Special Session: History of Petroleum Geology
Tuesday, 30 September 2025, 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Location: Windsor Barra Convention and Expo Center, Oceania I-II Room
Chairs: Piotr Krzywiec, Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences; Webster Mohriak, Rio de Janeiro State University
Fee: Included with registration
Description:
Join us for this ICE Rio special session is organized by the History of Petroleum Geology Committee, whose purpose is to preserve and promote the history and heritage of the evolution of geological concepts and technologies used in the search for oil and gas worldwide and to honor the memory of the men and women who caused this evolution.
Presentations:
- Guillerme Estrella, Petrobras (retired), The Geoscientific, Technological, and Political Dimensions that Resulted in the Discovery of the Brazilian Pre-salt Petroleum Provinces.
- Hernani Chaves, University of Rio de Janeiro State, REMAC Project - Brazilian Continental Margin Recognition Project
- Alvaro Arouca, Petrobras, Past, Present and Future of Oil and Gas Exploration in Brazil: a Petrobras Perspective
- Victor Ramos, University of Buenos Aires, Early Oil Exploration in Argentina: a Long way to the National Oil Company.
- Petro Kress, YPF, Exploration History of the Argentinean Offshore Basins.
- Piotr Krzywiec, Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, Prof. Rudolf Zuber (1858 - 1920) – How a Carpathian Geologist Influenced Development of Petroleum Geology in South America.
- Victor Ramriez, S&P Global, A Review of Colombia’s Offshore Exploration History and Challenges to Tap its Gas Potential.
- Federico Seminario, PetroTal, Peru: A Pioneer in Latin American Petroleum – Journey Through Time and Subsurface
- Kenneth Shipper, University of Houston, Hydrocarbon Exploration of Guyana: Past, Present and Future.
Venue
Windsor Barra Convention and Expo Center
Avenida Lucio Costa, 2630 Barra da Tijuca
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil CEP
Rio de Janeiro,
Rio de Janeiro
20031-204
Brazil
55 21-2195-5000