ENERGY GEOSCIENCE CONFERENCE

11–13 May 2027 · P&J Live · Aberdeen

REGISTER FOR EGC2 2027

CONFERENCE CHAIR

Professor Jon Gluyas

LEADING EGC2 2027

Professor Jon Gluyas

Jon Gluyas is emeritus professor of Geoenergy, Carbon Capture and Storage at Durham University and the immediate past-president of the Geological Society. Jon has worked on low and zero carbon geoenergy research since 2009. He has co-founded the UK National Geothermal Centre and was chair of the development board for the UK CCS Research Centre. He has also served as president of the PESGB (now GESGB), the Earth Science Teachers Association and been chair of the British Geological Society Board. At Durham University Jon has been Head of Earth Sciences and Dean of Knowledge Exchange. He was also Executive Director of Durham Energy Institute for over 6 years. Before joining academia Jon worked in the petroleum industry as a geologist as well as managing exploration and production. He has founded 15 companies covering the energy transition, Earth observation, helium exploration and hydrogen exploration.

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Daniel Arnold

Daniel is an Associate Professor at Heriot-Watt University, specialising in reservoir characterisation and uncertainty quantification. His background is in combining static and dynamic reservoir modelling to quantify uncertainty, with a focus on exploring new technologies that effectively capture the range of geological concepts controlling flow and recovery.

His work spans CCS, geothermal, hydrogen, natural hydrogen and lithium. The focus is consistent: modelling uncertainty without losing geological realism. He currently leads the GMUQ project, developing physics-based machine learning for geomechanics.

Alongside his university role, Daniel works as a trainer and consultant, delivering technical training to industry. He is a TRACS Associate and has also worked with RPS and independently.

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James Churchill

James Churchill is currently CNS Growth Manager at Adura, with more than 25 years of experience across hydrocarbon exploration, development, and production. He is a strong advocate for industry collaboration and professional development, having held pivotal roles in the PESGB (now GESGB), serving as President and contributing to numerous technical and networking initiatives. He has coordinated industry events including the PETEX, DEVEX, and the Petroleum Geology Collaboration Showcase, and is passionate about fostering collaboration between industry and academia, and advancing the role of geoscience in delivering responsible energy solutions. James holds a BSc in Geology from the University of Liverpool and an MSc in Petroleum Geoscience from the University of Aberdeen and has previously worked for Robertson Research, Ichron, BG Group, and Shell.

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Ingrid Demaerschalk

Ingrid Demaerschalk has a Geology degree from the KULeuven University in Belgium and an MSc in Computing in Earth Sciences from Keele University in the UK. She is an expert geomodeller and Petrel user with 25+ years of industry experience. Previously Group Technical Authority for Reservoir Modelling at BG Group and Reservoir Modelling Advisor at Tullow Oil Plc, she is currently working as an independent reservoir modelling advisor for her own company In-Grid Solutions Ltd. Ingrid was a co-convenor for the 2019 Petroleum Group conference Capturing Geoscience in Geomodels and the highly successful EGC1 conference in 2023. She has been a Fellow of the Society since 2001.

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Neil Frewin

Neil Frewin is a versatile energy professional and leader with more than thirty years’ industry experience, mostly with Shell International. He has an extensive international upstream background, from front-end new ventures strategy, initiation, maturation, and negotiation, to exploration discovery, appraisal and development with mid-size and super-major companies. He is currently leading Shell’s cross-business specialist geoscience capability in the company’s London hub location. Neil is a Past President of the GESGB (2016-2018) and is founder and Chair of the society’s Exploring the Energy Transition Special Interest Group. Neil is currently Vice President of Professional & Chartership, and Chair of the Development Committee, at the Geological Society. Neil is also Vice Chair of Trustees at The Etches Collection, a museum of Jurassic Marine Life located in Dorset. Neil was on the board of the first Energy Geoscience Conference held in Aberdeen in 2023.

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James Preston-Bell

James Preston-Bell is a Production Geologist at Adura with 10 years of experience spanning exploration, development, production, consulting, and operations geology. He has recently worked extensively on North Sea assets, supporting field development, drilling and reservoir management.

Alongside his technical role, James is an active contributor to the geoscience community and advocate for collaboration across the energy sector. He has convened several conferences and technical events through his role on the Geological Society of London’s Energy Group committee. He is passionate about supporting the next generation of geoscientists through mentoring, outreach and early-career development initiatives, and is particularly interested in the role geoscience can play in delivering a secure, practical and responsible energy transition.

James holds an MSci in Earth Sciences from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Integrated Petroleum Geoscience from the University of Aberdeen. Prior to his current role, he worked for Shell and ERCE.

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Laura Robertson

Laura Colombano Robertson is an international subsurface geoscientist and technical leader with broad experience across exploration, appraisal, development and producing assets worldwide.

Her expertise spans reservoir characterisation and geomodelling, risk and uncertainty analysis, reserves and resources assessment, new ventures evaluation, economic screening and portfolio optimisation.

She has worked across a wide range of geological settings, reservoir types and fluid systems, supporting projects in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America.

Laura is an Italian and British citizen; she started her career with Agip (now ENI) in Milan and has worked for NAOC, Agip USA, BP Asia Pacific, Cairn Energy and Capricorn Energy in Nigeria, USA, Bangladesh, India, Singapore and UK. She is currently President of the GESGB (Geoscience Energy Society of Great Britain) and an Honorary Professor of Reservoir Geoscience at Heriot-Watt University, where she is actively involved in mentoring, skills development and promoting the role of geoscience across the evolving energy sector.

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Georg Warrlich

Georg is a geoscientist and subsurface leader with more than 25 years of experience in reservoir characterisation, integrated subsurface exploration & development, and managing producing assets, mostly with Shell. He has worked extensively on carbonate reservoirs across the Middle East, Europe, and Asia, with focus on Oman, Malaysia, and Kuwait. Presently, as Shell’s Principal Technical Expert for Carbonate Reservoir Characterization, Georg focuses on integrating subsurface workflows with emerging technologies to enhance reservoir understanding and enable decision-making.