- Integrated week
- Jacques DURAND
- Conventional Energies, Oil & Gas Exploration-Geosciences
Language: French, English, Portuguese
Planned duration: > 15 hours – 5 days
Research Engineer, University of Rennes ( 1985-1989)
– Senior Sedimentologist, Elf Aquitaine (1989 – 1995)
– Offshore Exploration Manager, Nigeria (1995 – 1998)
– New Business Area Project Manager, Total, Paris Headquarter(1999- 2004)
– Geosciences Career Advisor and Education Officer, Total E&P Angola (2004-2009)
3d cycle thesis in Geology (University of Rennes, France) about
the “Sedimentology and Trace Fossils of the Armorican Quartzite, Lower Ordovician , France)
– Doctoral Thesis (Ph.D.) (University of Rennes) about
the “Geometry and Hydrodynamic Processes of Sedimentary Bedforms”
– Accreditation to supervise Ph.D. thesis (“Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches”) (University of Pau)
– Bedforms Geometry (Master’s Degree) in various french Universities (Bordeaux, Orsay, Dijon,¿) between 1988 and 2004
– Facies characterization, Facies Model, correlation methodologies, operational approach in Sequence Stratigraphy, field works
Master’s Degree and ” Licencia tura” 2004-2009, Public University of Angola
– Practical Approach of Correlations through Sequence Stratigraphy
SPLWA Workshop – Luanda (Angola) (2009)
In process :
– 4th year workshops at Windhoek University (for 2009)
– 4th year workshop at Wits University (Johannesbourg, South Africa)
1.- Geology. Field Works. Sedimentology. Stratigraphy. Sequence Stratigraphy.
2.- Petroleum Geology. Correlation Tecnichs. Scales Changes (Core-Well-Seismic). Prospect evaluation.
3.- Geosciences Tutoring : Geoscientist recruitment and training. New recruited Geoscientists Mentoring.
4.- Development of Geosciences Labs in African Universities. Scientific leading of Masters and Ph. D. students and lecturers. Cooperation projects with french Embassies and between french and foreign universities
5.- Education : Secundary Level Highschool Project (Coordination of construction, educational program and contact with local authorities).