IAGC

IAGC Annual General Meeting

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 20:27:51 GMT

IAGC Annual General Meeting
Start Date: 19-Feb-09 11:00 AM
End Time: 19-Feb-09 5:30 PM
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IAGC Houston Office Closed

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:00:43 GMT

IAGC Houston Office Closed
Start Date: 24-Dec-08 8:00 AM
End Time: 25-Dec-08 5:30 PM
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IAGC BOD Meeting

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:13:31 GMT

IAGC BOD Meeting
Start Date: 4-Dec-08 8:00 AM
End Time: 4-Dec-08 9:00 AM
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IAGC Houston Office Closed

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:59:45 GMT

IAGC Houston Office Closed
Start Date: 27-Nov-08 8:00 AM
End Time: 28-Nov-08 5:30 PM
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IAGC Executive Committee Meeting

Fri, 04 Jan 2008 16:08:30 GMT

IAGC Executive Committee Meeting
Start Date: 20-Nov-08 8:00 AM
End Time: 20-Nov-08 9:00 AM
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SEG Conference - Las Vegas

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:07:23 GMT

SEG Conference - Las Vegas
Start Date: 9-Nov-08 8:00 AM
End Time: 14-Nov-08 5:30 PM
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JIP Program Review Meeting - Houston

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:59:28 GMT

JIP Program Review Meeting - Houston
Start Date: 28-Oct-08 8:30 AM
End Time: 30-Oct-08 5:30 PM
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Annual IAGC Sporting Clays Tournament

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 16:40:32 GMT

Annual IAGC Sporting Clays Tournament
Start Date: 17-Oct-08 8:00 AM
End Time: 17-Oct-08 3:00 PM
Location: Westside Sporting Grounds, Katy, TX 77492
Speaker:

Event Details:

Tournament Sponsor - WesternGeco

WHEN: Friday, October 17, 2008 8am - 3pm

TO REGISTER:

If you are registering a team you will select “table/team” and list the Team Leader as the only registrant. Once your payment has been received, you will be sent a form to complete (with additional shooter information) and return.

PLEASE READ!!!: DO NOT CLICK THE "PAY NOW" BUTTON unless you are ready to confirm your registration. After registering and paying on-line, you will receive an e-mail confirmation.

IF YOU BEGIN REGISTRATION BUT ABORT: An e-mail will be sent to the team leader that informs the individual that the registration information has been accepted but that confirmation of your registration is not complete until payment is received. Within the body of that e-mail you have the opportunity to complete the registration process by paying on-line. Just click on the invoice number to finalize payment. You are not registered until payment is received!

WHAT: Annual IAGC Sporting Clays Tournament

· 5 Shooter teams in competition – shoot off between top 2 teams

· Make up your own team (all or partial) or allow organizing committee to match up your (or your group) teams.

· Morning training shoots (40-50 targets – 3 stations).

· Shooting competition – teams move among 6 stations – 50 targets per shooter.

· NSCA guide/instructor offers instruction/tips.

· Prizes awarded for best team, highest individual score, most improved score, and “preserver of most clays” (lowest score).

· Quality door prizes

WHO: Leaders in the Geophysical and E&P industries.

Sponsorship: Please consider sponsoring this event. Any proceeds will benefit IAGC’s educational & advocacy programs. Please click here to download sponsorship information and form.

Registration is LIMITED to the first 75 people. Please register as soon as possible to ensure your participation. Registration cut off is Friday, October 3, 2008. Late Registration cut off is Monday, October 13, 2008 at 4:00 PM.

For more information or questions regarding sponsorship opportunities, call Criss Rennie with IAGC at (713) 957-8080, Rick Trevino with CGGVeritas at (832) 351-1051, Chris Tutt with WesternGeco at (713) 689-6552.

You must bring your own gun!

Westside Sporting Grounds

10120 Pattison Road

Katy, TX USA 77492

IAGC Party Chiefs & Captains Network Meeting

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:46:42 GMT

IAGC Party Chiefs & Captains Network Meeting
Start Date: 14-Oct-08 3:00 PM
End Time: 15-Oct-08 4:00 PM
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Event Details:

The meeting will follow usual format, and will be held at Fugro House, Oslo, Norway.

Delegate details should be sent to Tone Gundersen including hotel nights required so that rooms can be booked and confirmed in advance. Hotel rooms are always a challenge in Oslo, so we need to know by latest 14^th September.

If you have any agenda suggestions please send them to Sue Penty for inclusion.

Tone Gundersen ( Fugro-Geoteam QHSE Coordinator) will coordinate the logistics for the event, so please communicate directly with her for hotel bookings, participants lists, and questions surrounding logistics.

Fall IAGC-OGP Global HSE & Security Forum

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:32:12 GMT

Fall IAGC-OGP Global HSE & Security Forum
Start Date: 23-Sep-08 9:00 AM
End Time: 24-Sep-08 5:00 PM
Location: CGGVeritas Facilities, Houston, TX 77072
Speaker:

Event Details:

When: Tuesday, 23 September 2008

Wednesday, 24 September 2008

On both days – 9:15 AM registration; 10:00 AM proceedings begin.

Where:      CGGVeritas Facilities
                  10300 Town Park Drive
                  Houston, Texas 77072

USA

Main Switchboard - +1 832-351-8300

What: Semi-Annual meeting of the Joint IAGC/OGP Global HSE & Security Forum

(Agenda coming soon)

How: The Forum is organized and presented by IAGC/OGP. Delegates will not be charged for attendance to the meeting but will be responsible for their own accommodation and travel costs.

IAGC and OGP will provide breakfast, lunch and refreshments (both days). All attendees are invited to attend a “Cocktail Hour” at the end of the first day’s event. Location and time will be announced at a later date.

Registration:

There is no charge for this event however registration for either or both days is required.

Accomodations / Lodging

CGGVeritas Facilities

10300 Town Park Drive

Houston, TX USA 77072

2008 APPEA Environment Conference

noemail@iagc.org — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMT

Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) is pleased to announce that registration has now opened for APPEA’s 2008 Environment Conference. The Conference will run from 7 - 9 October 2008 at the Hyatt Regency in Coolum, Queensland.

Keynote addresses and special guests that we have confirmed include:
- Queensland Minister for the Environment, Mr. Andrew McNamara
- The Director of Conservation of WWF Australia, Mr. Ray Nias

- Commissioner of the Productivity Commission, Mr. Phillip Weickhardt

- Former Head of the Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics (ABARE) and Current Executive Director of Concept Economics, Dr. Brian Fisher, AO PSM

- Executive Director of Seafood Industry Victoria, Mr. Ross McGowan; and

- APPEA Chief Executive, Ms. Belinda Robinson.

In addition, the Conference will include sessions focused on greenhouse, exploration and access issues, new science, new technologies, regulatory approvals, and a dedicated session releasing new science and understanding on sound in the marine environment. The Conference will present a great opportunity to share information and find out about what is happening in the industry, with many studies demonstrating the industry's ongoing commitment to environmental excellence. It will also provide an opportunity to network with others in the industry, government representatives, research centres and non-government organisations.

This year APPEA has set up a new online registration, so please use the link below to access registration, the conference program and information about getting to and staying at the venue.

The web address is:www.appeaenvironmentconference.com.au

22-Aug-08 9:00 AM

Recent release - Proposed Rule to Amend ESA Regulations Governing Interagency Cooperation

noemail@iagc.org — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMT

On 15 August 2008, the Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a joint proposed rule to amend regulations governing interagency cooperation under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

The proposed rule is intended to update a portion of the ESA regulations governing the endangered species responsibilities of federal agencies (section 7). Each federal agency is responsible under Section 7 regulations to consult with the FWS and NOAA before they undertake an action that may affect an endangered species. The purpose of these proposed changes is to clarify this process, replace ambiguous definitions, explain when formal consultation is applicable, and improve the informal consultation process. Under the proposed rule, agency actions that could cause an adverse impact to listed species are still subject to the consultation requirement. Also, the proposal adds timelines to help limit the duration of informal consultation and lend greater certainty to the process. Finally, FWS and NOAA propose these regulatory changes in response to new challenges with regard to global warming and climate change. The agencies propose “common sense modifications to the section 7 regulations to provide greater clarity and certainty to the consultation process.”

Comments on this proposed rule are due 15 September 2008.

15-Aug-08 11:00 AM

REGISTER NOW! For the Annual IAGC Sporting Clays Tournament

noemail@iagc.org — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT

Annual IAGC Sporting Clays Tournament

“Tournament Sponsor – WesternGeco”

Where: Westside Sporting Grounds – Katy, Texas

When: Friday, October 17^th, 2008

From 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Who: Leaders in the Geophysical and E&P Industries

Sponsorship: Please consider sponsoring this event. Any proceeds will benefit IAGC’s educational and advocacy programs. Please click here to download sponsorship information and forms

Click Here to go to the IAGC Website to Register!

15-Aug-08 8:00 AM

Department of the Interior Initiates New 5 Year Leasing Program

noemail@iagc.org — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:00:00 GMT

In a press statement released on Wednesday July 30, 2008, Interior Secretary Kempthorne announced that he has instructed the Minerals Management Service to begin developing a new oil and natural gas leasing program for the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

“When our current five-year program for Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing was launched in July 2007, oil was selling for $64 a barrel, “ Kempthorne said. “Today a barrel of oil costs more that $120, almost double the price a year ago. Clearly, today’s escalating energy prices and the widening gap between U.S. energy consumption and supply have changed the fundamental assumptions on which many of our decisions were based.”

“Areas that were considered too expensive to develop a year ago are no longer necessarily out of reach based on improvements to technology and safety, “ Kempthorne noted.“ “The American people and the President want action and this initiative can accelerate an offshore exploration and development program that can increase production from additional domestic energy resources”

Because of the current energy situation and the President’s recent action of lifting the Executive Withdrawal of most of the OCS, Secretary Kempthorne has directed the Minerals Management Service (MMS) to begin the initial steps for developing a new five-year program (2010 through 2015) that accurately reflects the nation’s needs. The multi-year process starts with a call for information from all parties on what a new five-year program should consider. MMS is also requesting comments to ensure that all interests and concerns are considered regarding oil and gas leasing and exploration and development resulting from a five-year program. The governors of all 50 states will be specifically asked for their comments, particularly on issues unique to each state.

The current 5-year program runs from 2007 through 2012 and includes lease sales in 8 of the 26 OCS planning areas in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska and the Atlantic (offshore Virginia). The new program, depending on public comment, can consider any area although any leasing in a banned area would need congressional action – i.e. lifting of Congressional moratoria.

The Department of the Interior will publish in the Federal Register on August 1, 2008 a “Request for Comments on the Preparation of a 5-Year Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program”. Interested parties will have 45 days from that date to provide MMS their comments. IAGC staff will begin preparing comments to be submitted to MMS on behalf of the IAGC membership. If you have any comments or suggestions that you want considered for inclusion in those comments or would like to assist in developing the comments, please contact Walt Rosenbusch – IAGC VP, Projects & Issues.

31-Jul-08 8:00 AM

September 2008 Global HSE & Security Forum

noemail@iagc.org — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:00:00 GMT

Joint IAGC / OGP Global HSE & Security Forum

Tuesday, September 23rd &

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008

The IAGC/OGP announces its fall 2008 Joint Global HSE & Security Forum, organized to address current issues in the Global Seismic Industry.

Where: CGGVeritas, Houston, Texas USA

10300 Town Park Drive

Houston, Texas 77072

USA

Main Switchboard - +1 832-351-8300

When: Tuesday, 23 September 2008

Wednesday, 24 September 2008

(On Both Days: 9:15 AM registration opens; 10:00 AM Forum begins)

What: Semi-annual meeting for the Joint IAGC/OGP Global HSE Forum:

• Provides an opportunity for the seismic community to interact and share information/updates on specific HSE topics;

• Provides updates and progress on issues worked both separately and collaboratively;

• Provides opportunity to identify and prioritize new and current issues;

• Provides processes for advancing the priorities.

Topics to include: Land & Marine Step Change in Safety, Marine Environment Update, HSE Statistics, Land and Marine Security Issues, Land and Marine Seismic Safety Manual Updates, Aide Memoir for Geophysical Risk Assessors, Aviation Report Update, OGP 317 Update.

Hi Potential Incidents – presented by Operations Managers!

External Speakers: To Be Determined

Who: IAGC and OGP members, E&P companies, subcontractors, and service suppliers who have an active interest in the current HSE issues affecting the geophysical industry and its performance; and who are interested in working cooperatively in identifying and solving these issues. Those attending will be up to date with all major issues in seismic HSE and Security, and will have had the opportunityt to present new ideas for discussion and/or action by the Steering Committee.

How: The Forum will be organized and presented by IAGC/OGP. Delegates will not be charged for attendance to the meetings but will be responsible for their own accommodation and travel costs.

IAGC and OGP will provide lunch and refreshments on both days and invites all participants to a “Cocktail Hour” at the end of the first day’s proceeding.

Accommodations: View list of lodging close to meeting.

Registration: On-line registration is now open on the IAGC website.

Space is limited to 70 participants so be sure to register early!

21-Jul-08 10:00 AM

IAGC MEMBER ALERT! - Lifting of US OCS Moratoria

noemail@iagc.org — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT

IAGC MEMBER ALERT

President Lifts Executive Ban on OCS Exploration

IAGC is pleased to announce that President Bush, in a speech today, has stated he intends to lift the executive order that prohibits offshore oil and natural gas exploration and production on the vast majority of the nation's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The President’s action will rescind18 years of Executive Branch moratoria that has restricted access to OCS acreage.

Over the past weeks the issue of lifting the moratoria on OCS exploration has been addressed by both Senator John McCain and the President. The President has stated that he would rescind the executive order barring access to OCS acreage but only after Congress had lifted its own legislative appropriations bans. The President’s action today is a major change in U.S. energy policy and will certainly put the exploration of the OCS as an important issue in the upcoming Presidential campaign.

However despite the President’s action today, until Congress votes to remove the moratoria they have placed on OCS access, no exploration can occur. Each year, the Congress uses the appropriations process to ban any expenditure by the government for permitting oil and natural gas exploration and production on 85 percent of the OCS. At present, appropriations bills are stalled in the Congress because of battles over the twenty-six year old moratoria.
(14 July, 2008)

Chip Gill - President

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