Second EAGE/ALNAFT Workshop on Techniques of Recovery of Mature Fields and Tight Reservoirs
11-13 May 2026, Algiers, Algeria
Welcome to Second EAGE/ ALNAFT Workshop
Join us in Algiers for the Second EAGE/ALNAFT Workshop on Techniques of Recovery of Mature Fields and Tight Reservoirs, where experts, researchers, and industry leaders will discuss challenges, new techniques and technologies involved in these topics.
Since the first discoveries made during the 50s, part of medium and small fields have gradually reached maturity—today encompassing over 70 brownfields that, despite decades of water- and gas-flooding to sustain production, now require tertiary-recovery methods to unlock their remaining reserves. The advantageous fiscal regime and world‑class surface facilities with available processing and injection capacity present an attractive opportunity to host large‑scale tertiary‑recovery pilots—essential to achieve ultimate recovery. This workshop will spotlight the untapped potential of the Cambro-Ordovician tight sands and Cenomanian–Turonian and Liassic carbonate plays, examining how proven recovery techniques can be tailored to overcome their inherent heterogeneity, fracture networks and complex wettability challenges.This workshop will bring together leading operators, service providers, reservoir engineers, EOR specialists, production technologists, geoscientists, service-company representatives, academics and regulators to share proven tertiary-recovery approaches, collaboratively explore methods to uplift production in tight reservoirs and evaluate opportunities in carbonate fields, and forge the partnerships and financing routes necessary for large-scale deployment—all in pursuit of achieving ultimate recovery under the guiding theme “Move Forward by Recovering Differently.”
Under the Esteemed Leadership of
Samir Bekhti
President, ALNAFT - National Agency for the Valorization of Hydrocarbon Resources
Opening Remarks by
TBC
Senior Representation, Sonatrach
Johannes Wendebourg
Senior Geological Advisor, TotalEnergies
(EAGE Board Member)
Strategic Panel: Navigating the New Era:
Strategic Synergies Across Algeria’s Offshore Frontiers and Mature Basins
Moderator
Laura Sima
Director, Upstream Thought Leadership, S&P Global Energy
Panelist
Samir Bekhti
President, ALNAFT - National Agency for the Valorization of Hydrocarbon Resources
Panelist
Anan Amornprabharwat
Senior Vice President & Regional Manager for Africa, PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited (PTTEP)
Panelist
Moufdi Chikh
Managing Director TotalEnergies EP Algeria & Country Chair, TotalEnergies
Panelist
Thierry Le Maux
Chairman of the Management Board, BEICIP-FRANLAB
Panelist
Amine Remini
President, Algerian Hydrocarbon Regulatory Authority
Panelist
Khaled Saidi
Managing Director - North Africa, SLB
Panelist
Amal Belkhirat
Executive Managing Director, Baker Hughes
Panelist
Eric Delamaide
General Manager, IFP
Panelist
Warren Murdoch
President & General Manager Occidental Algeria, Oxy
Panelist
Jon Erwin
Pertamina Algeria EP Country Manager, Pertamina
Panelist
Gavin Thomson
Vice Chairman, WoodMackenzie
Panelist
Alvaro Ranero
Managing Director, Repsol
Panelist
Noureddine Boubekeur
TBC, SLB
Panelist
TBC
TBC, TBC
Panelist
TBC
TBC, TBC
Keynote Speakers
Eric Delamaide
IFP Technologies
Lounes Adour
ALNAFT
Hocine Djouder
ALNAFT
Panel 2: Unlocking the Potential of Tight Sand Reservoirs in Algeria: Technology, Execution, and Sustainable Development
Panelist
Alain Syndique
TotalEnergies
Panelist
Remy Basquet
Equinor
Panelist
Ghislain De Joussineau
Beicip-Franlab
Panelist
Zakaria Maouche
HP INC
Panel 3: Enhancing Recovery Factors in Carbonate Reservoirs: Novel Techniques, Technologies, and Sustainable Development
Panelist
Christophe Cottin
TotalEnergies
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Important Dates
| Call for Abstracts Open | 22 October 2025 |
| Call for Abstracts Close | 9 February 2026 |
| Technical Programme Available | 10 March 2026 |
| Registration Open | 9 February 2026 |
| Early Registration Deadline | 5 April 2026 |
