Season Events for Recent Seasons
The 2010-2011 Season
| Date | Links | Speaker/Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 07 October 2010, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Dana M. Linnet, Principal Officer, US Consulate General, Edinburgh
United States Consulate, Department of State |
Royal Scots Club None |
| Thursday, 11 November 2010, 6 p.m. | Meeting | TBD, |
None None |
| Thursday, 09 December 2010, 6 p.m. | Meeting | TBD, |
None None |
| Thursday, 20 January 2011, 6 p.m. | Meeting | TBD, |
None None |
| Thursday, 17 February 2011, 6 p.m. | Meeting | TBD, |
None None |
| Thursday, 17 March 2011, 6 p.m. | Meeting | TBD, |
None None |
| Thursday, 21 April 2011, 6 p.m. | Meeting | TBD, |
None None |
| Thursday, 19 May 2011, 6 p.m. | Meeting | TBD, |
None None |
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Season Events for Recent Seasons
The 2009-2010 Season
| Date | Links | Speaker/Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 17 September 2009, 11 a.m. | Meeting |
Golf Outing 2009,
Crieff Golf Club Annual Golf Outing |
Crieff Golf Club Crief |
| Thursday, 08 October 2009, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Julian Lee, Senior Energy Analyst
Centre for Global Energy Studies Where Will OPEC Go from Here? |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 05 November 2009, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Ian Phillips, Director
CO2 Infrastructure Carbon Capture and Storage: What's Happening – and What Isn't |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 03 December 2009, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Nicola Gordon, Omrade Direktor
Shell (Norway and UK) Learning from Experience. A personal reflection on the development of the oil and gas industry in the North Sea touching on leadership, technology, and the evolution of safety culture |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 21 January 2010, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Prof. Simon Stewart, BP Professor of Petroleum Geoscience, Head of Institute of Petroleum Engineering
Heriot-Watt University A Brief Journey Through Azerbaijan |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 25 February 2010, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Jeremy Leggett, Founder and Executive Chairman
Solar Century The Oil Crunch and its Intersection with the Climate and Financial Crises |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Friday, 12 March 2010, 6:30 p.m. | Meeting | 32nd Annual Dinner, |
Edinburgh Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa 1 Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9SR |
| Thursday, 25 March 2010, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Iain McKendrick, CEO
Ithaca Energy |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 22 April 2010, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Gavin Graham, Executive Vice President Business Development and Technical Services
Petrofac Energy Developments Learning from the Past, Looking to the Future - Reflections on 30-years of work in the Middle East and Caspian regions |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 20 May 2010, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Mike Cowling, Chief Scientist
The Crown Estate Sustainable Use of the Seabed Around the UK |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
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Season Events for Recent Seasons
The 2008-2009 Season
| Date | Links | Speaker/Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 17 September 2008, 10 a.m. | Meeting |
Golf Outing 2008,
Annual Golf Outing |
Mortonhall Golf Club Edinburgh |
| Thursday, 09 October 2008, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Christof H. Rühl, Group Chief Economist and Vice President
BP Global Oil Markets: The Long Term and the Short Term |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 06 November 2008, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Anton Ziolkowski, Chief Scientist
PGS EM The MTEM Story: How a Good Idea Became a Business and How Easily it Could Have Failed |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 04 December 2008, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Hamish Dingwall, TML and Senior Associate
Wood Mackenzie Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Oil and Gas Sector: Turning a Burden into a Benefit |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 15 January 2009, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
John Naismith, Technical Manger
Melrose Resources Investing in Exploration and Production in Egypt |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 12 February 2009, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Keith Lough, CEO
Composite Energy Coalbed Methane: Conventional Gas and Unconventional Resources |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Friday, 13 March 2009, 6:30 p.m. | Meeting | 31st Annual Dinner, |
Edinburgh Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa 1 Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9SR |
| Thursday, 19 March 2009, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Peter Kallos, Executive Vice President, International & Offshore
PetroCanada View of a Mid Cap Integrated on the Prospects for our Industry |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 23 April 2009, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Michael Ridley, Senior Investment Analyst
Carbon Trust Oil and Gas Companies in a Carbon Constrained World |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Mike Watts, Deputy Chief Executive and New Business Director
Cairn Energy Oil Deserts, and Ice: A Focus on Challenges and Potential Rewards in India and Greenland |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Wednesday, 17 June 2009, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Summer Event: National Museum,
Scotland: A Changing Nation |
National Museum of Scotland (Edinburgh) Chamber Street, Edinburgh |
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Season Events for Recent Seasons
The 2007-2008 Season
| Date | Links | Speaker/Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 10 a.m. | Meeting |
Golf Outing 2007,
Annual Golf Outing |
Mortonhall Golf Club Edinburgh |
| Thursday, 04 October 2007, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation Podcast |
Malcolm Webb, Chief Executive
Oil & Gas UK So Why Didn't I Know That? - A Reflection on the Low Public Awareness of the UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 15 November 2007, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Podcast |
Richard Yemm, Founder and Chief Technical Officer
Ocean Power Delivery, Limited TBD |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 06 December 2007, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Alex Salmond, MSP, First Minister
First Minister, Scottish Parliament TBD |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 17 January 2008, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation Podcast |
Bryan Lovell, OBE, Senior Research Fellow in Earth Sciences
University of Cambridge Coping With Climate Change: What is the Oil Industry Supposed To Do?" |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 21 February 2008, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Finian O'Sullivan, Founder and President
Burren Energy |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Friday, 07 March 2008, 6:30 p.m. | Meeting | 30th Annual Dinner, |
Edinburgh Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa 1 Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9SR |
| Thursday, 13 March 2008, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Bruce Levell, Vice President
Shell International Exploration and Production, B.V. Feeding the monster- supplying new plays to Shell Exploration |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 15 May 2008, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Andy Halliwell,
ConocoPhillips De-commissioning |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 12 June 2008, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Tour: Schlumberger's British Training Center,
Schlumberger |
Livingston Livingston |
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Season Events for Recent Seasons
The 2006-2007 Season
| Date | Links | Speaker/Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 06 September 2006, 10 a.m. | Meeting |
Golf Outing 2006,
Annual Golf Outing |
Mortonhall Golf Club Edinburgh |
| Thursday, 05 October 2006, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Geir Lindholt, Vice President, Gas Infrastructure
Hydro Oil & Energy (Norway) Ormen Lange Gas Field and Pipeline |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 09 November 2006, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Professor Paul Stevens, Professor, Center for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP)
Dundee University Current high Oil Prices: Prospects and Trends |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 07 December 2006, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Jim Rae and Miles Oglethorpe,
Royal Commission on the Ancient & Historial Monuments of Scotland Caputuring the Energy: The Impace of the Industry |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 18 January 2007, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Professor Alan Miller,
McGrigors Turn Social Risk into a Business Opportunity: or How to make Human Rights Work for You |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 15 February 2007, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Gardiner Hill, BP, Manager, Environmental Technology
BP The Role of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) in a Carbon Constrained World |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Friday, 09 March 2007, 6:30 p.m. | Meeting | 29th Annual Dinner, |
Edinburgh Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa 1 Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9SR |
| Thursday, 19 April 2007, 6:30 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
British Geological Survey, Principal Geologist
British Geological Survey The Importance of Stratigraphic Plays in the Undiscovered Resources of the UKCS |
BGS Edinburgh Edinburgh |
| Thursday, 17 May 2007, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Andrew Jamieson OBE, Vice President Gas and Projects
Shell Global Solutions International, The Hague LNG in the Atlantic Basin |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 21 June 2007, 6 p.m. | Meeting | Summer Event, |
Oceaneering-Multiflex Rosyth |
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Season Events for Recent Seasons
The 2005-2006 Season
| Date | Links | Speaker/Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 13 October 2005, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
David J. Greer, Deputy CEO and Project Director
Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd. The Sakhalin II Phase 2 Project The New Energy Source for the Asia Pacific: Transforming the Vision into Reality |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 03 November 2005, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Adrian Fernardo, New Business Director
Star Energy The UK Gas Storage Market: An Operator's Perspective |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 01 December 2005, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Nicola Pochettino, Senior Energy Analyst
International Energy Agency (IEA) The World Energy Outlook 2005: Middle East and North Africa Insights |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 16 February 2006, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Graham Stewart, CEO
Faroe Petroleum Exploration in the Atlantic Margin |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Friday, 24 February 2006, 6:30 p.m. | Meeting | 28th Annual Dinner, |
Edinburgh Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa 1 Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9SR |
| Thursday, 16 March 2006, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Dave Tappin, Principal Researcher
British Geological Survey The Indian Ocean Tsunami - the Catastrophic Event |
BGS Edinburgh Edinburgh |
| Thursday, 04 May 2006, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Lord Fraser of Carmyllie and Ken Forrest,
Fraser-Forest The Caspian - Oil, Business, and Politics |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 22 June 2006, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Geology Tour, South Queensferry, Patrick Corbett, Total Professor in Petroleum Engineering
Heriot-Watt University Field Trip: Experience the Petroleum Geology of the Firth of Forth -- On the beach at South Queensferry |
South Queensferry 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
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Season Events for Recent Seasons
The 2004-2005 Season
| Date | Links | Speaker/Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, 07 October 2004, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Alan Parsley,
ex. Shell Russia - The New Frontier for UK Oil Companies |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 04 November 2004, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Mike Watts, Exploration Director
Cairn Energy Building a Business In South Asia |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 02 December 2004, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Sir David King, Chief Scientific Advisor
HM Government Climate Change: The Imperatives for Action |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 20 January 2005, 6 p.m. |
Meeting
Presentation |
Philip Andrews-Speed, Professor
Dundee University China's Developing Gas Market |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 10 February 2005, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Alison Goligher, Vice President
Schlumberger A Global View of the Oil Sector from an International Services Company |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 03 March 2005, 6:30 p.m. | Meeting |
David Long, BGS, Researcher
British Geological Survey Natural Methane Hydrates - Their Future Effect on The World |
BGS Edinburgh Edinburgh |
| Friday, 11 March 2005, 6:30 p.m. | Meeting | 27th Annual Dinner, |
Edinburgh Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa 1 Festival Square, Edinburgh, EH3 9SR |
| Thursday, 05 May 2005, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Robin McGill, Site Director
Innovene Grangemouth Innovene – Challenging the Status Quo |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 02 June 2005, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Summer Event, Heriot Watt University
tate of the Art: Data Visualisation and Athletic Training |
Heriot-Watt University Riccarton, Edinburgh |
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Season Events for Recent Seasons
The 2003-2004 Season
| Date | Links | Speaker/Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 06 May 2002, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Colin Roberts,
University of Dundee Mitigation of Investment Risk in the Oil Business in Africa |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Wednesday, 27 August 2003, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Golf Outing 2003,
Annual Golf Outing |
Blairgowrie Rosemount Courase Blairgowrie |
| Thursday, 02 October 2003, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Andy Tilbrook,
General Dynamics Does Precedent lead to Best Practice in Hydrocarbon Field Development? |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 06 November 2003, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Jim Henderson,
Wood Mackenzie The Oil and Gas Industry in Russia |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 04 December 2003, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Alex Green,
CMS Cameron McKenna Corporate Responsibilities in Relation to Health and Safety Matters (The Man of Law's Tale) |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 22 January 2004, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Dr. Chris Freeman, CEO
LOGIC The Role of E-Business in the Upstream Oil Industry |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 11 March 2004, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Nick Riley, MBE,
British Geological Survey CO2 Sequestration in the North Sea Reserves |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Friday, 19 March 2004, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Brian Wilson, MP
UK Parliament The Annual Dinner of the Scottish Oil Club |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
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Season Events for Recent Seasons
The 2002-2003 Season
| Date | Links | Speaker/Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday, 07 October 2002, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Dai Somerville-Jones, CEO
Energy Industries Council Global Interests of the Energy Industries Council |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 31 October 2002, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Hew Dundas, CEO
Dundas Energy Services Dispute Resolution in the International Oil and Gas Industry - The Current Landscape |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Wednesday, 27 November 2002, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Mark Hope, Director, HSE and External Affairs
Shell Expro The Future of the North Sea, Aberdeen, and the Planet (Joint Meeting with SPE) |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 05 December 2002, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
John Waterlow, Principal Consultant
Wood Mackenzie Oil Price Volatility - Geopolitics, OPEC, and Iraq |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 09 January 2003, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Peter Sharp,
Ledingham Chalmers Mitigation of Legal Risks in the Development and Production of Oil |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
| Thursday, 06 February 2003, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Kathyrn Mearns, Senior Lecturer
Department of Psychology, Aberdeen University Behaviorial Safety and the Offshore Oil Industry: A Case of Men Behaving Badly? |
Ardoe House Aberdeen |
| Thursday, 06 March 2003, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Ken Forrest, former Director, International Oil & Gas Directorate
UK Government The Current State of Developing the Oil and Gas Resources of the Caspian Sea |
Murchison House BGS, Edinburgh |
| Friday, 28 March 2003, 6:30 p.m. | Meeting |
Sir David Stell, MSP
Scottish Parliament Annual Dinner of The Scottish Oil Club |
Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spal Edinburgh |
| Thursday, 08 May 2003, 6 p.m. | Meeting |
Alf Bissett, Managing Director
Edinburgh Oil and Gas The Buzzard Oil Field: Discovery and Development |
Royal Scots Club 29 Abercromby Place, Edinburgh EH3 6QE |
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Ian Phillips, Director
Nicola Gordon, Omrade Direktor
Prof. Simon Stewart, BP Professor of Petroleum Geoscience, Head of Institute of Petroleum Engineering
Jeremy Leggett, Founder and Executive Chairman
Gavin Graham, Executive Vice President Business Development and Technical Services
Mike Cowling, Chief Scientist
Christof H. Rühl, Group Chief Economist and Vice President
Anton Ziolkowski, Chief Scientist
Hamish Dingwall, TML and Senior Associate
John Naismith, Technical Manger
Keith Lough, CEO
Peter Kallos, Executive Vice President, International & Offshore
Mike Watts, Deputy Chief Executive and New Business Director
Summer Event: National Museum,
Richard Yemm, Founder and Chief Technical Officer
Alex Salmond, MSP, First Minister
Bryan Lovell, OBE, Senior Research Fellow in Earth Sciences
Finian O'Sullivan, Founder and President
Andy Halliwell,
Geir Lindholt, Vice President, Gas Infrastructure
Professor Paul Stevens, Professor, Center for Energy, Petroleum and Mineral Law and Policy (CEPMLP)
Professor Alan Miller,
Gardiner Hill, BP, Manager, Environmental Technology
British Geological Survey, Principal Geologist
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Adrian Fernardo, New Business Director
Nicola Pochettino, Senior Energy Analyst
Graham Stewart, CEO
Dave Tappin, Principal Researcher
Lord Fraser of Carmyllie and Ken Forrest,
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