ETAP, the Tunisian National Oil Company, would like to extend a warm invitation to you to attend the Tenth Tunisian Exploration & Production Conference which will be held in Tunis from 13th to 18th October 2008 in El Mouradi Hotel Gammarth.

As in the past conferences, the EPC'2008 will bring together, explorationists and engineers from the oil and gas industry and the university, to address current issues faced by the oil and gas industry, exchange ideas and experiences, improve your knowledge and skills and discuss business.
The general theme of the conference will be “New hydrocarbon exploration targets and gas development challenges”.

The conference programme will include two day technical oral and poster sessions and technical exhibits, and two post-conference field trips.

In addition to the technical side of the conference, delegates and accompanying persons will be provided with a number of recreational events including a day tour program, creating an atmosphere for free exchange of ideas and relaxation.
 
ETAP looks forward to your participation and hopes you will reserve the eleventh Tunisian Petroleum Exploration & Production Conference dates on your calendar to join us at EPC'2008 in Tunis.
 
         Thank you for you support..

 GENERAL PROGRAMME

MONDAY OCTOBER 13th, 2008

8h00 – 16h00 : Registration
16h00 – 18h00 : Opening Ceremony
18h00 – 20h00 : Exhibition and Welcome Reception

TUESDAY OCTOBER 14th, 2008

09h00 – 18h00 : Technical Sessions & Exhibition

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 15th, 2008

09h00 – 16h00: Technical Sessions, Exhibition
16h00 - 17h00: Closing Ceremony

THURSDAY OCTOBER 16th and 17th, 2008

Post conference Field Trips

 TECHNICAL SESSIONS
The technical sessions will include oral and poster presentations related to the following themes :

T1 : Tectonics & Basins
T2 : Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Pleontology
T3 : Emerging plays and new concepts
T4 : Organic Geochemistry, Basin Modelling & Petroleum Systems Evaluation
T5 : Field Development /Reservoir Management & Enhance Recovery
T6 : Seismic in E&P: New technologies and      applications
T7 : Oil and gas: New technologies, markets, transport, transformation, uses, infrastructures, strategies and perspectives
T10 : E&P Case histories in north Africa
T11 : Petroleum legislation and fiscality
T12 : Data management
T13 : National oil companies in E&P
T14 : Prospecting methods and new technologies

  TECHNICAL PROGRAMME DETAILS
 (click to download full programme)

FIELD TRIPS
Two post-Conference field trips are programmed from 16th through 18th October , 2008.

FIELD TRIP F1
The post conference field trip F1 will focus on “the numidian in Northern Tunisia : a challenging gas target”.

The siliciclastic gravity deposits of the Oligo-miocene flysh in Northern Tunisia, where several sandstone bodies corresponding to channels and lobes, represent a potential reservoirs intercalates within a tick shaly intervals, an efficient seals.

The identification of shaly source rock levels an oil seepage of the sandy levels indicate active numidian flysch petroleum system.

Date: October 16-18, 2008
Leaders: C. Maherssi (ETAP), H. Ben Jemia.

FIELD TRIP F2
The post conference field trip F2 will focus on “Oil seeps and source rocks in Northern Tunisia”.
This field trip is designed for experienced explorationists and engineers as an opportunity to provide geological and geochemical overview of oil seeps and source rocks occurring in Northern Tunisia and to examine and discuss the petroleum prospectivity of the area.

Date: October 06-18, 2008
Leaders: M. Saidi (ETAP), H. Belayouni (FST)and A. Meskini (ETAP).

The two field trips will demonstrate that the northern Tunisia is very promising.

  ORAL & PRESENTATIONS

Speakers have 20 minutes for slide presentation to be followed by 5 minutes for discussion. A slide room will be available.

EPC'2006 FIELD TRIP

   THE VENUE

The EPC 2008 will be held in Mouradi Gammarth Hotel

Tel : 00 216 71  911 511

fax 00 216 71 913 754

E-Mail : sales1.gammarth@elmouradi.com

Web Site : www.elmouradi.com

Location. Hotel Mouradi Gammarth is located in Gammarth, Tunisia, 25 kilometres north-east of Tunis. Tunis-Carthage International Airport is 15 kilometres from the hotel.

Hotel Features. The hotel is a modern white building with traditional arches and porticos, has a 24-hour front desk with multilingual staff, television and gift shop. There is a currency exchange and ATM in the hotel, which also offers laundry facilities and dry cleaning. Parking is secure and complimentary.

Business facilities include an auditorium and conference hall accommodating up to 700 people and five meeting rooms.

Guestrooms. All air-conditioned guestrooms have balconies with garden views. Amenities include minibars, safes, direct-dial phones and satellite television.

Area Activities

Beach - next door

Sidi Bou Said  (village) - 6 kilometres

Lake Tunis - 7 kilometres

Carthage (archaeological site )- 10 kilometres

Old Medina, Tunis - 28 kilometres

Driving Directions - El Mouradi Gammarth

From Tunis-Carthage International Airport (TUN): Distance to Hotel Mouradi Gammarth is 15 kilometres, approximately 20 minutes' drive.

Getting there. The easiest way to reach the hotel is by taxi from the airport terminal. Fares are approximately 8 TND.

Getting around. Taxis are the most efficient and economical way of getting around Gammarth

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