Dear colleagues!
In October 2013 the SPE Arctic and Extreme Environments Conference and Exhibition (15-17 October 2013, All Russia Exhibition Center, Moscow) is to be held. The program of the conference is quite busy, so we will inform you about key events for you to include the most interesting of them into your schedule.

Technical Session 14 – Geology and Geophysics.
• Influence of Permafrost on Seismic Subsurface Imaging in Alaska
R. Matson, K. Wolf and D. Yancey, BP Alaska;
• Geosciences and Reservoir Integration – Key to Better Predict Behavior of Complex Fracturated and Karstified Kharyaga Field;
N. Shchukina, Total E&P Russie, C. Neumann, V. Spina, J. Debroux and G. Nely, Total;
• Transition Zone Seismic Acquisition on the Alaska North Slope, Simpson Lagoon
K. Ahmad and L. Wyman, BP;
• Integration of a Complex Log Data Suite for the Evaluation of Pokurskaya Formation in Western Siberia - M. Charupa, P. Veinkheber, A. Latypov, D. Ezersky, Schlumberger; A. Pasynkov, E. Bikeev, E. Tikhomirov, Gazpromneft-Razvitie

Plenary Session 3.
• John Campbell, technical director, International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP). “Joint Industry Program (JIP) on Oil Spill Contingency for Arctic and Ice covered waters”;
• Alexander Baranov, Chief of Environmental Support and Projects Examination Laboratory, Gazprom VNIIGAZ. “Experience in Disturbed and Contaminated Land Rehabilitation on the Yamal Peninsula”;
• Statoil representative. “Safety and Emergency Response in Statoil”
• Vasily Spiridonov Marine Programme Coordinator, WWF Russia. “Environmental problems of the Arctic offshore oil and gas development: need for understanding and insufficiency of formal regulations”.

Recently joined exhibitors: “Gazprom Burenie”, “Burovaya Kompaniya Eurasia (BKE)”, “FairfieldNodal”, “Fundamentstroiarkos”, “Fundamentproekt”.

Sponsors of the conference and exhibition:
Platinum sponsor: ExxonMobil
Sponsors: Schlumberger, Chevron, TOTAL

For more information please head to our website www.arcticoilgas.ru