18 teams from all over the Europe participated in the competition: France, Great Britain, Russia, Norway, Hungary, Switzerland, Austria, Ukraine, Ireland and the Netherlands. The level was very high and off level. It was an amazing experience for participants to see how other college students are doing in the field of petroleum geology. The best team was Hungarian Eotvos Lorand from Budapest. Congratulations and we wish you good luck in Houston! The second place was London Royal Holloway team, while the third team was from Amsterdam. After announcing the results, all participants and judges had a chance to celebrate a competition in a traditional Czech restaurant. The event was celebrated with folk dances and songs, Dr. Jaromir Probulski gave a show of his vocal skills. We strongly recommend taking part in the competition for all younger colleagues. It is really worth the time, as knowledge gained will be useful for future work in the profession.

We sincerely thanks all who were symphatic of our team, especially Karolina Buszkiewicz, Mrs. Monika Kallista and the PGNiG Foundation – without the help of the Foundation the participation would not be possible. In addition, big thank you to our experts Norbert Smaler and Paweł Ryder as well as the tutor Dr. Wojciech Stawikowski.

Artykuł Participation in the Imperial Barrel Award 2017 pochodzi z serwisu AMU Poznań Student Chapter of the AAPG.

The meeting took place in two Hungarian cities: Szeged and Miskolc, and therefore it was divided into two parts. The first one was based on lectures about modeling of hydrocarbon fields. It was complemented with the visit in the Mineralogical Museum of Szeged University. It took place in Szeged beatuful major city in the south-east of Hungary.

To the meeting as instructors there were invited Dr. Stuart Harker from Edinburgh and other experts, including Hungarian geologists: Janos Blaho (with the lecture “Geology of Algyő HC field”) and Gergely Dabi (“The role of fluid inclusions in basin-modeling”). The second part of the event was devoted to presentation of the geology of the Bükk Mountains, located in the north of Hungary.

The program also included a tour to a storage room for drill-cores, and to the gas mine. In addition to the scientific and educational purposes of the meeting it was also organized for integration of chapters and students representing them. The event created also for the participants the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the culture of Hungary. We are very grateful and we thank for the invitation. We really liked the meeting and for sure it will be remembered by us for a long time.

Artykuł 4th AAPG Leadership days – Miszkolc, Segedyn pochodzi z serwisu AMU Poznań Student Chapter of the AAPG.

During this workshops, the participants took part in workshops and lectures, which were led by specialists from universities and industry. Two members of our chapter presented their presentation: Weronika Miklaszewska: Surprising Geology – what kind of puzzle rocks are making for us during the well logging interpretation and Klaudia Walczak with a poster: Characteristic of detritic heavy minerals from Middle Triasic carbonate rocks from Racibowice Górne (Lower Silesia) – origin of terigenic material.

We are grateful for an organization of such a great event and we are waiting for next edition, which will take place next year!

Artykuł GEOSPHERE 2016 pochodzi z serwisu AMU Poznań Student Chapter of the AAPG.

Both of them participated in poster sessions. Jakub’s poster “The potential for unconventional resources of hydrocarbons in Poland, initial drilling results and future outlook” won 2nd place, Joanna’s poster “Hydrogeological aspects of shale gas extraction – protecting groundwater during hydraulic fracturing” won 3d place. Posters are available for viewing at the our Institute of Geology.

The Conference brings together some of the best students and young professionals to discuss the latest news and developments in the energy world, with a strong emphasis on the oil & gas industry, but also included topic of geothermal energy and environmental protection.

Also it was great opportunity to meet people interested in this topic from all around the world.

We encourage all members of our chapter to this kind of activity!

Artykuł 3rd Annual Student Energy Conference pochodzi z serwisu AMU Poznań Student Chapter of the AAPG.