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Association News
IAGC & Industry Partners Discuss Key G&G
Issues at Leadership Committee-Industry
Partner Meeting
The IAGC Leadership Committee and Industry Geophysicist), Tad Smith (Apache - Director,
Partners gathered in Houston, TX, on Sunday, E&P Technology- Geoscience), and Dave
24 September for an executive lunch to Monk (Apache - Director, Geophysics).
discuss key issues facing the geophysical
and exploration industries. In its final The group discussion focused on three
meeting of the year with industry partners, of the IAGC’s key priorities: ensuring the
the Leadership Committee (comprised of industry’s freedom to operate, raising industry
the nine IAGC Governing Members CEOs) visibility, and strengthening the health of
hosted E&P executives: Stephen Greenlee the industry. Topics included perceptions of
(ExxonMobil Exploration - President), the reserve replacement ratio, new source
Erik Finnstrom (Statoil - SVP Exploration technology, promoting science-based
Excellence), Bjorn Inge Braathen (Statoil regulation, and attracting the next generation
- SVP EXP USA), Jan Helgesen (Statoil - of geoscientists. The executives also The IAGC Leadership
VP Geophysical Operations), Paul Singer discussed the need for continued support and Committee & Industry
(Statoil - VP Exploration), Steve Reynolds promotion of credible science regarding E&P Partners gathered in
Houston, TX, on Sunday,
(BHPBilliton - Acting Head of Geoscience sound and marine life interaction, particularly 24 September.
Operations), Darryl Harris (Woodside - Chief the work of the E&P Sound and Marine
Geophysicist), Blair Berglin (Woodside - Senior Life Joint Industry Programme (SML JIP).
Association News
IAGC Continues Working with Houston Food Bank
to Aid Those Impacted by Hurricane Harvey
The IAGC staff joined the Houston Food Bank Harvey caused widespread devastation,
on 5 December at the Houston Food Bank’s submerging an estimated 25 to 30 percent or
Keegan Kitchen facility, where they worked 441 square miles of Harris County; destroying
side-by-side with Food Bank staff and other and damaging tens of thousands of homes;
volunteers to prepare hot meals for children and displacing thousands of Houstonians.
participating in the Kids Cafe after-school Hurricane Harvey was the costliest hurricane
program. IAGC staff will assist with meal prep on record, causing nearly $200 billion in
work (i.e., slicing, cutting and stirring)and the damage, primarily from widespread flooding
packaging of hot meals for daily distribution in the Houston metropolitan area—breaking
to Kids Cafe sites. Thirty-four volunteers the previous record set by Hurricane Katrina.
prepared 3,400 meals for area children.
Many families are still displaced and
We are proud to represent the geophysical are struggling to feed their children
industry from our global headquarters in the following Hurricane Harvey. We want
Energy Capital of the World: Houston, TX, to do our part to help Houston recover
and be a part of improving our city. Hurricane by assisting those still in need.
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