PME-GEPG program to set a booth in the Petroleum Day 2013

Starting from 2011, PETROLEUM DAY has been the annually biggest student-lead Oil and Gas event in HCMC, with the attendance of companies, experts and more than 1000 undergraduates interested and majored in this leading industry. Throughout the years, PETROLEUM DAY has been benchmarked as the unique and proud voice of the HCMUT Oil and Gas Students.

Petroleum Day 2013 was organised successfully with Gold sponsor from SPE, PV Drilling Bakerhughes, Premier Oil; Silver sponsor from Schlumberger; and the attendance of  Weatherford and AIT-VN. The Master program of AIT-VN has actively taken part in the event and constructively guided students to their coming further study.

The Petroleum Day 2013 Timeline:

Timing	Content	Speaker
08h30– 08h40	Opening performance
08h40 - 09h00	Opening ceremony
09h00 - 10h00	Seminar 1:	Mr. Ben Gedge – Business Development Manager of SEA, Weatherford
10h00 - 10h15	Coffee break + Performance 1
10h15 - 11h30	Seminar 2: Essential skills needed for career pursuit.	Ms. Nguyen Thi Thu Huyen – Faculty of Psychology, University of Pedagogy
11h30 - 12h00	Petroleum Contest – morning session
12h00 - 13h30	Lunch
13h30 - 14h30	Seminar 3: Prepare for your job application in Oil & Gas companies	Ms. Warattayar Srasrisuwan – Recruiting Manager, Schlumberger
14h30 - 14h40	Performance 2
14h40 - 15h40	Seminar 4: Experience sharing: Study Oil and Gas abroad.	Mr. Nguyen Hai Long – Senior reservoir engineer, PVEP POC
15h40 - 16h00	Petroleum Contest – afternoon session
16h00 – 16h20	Closing ceremony

Schlumberger Vietnam Services to pay visit to AITVN office

On 27th March 2013, Schlumberger Vietnam Services, Mr Sujit Kumar and Ms. Trinh Hong Mai, has paid a visit to the AITVN office in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss the collaboration between Schlumberger VN and AIT-VN. Dr. Pham Huy Giao, the program coordinator, has welcomed with the descriptive introduction about the Professional Master program of Geo-Exploration Petroleum Geo-Engineering. We have gone through the principles and come to the initial agreement on our collaborative partnership.

Mr. Sujit Kumar, General Manager of Schlumberger Vietnam Services (on the left), and Dr. Pham Huy Giao, program coordinator, AIT

Visit to Fairfield on the Seismic Processing System

The Professional Master of Geo-Exploration and Petrolem Geo-Engineering of AIT-VN has just organised and cooperated with Fairfield on the site visit to the Seismic Processing System at Fairfield, District 7. The instructor is Dr. Seonghyung Jang, Director of Petroleum and Marine Information Research Center Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM)

From left to right: Mr. Do Van Thanh, Director at Fairfield, Mr. Duong Tan Da - PVEP, Mr. Tran Quang Dat - Cuu Long JOC, Mr. Le Minh Hai - Hoang Long Hoan Vu JOC, Mr. Mach Tho Binh - Thang Long JOC, Dr. Jang, Ms. Do Hoang Truc Uyen - AIT-VN staff, Ms. Vuong Thi Ha - Fairfield

The course is one of modules of CE71.65 Exploration Geophysics with description as follows:

 To provide a comprehensive and advanced knowledge on geophysical exploration techniques, their applications and limitations in solving various geological, hydrogeological, geotechnical, and environmental problems, with an emphasis on mineral and petroleum resources exploration.

 Course description: Overview on geophysical  exploration, applications and limitations.  Seismic:basic theory,  seismic  data processing and interpretation; Refraction and  reflection seismic, 3D seismic. Electric: Natural and artificial electric methods, Electric imaging technique, Geoelectric forward and inverse  analysis. Magnetic and gravity:  fundamental relationship, field procedures, data  reduction,  processing  and  interpretation.  Well  logging:  basic  well  logging  types  and interpretation.   Other   geophysical   exploration   methods;   Exploration   project   planning   and management; Practical and advanced topics for HC geophysical exploration.

Petroleum Geochemistry_Module1_25Feb-02Mar

The first module of Petroleum Geochemistry CE71.9004 was conducted from 25 February to 02 March 2013. The instructor is Prof. Paul Philp, Professor of Petroleum Geochemistry, University of Oklahoma.
B.Sc.University of Aberdeen; Ph.D and D.Sc. University of Sydney

From left to right: Mr. Duong Tan Da - PVEP, Mr. NGuyen Quang Hoa - TNK, Mr. Chau Dang Khoa - TNK, Ms. Do Uyen - Program staff, Prof. Paul Philp, Ms. Vuong Thi Ha - Fairfield, Mr. Le Minh Hai - Hoang Long Hoan Vu JOC, Mr. Mach THo Binh - Thang Long Truong Son JOC, Mr. Do Van Thanh - Fairfield, Mr. Do Chi Cuong - Cuu Long JOC, Mr. Tran Quang Dat - Cuu Long JOC

CE71.9004: Petroleum Geochemistry 3(3-0)

Petroleum geochemistry evolved rapidly in the period 1970-2000 and is now a mature discipline widely  used  in  many  aspects  of  petroleum  exploration.  If  one  thinks  of  the  petroleum  system, petroleum geochemistry plays a role in characterizing the source rocks, evaluating thermal history of  the source rocks and whether they  have  matured  enough to generate oil or gas, monitoring migration pathways and playing a significant role in reservoir characterization.

Course description:         To  provide  a  basic  knowledge  of  many  of  the  important  concepts  and techniques of petroleum geochemistry to help understanding of reports and published papers that makes extensive use of geochemical data and techniques. To utilize of the basic concepts and apply them to various aspects of natural gas exploration and exploitation

DICK MURPHY SCHOLARSHIP AWARD IS NOW OPEN FOR 2013

The “Dick Murphy Scholarship Award” by SEAPEX aims to promote petroleum geoscience expertise in Southeast Asia.  Now on its third year, APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN FOR 2013!

To be eligible you must:

1)    Be a Southeast Asia National (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar)

2)  Be a member or have applied for membership of SEAPEX

3)  Have a provisional acceptance/place to study a Master’s degree in petroleum geosciences at a recognized university.

If you meet the above eligibility requirements, please complete the form on the next two pages and then submit with the following supporting documents:

1)     Endorsement letter and/or evidence of acceptance from host university.

2)     Copy of Bachelor’s degree / academic records

3)     Recommendation letter from a previous course tutor / department head

4)     Other supporting documents that will aid application

Applications can be sent via mail to:

South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society (SEAPEX)

20 Upper Circular Road, The River Walk #01-06

Singapore 058416

Attention: Dick Murphy Scholarship Award 2013

Or just email scanned copies to: seapex@seapex.org

Terms & Conditions apply, please see final page of this document.

Any SEAPEX Scholarship award shall be at the sole discretion of the SEAPEX Council. Deadline to file application is on 30 April 2013

SEAPEX Dick Murphy Scholarship Award

Guidelines, Terms and Conditions:

ü     Candidates must be members, or have applied for membership to SEAPEX.

ü     Candidates must have been offered a place on a petroleum geoscience related MSc course at a recognized university.

ü     Potential candidates will require endorsement from their host institute.

ü     The award will be made to an individual rather than general support to an MSc course.

ü     The award will be provided by SEAPEX and administered by the university at which the student is attending.

ü     The award will be a one-time grant and no individual will get multiple/repeated awards.

ü     Award will be given for Academic Year commencing in 2013

Selection Process

ü     A SEAPEX Scholarship sub-committee will handle the selection process. The committee will then present its recommended candidate(s) to the SEAPEX Council for approval.

    Applicants seeking to enroll as full-time students on a Petroleum Geoscience related MSc. without an existing scholarship will be given preference in the selection process.

ü     Successful and unsuccessful candidates will be notified.

Award Amount

ü     Scholarship will be in the form of a lump sum with value to be determined by the SEAPEX Scholarship sub-committee (partial or full grant)

ü     SEAPEX Council will make the final decision to grant partial or full grant.

ü     SEAPEX Council reserves the right not to make any awards.

Award Disbursement

ü     The financial grant will be given directly to the University so long as the student is still enrolled in the course/program and has good academic standing. Payment schedule may be revised depending on relevant academic year.

ü    Student/University will provide supporting documents prior to being given the subsequent payments. Failure to do so will result in cancellation of the award.

ü     The award of any grant will be at the sole discretion of the SEAPEX Council

Others

ü     Successful awardee/s is/are required to 1) obtain SEAPEX membership, 2) provide a copy of their thesis to SEAPEX, and 3) make a presentation during one of the SEAPEX meetings/conference.