Geology of North Africa and Arabia
Information, Exchange and Research

Future Conferences

17-20 March 2009, Cairo, Egypt
1st International Symposium on the Petroleum Systems and Geological Resources in the Tethys realm
Details: click here to download conference circular

Past Conferences
Check out table of contents, abstracts and reports of past conferences dealing with North African geology:

• 29-30 November 2006, London, UK
  Global Infracambrian Hydrocrabon Systems and the Emerging Potential in North Africa
  pdf-info-page: http://home.nexgo.de/northafrica/infracambrian5.pdf
  Website:
  http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=Global_Infracambrian_Hydrocarbon_Systems

  2-9 December 2006, Algiers, Algeria
  IGCP 485 Meeting: Cratons, Metacratons and mobile belts: Keys from the west African craton boundaries
  http://www.ucd.ac.ma/fs/igcp485

  24-28 February 2007, Cairo, Egypt
  2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Geo-Resources in The Middle East and North Africa
  www.grmena.com.eg

  19-21 April 2006, London, UK
  The Petroleum Systems of Saharan Africa
  Website: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/template.cfm?name=Saharan_Africa

  9-11 May 2006
  Cairo Arab Int'l Exhibition & Conference for Gas, Petroleum & Mining Services
  For more information see www.arabgps.org
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• 13-16 February 2006, Cairo, Egypt
  Geology of the Arab World, GAW8
  For more information see http://salty2k.com/gaw8/.

  12-14 November 2005, Cairo University
  1st International Symposium of the "Geology of Tethys 2005"
  Website: http://www.tethys.virtualacademia.com

• 22-24 November 2005, Tanta University (Egypt)
  4th International Symposium on Geophysics
  Website: http://www.tanta.edu.eg/EN/isg.htm

• 22-23 September 2005, London, UK
  MENA Oil & Gas, Focus Libya
  Organised by Target Exploration

• 13-14 September 2005, Bremen, Germany
  Cretaceous-Tertiary Biostratigraphy of Cyrenaica (NE Libya) Workshop
  Presented by the Petroleum Research Center (PRC), the Libyan Biostratigraphy Group (LBG) and the North Africa Research Group (NARG) Conference Website
  This two-day workshop aims to provide a forum for palaeontologists to discuss and evaluate the recent and new biostratigraphic findings in al Jabal al Akhdar area and adjacent areas.
  The workshop will be held in the Department of Geosciences at the University of Bremen, Germany. There will be a full-day fieldtrip visiting the Jurassic-Cretaceous in the Osnabruck Hills.
  For further details and a registration form please see the Second Circular.
  
• 5-7 May 2005, Agadir, Morocco
  The Fourth International Colloquium "Magmatism, Metamorphism and Associated Mineralisations" 3MA
  This event is being organised by the Department of Geology of the Faculty of Sciences of Agadir.
  For more information see the Second Circular.
  Download the Accommodation booking form.
  Download a registration form.
  
• 10 - 13 April 2005, Algiers, Algeria.
  2nd North African/ Mediterranean Petroleum & Geosciences Conference & Exhibition.
  For more information see the website.
  
• 1-3 March 2005, Tamanrasset, Hoggar, Algeria
  Colloquium on Hoggar and Eglab geology and metallogeny
  For more information see the First Circular.

• 26 February - 3 March 2005, Cairo University, Egypt
  First International Conference Exhibition on Geo-Resources in the Middle East and North Africa
  The aim of this conference is to stimulate opportunities of mutual benefit through cooperation across the Middle East and North Africa. The three main themes being considered are Oil and Gas Resources, Water Resources, and Mineral Resources. For more information and a registration form see the conference website.

• 21-24 February 2005, Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum, Cairo, Egypt
  Gas Tech Cairo 2005
  Following the great success of “Gas Tech Cairo 2003”, World Promotion Trade Center is pleased to announce the continuation of this event with the “Gas Tech Cairo, February 21 - 24, 2005 ”. The 2nd Cairo International Exhibition and Conference for Gas Technology, Oil and Petrochemicals “Gas Tech Cairo 2005” will be held under the auspices of The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum.
  The exhibition covers all areas of the gas, oil & petrochemicals industries: exploration and production, on-shore and off-shore technology, oil and gas distribution system, transportation, geophysics, drilling, refining and petrochemical, GTL development, measurement systems, automation and information technology, security and environmental protection, telecommunication and Communication Equipment.
  For more information visit the website.

• 21-23 November 2004, Binghazi, Libya
  Sedimentary Basins of Libya, Third Symposium: "Geology of East Libya "
  This symposium will cover the sedimentary basins of East Libya and adjacent areas in neighbouring countries: Eastern Libya offshore, Sirt offshore embayment, Al Jabal al Akhdar uplift, Al Butnan Basin, Eastern Sirt Basin, Al Kufrah Basin, Western Egypt, Northern Chad and NW Sudan.
  The themes of the symposium are: (1) regional geology of the basins; (2) sedimentary rocks and basin analysis; (3) source rock studies; (4) reservoir rocks of the oil fields; (5) structure and tectonics; (6) tectonic-sedimentation relationships; (7) stratigraphy, biostratigraphy and palaeontology; (8) geophysical studies; (9) igneous and metamorphic rocks; (10) mineral economics; (11) hydrogeological studies; (12) environmental and engineering geology.
  There will be two simultaneous field trips after the symposium:
  F1 - Mesozoic-Cenozoic rocks of Jabal al Akhdar (3 days);
  F2 - Palaeozoic-Mesozoic geology of Al-Kufrah Basin and/or Jabal Az Zalmah (4 days).
  
  Abstracts to be submitted before the end of February 2004. Abstracts should be relevant to one of the Symposium themes and the basins of East Libya (onshore and offshore) and their extensions in neighbouring countries (Egypt, Sudan and Chad). They should not exceed 300 words and should be submitted in Arabic and/or English.
  
  All correspondence regarding the symposium should be addressed to:
  The Organizing Committee,
  Geology of East Libya Symposium,
  National Oil Corporation (NOC),
  P.O. Box 2655, Tripoli - Libya,
  G.S.P.L.A.J.
  Tel/Fax: (00218-21) 480 46 43
  E-mail: eastlibya@noclibya.com

  4-6 December 2004, Dubai
  Gulf 1st Annual Conference & Exhibition on Geographic Information Systems GIS
  For more information see the website.

  5-13 December 2004, Nouakchott, Mauritania
  IGCP 485 Meeting and Field Excursion:
  "Cratons, metacratons and mobile belts: keys from the West African craton boundaries Eburnian versus Pan-African signature, magmatic, tectonic and metallogenic implications"
  For more information see the First Circular.

  3-5 October 2004, Tripoli, Libya
  1st Conference on the Microfossils Around the Tethys Margins
  This scientific conference will focus on the use of microfossils as a tool for sediment dating and age delineation. Specialists in micropalaeontology are encouraged to attend to exchange knowledge and ideas on these fauna and flora, which might prove to be valuable in filling gaps in the geologic record around the Mediterranean. It also offers a good opportunity for scientists to meet and discuss their findings which may add new methods in oil and gas exploration around the Tethys.
  Abstract deadline: end of June 2004.
  For more information see the First Circular, Second Circular, or visit the website.
  
• The 3rd PESGB/HGS International Conference on African E & P:
  "Africa: The Continent of Challenge and Opportunity"
  7-8 September 2004, London, U.K.
  This annual conference, which alternates between London and Houston, has established itself as the primary technical E & P conference on Africa.
  There was a large poster programme in addition to an oral programme of about 25 high quality talks spanning all aspects of technical challenges and opportunities presented by Africa's diverse petroleum provinces.
  For conference details see the PESGB website at www.pesgb.org.uk

• 20th Colloquium of African Geology: Geoscientific infrastructure in Africa for sustainable development
  2-7 June 2004, Orleans, France
  For information on conference themes and fieldtrips, registration and prices, see the brochure.

• 2nd Maghreb & Mediterranean Oil & Gas 2004
  18-19 May 2004, The Ritz, Barcelona, Spain
  Organised by Global Pacific & Partners International Ltd.
  E-mail: info@glopac.com

• 8th Africa Oil and Gas, Energy, Trade and Finance, Conference and Exhibition
  26-30 April 2004, Palais des Congres, Marrakech, Morocco
  This event was organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Ministry of Energy and Mines of Morocco, ONAREP, the national oil company of Morocco, and International Trade & Exhibitions Group Plc (ITE Group Plc).
  For a detailed program of events download the Conference Program.

• Second Colloquium on the Jurassic of Morocco
  21-22 April 2004, Universite Cadi Ayyad, Marrakech, Morocco
  Organised by the Faculte des Sciences Semlalia and the Faculte des Sciences et Techniques.
  For more information see the brochure.

• 5eme Seminaire de Geologie Petroliere
  18-20 January 2004, Boumerdes, Algeria
  Hosted by Sonatrach.
  For more information see the flyer or the website.

• African Gas-LNG 2004
  2 March 2004, Le Meridien Waldorf Hotel, London
  Organised by Global Pacific & Partners International Ltd.

• North West & Central Africa 2004
  4 March 2004, Le Meridien Waldorf Hotel, London
  Organised by Global Pacific & Partners International Ltd.

• IGCP 485 Meeting and Field Excursion
  "Cratons, Metacratons and Mobile Belts: keys from the West African craton boundaries Eburnian versus Pan-African signature, magmatic, tectonic and metallogenic implications"
  1-8 December 2003, Chouaïb Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco
  This workshop was held in El Jadida city. Participants met for a 1-2 day conference and a 6 day field excursion at a Proterozoic Anti-Atlas belt in Morocco.

• HGS-PESGB Second Annual International Symposium
  "Africa: New Plays - New Perspectives"
  3-4 September 2003, Houston, USA
  The Houston Geological Society held a two-day conference on Africa E&P in September 2003, which was promoted jointly with the PESGB. Contributions on all regions of Africa and its conjugate margins were welcome.

• MIOG2003
  2nd Marrakech International Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition
  13-17 September 2003, Marrakech, Morocco
  An extensive technical program was based on: "North Africa from Production to Distribution" highlighted new opportunities and gave ideas on possible new ventures.
  For further details see the brochure.

• MENA 2003 Oil & Gas Conference
  4th Middle East and North Africa Oil & Gas Conference
  16-17 September 2003, Imperial College, London
  Organised by Target Exploration.
  For more information see the website.
  
• III RCANS Congress
  "The Atlantic Neogene in the XXIth century: state of the art"
  19-25 September 2003, Asilah, Morocco
  Held every five years, the RCANS Congress is the largest gathering of scientists studying the Neogene period, the last 23.5 million years of the Atlantic history.
  For more information see the website.

• AAPG International Conference & Exhibition
  21-24 September, Barcelona, Spain
  Oral session entitled "New Developments in North Africa Exploration and Production"

• North Africa & Mediterranean Geoscience Conference
  6-9 October 2003, Tunis, Tunisia
  Organised by EAGE, this conference was planned in co-operation with ETAP and national oil companies in North Africa and around the Mediterranean.
  Information can be found at:
  http://www.eage.org/conferences/index2.phtml?confid=15

• 10th Annual Africa Downstream 2003
  20 October 2003, Victoria & Alfred Hotel, V&A Waterfront, Cape Town, South Africa
  Organiser: Global Pacific & Partners
  Contact: Babette Van Gessel
  Phone: 27 11 778 4360
  Fax: 27 11 880 3391

• 10th Annual Africa Upstream 2003
  22-24 October 2003, BMW Pavilion & Imax Theatre, Cape Town, South Africa
  Organiser: Global Pacific & Partners
  Contact: Babette Van Gessel
  Phone: 27 11 778 4360
  Fax: 27 11 880 3391

• 2nd Regional GIS Conference
  "The Sustainability of GIS Services in the Arab Region"
  6-7 May 2003, Cairo, Egypt
  Two day conference organised by the Information Technology Institute (ITI) and the Egyptian Cabinet - Information and Decision Support Centre (IDSC).
  For more information see the brochure.
  
• Mahgreb & Mediterranean Oil & Gas 2003
  26-28 May 2003, Complex Kempinski Hotel, Mansour Eddahbi & Palais Des Congres, Marrakech, Morocco
  Officially supported by ONAREP. The Maghreb & Mediterranean Oil & Gas Conference 2003 provided an insight into this increasingly important emerging energy hub as well as focusing on energy markets & prospects for key players and countries.
  Organiser: Global Pacific & Partners
  
• African Petroleum Producers Association Congress
  15-17 March 2003, Tripoli, Libya, The Great Libyan Jamahiriy
  CWC Associates organised this major international event, which was held under the auspices of the African Petroleum Producers Association (APPA) and hosted by the National Oil Corporation of Libya.
  More information

• British Business Interests in North Africa: Areas for Cooperation with UK Universities
  6 March 2003, Centre for Maghreb Studies, University of Durham
  As part of the ESRC Networking North Africa seminar series Durham University hosted this one-day workshop.
  For more information see the webpage.

• AAPG Hedberg Research Conference: "Petroleum Systems of Saharan Paleozoic and Triassic Basins"
  23-26 February 2003, Algiers, Algeria
  For more information see the AAPG website at:
  http://www.aapg.org/education/hedberg/index.shtml

• Oil & Gas North Africa 2002 Exhibition and Conference
  3-5 October 2002, Parc des Expositions, Le Kram, Tunis, Tunisia
  For more information contact:
  Oil & Gas North Africa 2002, PGI Spearhead Worldwide Exhibitions, Coombe Hill House, Beverley Way, London, SW20 0AR, U.K.
  Tel: +44 (0)20 8949 9222
  Fax: +44 (0)20 8949 8186
  E-mail: oilandgasnafrica@spearhead.co.uk

• MENA 2002 Oil and Gas Conference (3rd Middle East and North Africa Oil and Gas Conference)
  Organised by Target Exploration
  19-20 September 2002, Imperial College, London
  This annual conference provided integrative overviews, reviews, and updates of recent advances in hydrocarbon exploration development and disseminated the latest results of E&P research, techniques, case studies, and Oil & Gas opportunities in the Middle East & North Africa. This international conference had presentations by National Energy Organisations, National and International Oil and Service Companies operating in the Middle East and North Africa.
  
  For more information see the website at:
  http://www.targetexploration.freeserve.co.uk/MENA02.htm

• North African Reservoirs - Integrated Formation Evaluation
  19 June 2002, London
  The London Petrophysical Society held a one-day seminar which discussed the formation evaluation of North African reservoirs from Egypt through Libya, Tunisia and Algeria to Morocco. A large number of London based operators are active in this geographical area. Presentations were made describing reservoirs from Pre-Cambrian to the Miocene.
  List of papers.
  

• Nato Advanced Research Workshop (ARW)
  - New IGCP project planned for North African Cretaceous carbonate platforms
  13-18 May 2002, Tunisia
  For more information go to:
  http://www.blackwell-science.com/uk/society/ias/news2181.htm

• EPC'2002, The Eighth Tunisian Petroleum E&P Conference
  7-11 May 2002, Tunis, Tunisia
  Organised by ETAP this conference had the theme "New Ideas for More Reserves."
  It aimed to provide an opportunity for geoscientists and engineers from oil companies, servicing companies, universities and professional societies to exchange ideas and experiences, improve their regional knowledge and discuss business. The conference provided a technical program (oral and poster sessions and field trips) and exhibition.
  
• 5th Middle East Geoscience Conference and Exhibition
  15-17 April 2002, Bahrain
  For more information go to: http://www.gulfpetrolink.com/gcon.asp
  
• First Marrakesh International Oil and Gas Conference & Exhibition (MIOG)
  7-10 April 2002, Marrakesh, Morocco
  Organised by IEC and supported by ONAREP.
  The program was based on the theme: "Northwest African Atlantic Margin and Analogs" and aimed to address global issues as well as various specific geologic issues.
  
• Tracts, Plays and Fairways Along the Tethyan Margin
  25-27 March 2002, Kingston University, Surrey, SE England
  For further details see http://www.ghm-associates.co.uk/GHM-Tethys.htm
  Or contact Professor Richard Moody.
  E-mail: dickmoody@compuserve.com
  
• First Conference on Geology, Geophysical Exploration and Reservoir Engineering (GExploRE'2002)
  18-20 March 2002, Boumerdès, Algeria
  The Sonatrach/Institut Algérien du Pétrole (Sonatrach/IAP) organised the first conference on Geology, Geophysical Exploration and Reservoir Engineering: GExploRE'2002. It aimed at a scientific gathering of both Algerian and foreign experts/researchers in the field of the upstream petroleum industry. The conference's primary objective was to promote an exchange of experiences, to debate on the very technology and its use in the world in general and in Algeria in particular.
  
• 19th Colloquium of African Geology
  March 2002, Chouaib Doukkali University, El Jadida, Morocco
  Contributions were invited across a range a geoscience disciplines, including hydrocarbon exploration and related fields (stratigraphy, sedimentology, palaeontology, etc.).
  For more information contact Dr.Nasser Ennih
  E-mail: nasser_ennih@hotmail.com or ennih@ucd.ac.ma
  
• Sixth International Conference on the Geology of the Arab World (GAW-6)
  11-14 February 2002, Cairo University, Egypt
  For more information contact:Prof. El-Sayed A. Youssef
  Geology Department, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt
  Tel: 002 012 2926034 - 002 02 5676887
  Fax: 002 02 5727556 - 002 02 5728843
  E-mail: eweida@main-scc.cairo.eun.eg or amkammar@hotmail.com
  
• La Pathologie des Sols et des Fondations
  7-8 February 2002, Tunisia
  For more information contact:
  mehrez.khemakhem@isetsf.rnu.tn or Mehrez.khemakhem@voila.fr
  
• Seminaire: Etat des connaissances géologiques des régions nord du Maroc: la chaîne rifaine dans son cadre méditeranéen occidental
  29-30 October 2001, Rabat, Morocco
  Contactez: asebriy@israbat.ac.ma ou tejera@fsr.ac.ma

• Middle East and North Africa Oil and Gas Conference
  18-19 September 2001, London, UK
  This annual conference was called to provide integrative overviews, reviews, and updates of recent advances in hydrocarbon exploration development and disseminate the latest results of E&P research, techniques, case studies, and Oil & Gas opportunities in the Middle East & North Africa.

• Early Palaeozoic palaeogeographies and biogeographies of Western Europe and North Africa
  22-29 September 2001, Lille, France
  Information: Jose-Javier.Alvaro@univ-lille1.fr or Thoa.servais@univ-lille1.fr

• 16th Colloquium on Moroccan Sedimentary Basins
  28-30 September 2001, Meknes, Morocco
  Contact: Prof. Mohammed El Maataoui
  maataoui@fsmek.ac.ma
  http://www.fsmek.ac.ma/cbsm16/page_accueil.htm

• North Africa Research Workshop
  4-5 September 2001, Oxford, UK
  North Africa is one of the world's major petroleum provinces and exploration activity is growing rapidly. This workshop offers a venue for academic and industry geoscientists to present current ongoing research. The aim is to stimulate research in North Africa, produce discussion and feedback and promote collaborative research projects. The workshop will take the form of a series of informal talks and poster sessions with as much time as possible set aside for discussion.
  More information at http://www.brookes.ac.uk/schools/geology/narg/workshop.html

• International Symposium on Geology and Investment
  2-4 April 2001, Amman, Jordan
  Not North Africa but close-by and certainly of interest to many of us:
  The Jordanian Geologists Association held an International Symposium on Geology and Investment in Amman, Jordan from 2-4 April 2001.
  www.jordanian-geologists.com
  
• 13th Conference on Precambrian and Development
  10 February 2001, Cairo, Egypt
  
• Oil & Gas North Africa 2001 Exhibition & Conference
  5-8 February 2001, Tunis, Tunisia
  Tel. (UK) +44 0 208 9222, Fax +44 208 949 9868
  Oilandgas-nafrica@spearhead.co.uk
  
• 4th Seminar of Petroleum Geology
  13-15 November 2000, Boumerdes, Algeria (Sonatrach)
  
• 2nd International Conference on Earth Observation and Environmental Information
  11-14 November 2000, Cairo, Egypt
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• Geology of NW Libya
  6-8 November 2000 Tripoli, Libya
  Click here for the Technical Program. Secretary General, Dr. Khaled Oun: esslsymp@arabia.com
  
• 2000 International AAPG Conference and Exhibition
  15-18 October 2000, Bali (Indonesia)
  Abstracts of North Africa and Middle East session.
  
• 11th Congress of the regional committee on Mediterranean Neogene Stratigraphy
  27-30 September 2000, Fes, Morocco
  
• Middle East and North Africa Oil & Gas Conference
  18-19 September 2000, London
  
• 6th International Cretaceous Symposium
  27 August - 4 September 2000, Vienna
  Several presentations about North Africa, including: Cenomanian-Turonian stratigraphy of Tunisia by Abdallah et al.; Mineralogy of Egyptian phosphorites by Ahmed & Kurzweil; Berriasian-Valanginian calcareous nannofossils of Morocco by Kruse & Mutterlose; Sedimentology of the pre-rift succession of the Gulf of Suez by Mansour et al.; Valanginian ammonites by Wippich & Ettachfini; and several more presentations about North Africa.
  
• International Workshop on North African Micropalaeontology for Petroleum Exploration
  21-25 August 2000, University College London
  Contact Dr. Bindra Thusu if you are interested in the full abstracts.
  
• Proceedings of The Geological Conference on Exploration in Murzuq Basin, Sabah, Libya, 1998
  In: Sola, M.A. & Worsley, D. (eds.), Geological Exploration in the Murzuq Basin , Elsevier.
  
• Proceedings of the 13th Colloquium on the Sedimentary Basins of Morocco

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