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Hilton Brisbane City

Tuesday, 12 November @ 4:43 am

Guest Speaker(s): Dr Basim Faraj

Dr. Faraj received his PhD from Center for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Earth Sciences Department, University of Queensland, Australia in 1996. In 2002, he completed the first shale study in the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, for the Gas Technology Institute (GTI).  Basim was the Chairman for the annual shale gas conference, organized by the Canadian Institute since its inception in 2005 until its final year in 2013. Worked extensively on North America and Australian shales (Marcellus, Montney, Muskwa, Duvernay, Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Cooper Basin, Perth Basin, Beetaloo and Canning Basin among others). Dr. Faraj has extensive managerial, professional and technical expertise in shale gas and coalbed methane projects. Furthermore, Basim has been at the forefront of coalbed methane research and exploration since his work with BHP Coal in Australia and the University of Queensland. He has also worked as a Shale Gas and Coal Bed Methane and hydrogen generation, deep coal consultant for several energy companies in Canada and Australia (Suncor, MGV, EOG Canada, Buru Energy, AWE and Santos among others). Between 2005 and 2010, Basim was the Unconventional Gas Specialist at Talisman Energy, Canada. From 2011 to 2014, Basim was VP New Ventures, Tamboran Resources Pty Ltd in Calgary. During the last few years, Basim evaluated shale and other unconventional projects in Turkey, Poland, Myanmar, Botswana, Argentina and Jordan among others. His experience encompassed the gamut of oil and gas activities from identification and discovery, through pitching for funds and securing development teams, to delivery of an operating resource. Currently he is a Director of Faraj Consultants and an Adjunct Professor at the Science and Engineering Faculty and the Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane. He is also the Domain Expert on shale gas for ONGC (India National Oil Company) and consults regularly on international shale gas projects.

Details

Date:
Tuesday, 12 November, 2024
Time:
4:43 am

Venue

Hilton Brisbane City
190 Elizabeth Street
Brisbane QLD, Brisbane 4000 Australia