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PETRAD-CCOP-PETROVIETNAM -VASI Workshop on Gas Hydrates


The workshop was requested by PETROVIETNAM with cost sharing by PETROVIETNAM, VASI, and Norwegian Government through PETRAD, in cooperation with and co-organized by the CCOP Technical Secretariat. The Official Welcome and Opening Ceremony Addresses were given by Associate Prof. Dr. Sc. Nguyen Van Cu, Director-General of VASI, Dr. Nguyen Van Minh, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to CCOP, Vice President of PETROVIETNAM, Dr. Øystein Berg, Managing Director, PETRAD, and Prof. Dr. He Qingcheng, Director, CCOP Technical Secretariat.

The Welcome Speeches from the Distinguished Guests focused on the long and close cooperation among Vietnam, PETRAD-Norway, and CCOP and ASCOPE members. The sharing of knowledge and technology on Gas Hydrates in different countries was the core of discussions, experience exchange as well as establishing network amongst researchers and scientists. The Key Note Address on “Overview Research and Investigation of Gas Hydrate Potential in Vietnam” by Dr. Vu Truong Son, Director of Marine Geological and Mineral Center (MGMC),VASI focused on the prospect on Gas Hydrates in the sea of Vietnam and, research and investigation on gas hydrate potential.

The Workshop was held at Halong Pearl Hotel, Halong Bay, Vietnam from 1-3 March 2011, with a total of 45 participants. There were 9 Guest Speakers from different countries such as University of Bergen from Norway, Naval Research Laboratory from USA, Chinese Academy of Science from China, Institute for Geo-Resource & Environment, ASIT/GSJ from Japan, Gas Hydrate Department, KIGAM from Korea, Pacific Oceanological Institute Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences from Russia, Hydrocarbons Section of GNS Science from New Zealand, and National Gas Hydrate Programme (NGHP), Directorate General of Hydrocarbons under Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas from India.

Through this workshop, participants had the opportunity to share their research experiences with the Guest Speakers. The presentations provided overview on the predicted methane hydrate deposits in different coastal regions and the advantages of combining different parameters in the evaluation, and also an overview of the benefits and issues with the interpretation of deep sediment hydrate deposits by using different approaches for the fields survey.

The research on continental margins and permafrost areas was also presented.  The energy trapped in gas hydrates rivals that in all known conventional petroleum and coal fields, and could provide energy power to many parts of the world where conventional petroleum is nonexistent or has been consumed. The offshore hydrate production is today’s focus of geophysical surveys and drilling operation in India, Japan, Korea, and China and the east coast of USA. The overview of Gas Hydrate Research Development Programme and Exploration was presented by Japan, China, Korea, New Zealand and India. The Gas Hydrate indicator and outcomes in Okhotsk Sea, and Extract Methane from Gas Hydrate areas in the sea was presented and emphasized by Russia. The Analysing Sand-Dominated Channel system for Potential Gas Hydrate Reservoir using an AVO Seismic Inversion Technique on the Southern Hikurangi Margin in New Zealand was also presented with sharing of experiences.

The last part of the workshop was the Certificate Ceremony presented by Dr. Øystein Berg, Managing Director, PETRAD to representatives from each country organizations, and followed by his words of appreciation to all Guest Speakers, Organizing Committee and Host Country, Vietnam for the wide range in potential sharing and integration of research plans through the workshop and it will establishing fruitful relationships within CCOP countries as basis for collaborations in further developments in this area of unconventional energy source which receives increasing interest worldwide. The Official Closing Remark was delivered by Dr. Nguyen Van Minh, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to CCOP, Vice President, PETROVIETNAM. Dr. Minh took this opportunity to express deep appreciation and sincere thanks to PETRAD, Norway to bring Guest speakers to this Workshop, and also congratulated Dr. Øystein Berg for having developed very comprehensive and fruitful workshop contents.

A full report of this workshop can be freely downloaded from this link:http://www.ccop.or.th/download/PETRAD/PETRAD59_2011-03/PETRAD59_2011-03ss.pdf








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