Welcome to ProGREss 2021!


The European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE) invites you to discuss the actual challenges of geological exploration and to elaborate practical recommendations for the leaders of the world’s oil and gas industry

For the second time the Oil and Gas Exploration Conference will bring together top geology experts and management of Petroleum Companies to solve business problems and exploration solutions.

The speakers are renowned experts and the representatives of related government agencies and of the biggest Russian and international companies.



EAGE Conference ProGREss. Geological Exploration as Business is one of the most anticipated professional events for me. I believe that this is not just a platform for discussing global trends and current problems, but a real community of geological explorers. The difficult initial conditions of 2020 contributed to a serious reformation of the industry, so the opportunity to discuss the best cases in casual atmosphere and share real experience in solving a variety of complex issues is very valuable.

The analysis of the strategic decisions that oil companies made last year, their business ramifications and emerging trends will allow the conference participants to jointly identify new growth points. In my opinion, they pertain to the development of partnership, technological and digital improvement, as well as government regulation. 

I would be glad to meet at ProGREss everyone who is already related to the geological exploration business, sees the prospects for synergy therewith, is ready to openly discuss professional issues and find the best solutions!

Yury Masalkin, Advisory Committee Chair
Head of Geological Exploration and Resource Base Development / Gazprom Neft PJSC,
Director General / Gazpromneft-GEO



Dear Geoscientist, Dear friend, Dear collegue,

Two years ago I completed my two years term as EAGE President in June 2019.

EAGE Moscow office kindly invited me for attending the first ProGREss conference in Sochi (November 2019).

It was a great pleasure to discover this part of Russia and I took the opportunity to present a talk about the « Art of Hydrocarbon Exploration».

I hope that this huge COVID-19 pandemy is really now behind us, but the world has really changed and is changing very fast as well as the Energy world particularely in western countries and in France where I retired since 2 years.

The energy transition is not only a wish, or a need but has become a constraint and a strong reality.

My personal wish is that all methodological concepts and way of working used for exploring hydrocarbons would be applied to exploration of ore and minerals as a transition for geoscience business.

I am sure that you will have a fantastic good time during your stay in Sochi and that you will take advantage of networking and brainstorming with all your colleagues after this so long time of online events and webinars!

Jean-Jacques Biteau,
EAGE President (2017-2019), Retired from VP Exploration / Total, 2019



Following the excellent ProGREss’19 conference, which was a great success and which I really enjoyed participating, we all have experienced an even faster changing environment for E&P activities, including a global pandemic, a major drop of oil price but also faster digitalization and a clear need to achieve environmental goals. On the other hand oil and gas will stay an important part of our world for the decades to come.

Based on the professional presentations and very fruitful discussions in Sochi in 2019, I’m really looking forward to hear and discuss where we stay with exploration in 2021, what it will mean for us in the years to come and how we will shape our future together.

Looking forward to see you in Sochi!


Georg Bresser,
Vice President Global Exploration Portfolio and Performance / Wintershall Dea GmbH



Important Dates


Early Registration Deadline
1 July 2021
Call for Abstract Deadline 1 August 2021
Deadline regular registration 20 July 2021
Deadline for speakers presentations 10 October 2021
Deadline for pre-registration 20 October 2021

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