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IAGC SPONSORS AND PRESENTS
AT BRAZILIAN GEOPHYSICAL
SOCIETY & EXPO

In August 2017, IAGC Consultant
Andreia Leåo Owens presented "The
Importance of Geophysics to Sustainable
Development," during the 15th
International Congress of the Brazilian
Geophysical Society & Expo. The
workshop highlighted the efforts of the
IAGC in Brazil and emphasized the
importance of the government, academia,
and industry all working together for a
common goal.

The meeting was attended by the
Brazilian government, academia, and the
industry. During the presentation,
government and academia made
commitments to develop and support
tools for the industry use, which will aid
in ensuring our members continued NIKKI MARTIN PANELIST AT ALASKA OIL
freedom to operate in Brazil. Some of the
commitments made include: AND GAS ANNUAL CONFERENCE
• Agência Nacional do Petróleo (ANP)
Director, Felipe Kury: offer to host
the IAGC environmental database
and to work to release funds for he IAGC's President, Nikki Panelists explored the opportunities
research on environmental projects; Martin, presented as a and challenges in their
• Federal University of Rio Grande Tpanelist at the Alaska Oil & communications efforts to inform
Vice Dean, Danilo Giroldo: provide Gas Association (AOGA) Annual Americans about the value and
support to research projects with Conference in May 2017. The contributions of the oil and gas
expertise and resources; and panel entitled, "Power Past industries to the nation and world.
• Coastal Management/MMA, Regis Impossible and Crude Awakenings: The session also explored approaches
Pinto Lima: further discussion about Repositioning Oil and Gas in the and messages the respective
the possibility of having different Marketplace of Ideas" was titled for organizations are delivering to
permitting for operations in the the various public awareness and citizens and policymakers and how
Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) education campaigns of the invited Alaskans can support and amplify
following the example of the Baltic organizations. these efforts.
Sea and the trend in the European
Union to have a spatial permitting In her presentation, Martin Other panelists included Linda
instead of sectorial. emphasized the IAGC's efforts to Rozett, from API and Matt
promote the technological Letourneau from the Institute of 21st
Another positive outcome of the innovations of the geophysical Century Energy.
workshop was Jorge Camargo, Petroleum industry and partner with other
Brazilian Institute (IBP) President, industry trade associations to
emphasizing the importance of the ANP educate on the continuum of energy
Bid Round calendar and the opportunity production and cross-promote
to plan the environmental permitting environmental stewardship
process, including releasing pre-permits or campaigns. She also discussed the
Terms of Reference during the Bid Rounds. IAGC's Crude Awakenings
Campaign and the Ghost Net
IAGC's Brazil Committee is working on Initiative.
industry's behalf to follow up on the
commitments made during the conference.

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