Attendees at this year’s PESA QLD Branch Symposium were first to see items featuring the
newly rebranded PESA Symposium artwork, designed by Leah Cummins of Bunya Designs.
Leah, had an extensive career at Origin Energy, is now producing art through her own
business www.bunyadesigns.com.au. Leah is a proud Mayi woman from North-Western
Queensland and described the meaning of new-look PESA QLD symposium artwork as
follows; “The large circles represent the states and territories, the contour...
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Queensand’s Kat Gioseffi Receives PESA Meritorious Service Award
PESA (Qld) Branch committee member and Santos Geologist, Katherine (Kat) Gioseffi, was the successful recipient of a PESA Meritorious Service Award (MSA) for 2024 in recognition of her unwavering passion for energy geoscience and her dedication to increasing society participation among early-career graduates.
Kat, who received her MSA at the Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition in Perth in May, was nominated by the PESA (Qld) Branch in recognition of her steadfast...
Melbana Energy talks Amistad-1 success to sell-out crowd
Melbana Energy’s Duncan Lockhart presented to an enthusiastic crowd of energy
geoscientists (and prospective Melbana Energy shareholders) at the PESA (Qld) Branch’s
May 2024 technical luncheon and Annual General Meeting.
Duncan presented the results of Melbana Energy’s Amistad-1 discovery well, which
recovered oil from three separate reservoirs and flowed >1900bopd from Unit 1B in 2023.
Duncan also walked the luncheon attendees through the company’s next planned steps in
Cuba,...
Queensland’s Kat Gioseffi receives PESA Meritorious Service Award
PESA (Qld) Branch committee member and Santos Geologist, Katherine (Kat) Gioseffi, was the successful recipient of a PESA Meritorious Service Award (MSA) for 2024 in recognition of her unwavering passion for energy geoscience and her dedication to increasing society participation among early-career graduates.
Kat, who received her MSA at the Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition in Perth in May, was nominated by the PESA (Qld) Branch in recognition of her steadfast...
Kat Gioseffi receives PESA Meritorius Service Award
PESA (Qld) Branch committee member and Santos Geologist, Katherine (Kat) Gioseffi, was the successful recipient of a PESA Meritorious Service Award (MSA) for 2024 in recognition of her unwavering passion for energy geoscience and her dedication to increasing society participation among early-career graduates.
Kat, who received her MSA at the Australian Energy Producers Conference and Exhibition in Perth in May, was nominated by the PESA (Qld) Branch in recognition of her steadfast...
Members make merry with a Ho, Ho, Ho at QLD Christmas Lunch
Once again, the Queensland Branch has held its Christmas Lunch on the first Friday of December. A good crowd enjoyed the new venue on the Pool Terrace at the Brisbane Hilton on a typical summer day after seemingly endless rain in the weeks before.
PESA QLD Luncheon “Making Good Decisions under Uncertainty” – Prof. Steve Begg
On a sweaty Tuesday morning in Brisbane’s February, a diverse group of industry individuals piled eagerly into a training room at Santos’ office, ready to improve their abilities to “Make Good Decisions under Uncertainty”. Under the wise tutelage of Prof. Steve Begg, a man whose experience in the industry and in academia totals more years than most of our student members, participants from companies including Arrow, Central, Geosolve, Santos, Senex, Shell, and others, quickly found...
Announcing New PESA-ASEG Queensland Mentoring Program
PESA and ASEG Queensland are joining forces to initiate a mentoring scheme for young professionals. This program aims to facilitate face-to-face mentoring sessions to establish a more interpersonal partnership through which industry insights, knowledge and experience are shared to foster the professional and personal development of mentees. In addition, we will also be launching a local Young Professionals’ network, with ties to federally coordinated YP networks in sister societies...
PESA QLD 2018 Symposium Exploration: Back in the game
September 6th saw the return of the PESA Queensland annual Symposium. The theme this year was Exploration: Back in the Game, a fitting theme as increasing oil price sees an increase in activity within the state.
The festivities kicked off on Wednesday evening at the Southbank Beer Garden with an Icebreaker where the presenters, organisers, attendees and sponsors mingled. This casual affair was enjoyed by all and has been a regular feature of the Annual PESA QLD Symposium.
As delegates...
SEG Distinguished Lecturer Entertains at joint PESA Qld-ASEG Qld Evening
The July technical meeting saw PESA Queensland team up with ASEG Queensland to present an evening with SEG distinguished lecturer Dr Kurt Marfurt.
Dr Kurt Marfurt serves as the Frank and Henrietta Schultz Professor of Geophysics within the ConocoPhillips School of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Oklahoma. His primary research interests are the development and calibration of new seismic attributes to aid in seismic processing, seismic interpretation and reservoir...