations and other industry from 13 countries, the 2014 version of CERE’s Discussion Meeting is yet another summit of energy resources engineering.
“This event demonstrates that CERE is second to none. If not, our colleagues from energy corporations around the world wouldn’t show up,” says Dr. Vural Sander Suicmez, senior reservoir engineer at DBU Subsurface Development, Maersk Oil.
A large proportion of the 2014 event is dedicated to un-conventional carbon-hydrate resources, and to conventional recovery under high pressure or otherwise challenging conditions.
“Such complex issues have always appealed to academia, but actually I find this focus is also reflecting the demands of industry. Shale gas, HPHT, and otherwise challenging resources are becoming an ever larger part of the business,” Dr. Suicmez comments.
“I find the event well organized. With the spread of interests between the various participants it is always a balance between general and detailed content. For instance, as a petroleum engineer I found some of the geology content too detailed for me, but I respect that other participants demand that kind of detail. I don’t think you could have less detail considering the size of the Consortium. Further, the parallel sessions give you an opportunity to swap between sessions to optimize your outcome.”
Maersk Oil, also a partner in the new Danish Hydrocarbon Research & Technology Centre, presented several wishes for future activities at CERE.
“We are pleased that the Discussion Meeting is open to industry suggestions. But of course we also have to respect what the other member companies will have to say,” Dr. Suicmez underlines.
“The broad range of participating companies implies that no single company can expect to have all its wishes fulfilled. This is a fact that I am happy to accept, since it is really beneficial to have a wide range of companies in the Consortium. The conference is a good platform for networking. We have the chance of discussing various issues with our colleagues in other companies.”