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Season Events for Recent Seasons

The 2010-2011 Season

DateLinksSpeaker/EventVenue
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

DateLinksSpeaker/EventVenue
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

DateLinksSpeaker/EventVenue
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

DateLinksSpeaker/EventVenue
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

DateLinksSpeaker/EventVenue
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

DateLinksSpeaker/EventVenue
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

DateLinksSpeaker/EventVenue
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

DateLinksSpeaker/EventVenue
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

DateLinksSpeaker/EventVenue
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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