South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society

What South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society does

SEAPEX (South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society) is a Singapore-registered non-profit professional society founded in 1973 that serves the upstream petroleum geoscience community across the Asia-Pacific region. Its membership of over 700 individual professionals, drawn from 50+ oil and gas companies including Chevron, ExxonMobil, ConocoPhillips, TotalEnergies, Murphy Oil, Valeura Energy, and Harbour Energy, plus National Oil Companies from the region, is engaged through a portfolio of recurring programs: the quarterly SEAPEX Press newsletter, a monthly E-Bulletin, bi-monthly evening talks in Singapore, biennial exploration conferences (SEC) in Singapore, regional conventions (SRC) rotated across Asian cities, technical forums, training workshops, and the Asia Pacific Scout Check (APSC) which convenes scouts from 50+ member companies on the same day as SEAPEX meetings. The society maintains regional chapters in Bangkok, Jakarta, Houston, London, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Perth, Ho Chi Minh City, and Bangladesh, and holds reciprocal agreements with AAPG, SPE, GESGB, and EAGE.

Name

South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society

Legal name

South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society

Website

https://www.seapex.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SEAPEX is an organization that supports the production and exploration of petroleum, natural gas, and hydrocarbons.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: SEAPEX generates revenue primarily through annual membership fees and life membership subscriptions. Standard annual membership is SGD 95, life membership is SGD 1,090, with discounted rates for ASEAN citizens (SGD 25) and free student membership. Membership year runs from October to September annually.
2. Conference and Event Revenue: Revenue generated from biennial exploration conferences (SEC), the SEAPEX Regional Convention, and registration fees for evening talks and technical forums. Conference sponsorships from oil companies and service companies also contribute to revenue.
3. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorship program with Platinum (SGD 9,000), Gold (SGD 6,000), and Silver (SGD 3,000) tiers providing sponsors with logo placement, advertising in SEAPEX Press, speaking opportunities at evening meetings, and banner displays at events.
4. Advertising Revenue: Revenue from advertising in the SEAPEX Press newsletter, including full-page color advertisements in quarterly editions, website banner displays, and inside front/back cover placements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SEAPEX is a non-profit professional society that delivers petroleum geoscience knowledge, networking, and member services to upstream oil and gas professionals in the Asia-Pacific region. Its core offerings are membership subscriptions, the quarterly SEAPEX Press publication, monthly E-Bulletin, regular Evening Talks, and biennial conferences (SEC) and regional conventions (SRC), supported by corporate sponsorship tiers and advertising.

Product overview

SEAPEX (South East Asia Petroleum Exploration Society) is a non-profit professional organization offering a portfolio of membership-based services and publications for the upstream petroleum sector. Its core offerings include the quarterly SEAPEX Press newsletter, monthly E-Bulletin, bi-monthly Evening Talks in Singapore, and biennial Exploration Conferences (SEC). The society also organizes Regional Conventions (SRC), Technical Forums, and Training & Workshop programs. These products collectively serve the petroleum geoscience community through information dissemination, networking events, and professional development activities across Asia-Pacific and global chapters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SEAPEX Press: Quarterly newsletter/bulletin distributed worldwide to members and non-members, covering news, technical papers, meeting reports, and industry commentary.
• SEC (SEAPEX Exploration Conference)
• SRC (SEAPEX Regional Convention)
• Asia Pacific Scout Check (APSC)

Products and services

• SEAPEX Press Quarterly newsletter/bulletin distributed worldwide to members and some non-members, containing news, views, meeting reports, technical papers, and scout reports from the oil and gas industry.
• E-Bulletin Monthly electronic bulletin sent to members to keep them informed of events and news.
• SEAPEX Evening Talks Bi-monthly meetings held in Singapore featuring 45-60 minute technical presentations on upstream petroleum topics, with networking and social gathering.
• SEAPEX Exploration Conference (SEC) Biennial exploration conference held in Singapore featuring technical programs, exhibitions, farmout forums, and social events for the upstream petroleum sector.
• SEAPEX Regional Convention (SRC) Regional conventions organized by SEAPEX in different Asian cities, featuring farmout forums and technical presentations on the upstream sector.
• Training & Workshops Program Educational programs including training courses, student projects, field trips, and career development programs for petroleum geoscience professionals and students.
• Technical Forum Technical forums featuring presentations from industry professionals on petroleum geoscience topics.
• Asia Pacific Scout Check (APSC) Regular industry scout meeting held in conjunction with SEAPEX, attracting representatives from over 50 oil and gas member companies across the Asia-Pacific region for company-to-company intelligence sharing.
• SEAPEX Membership Annual membership subscription with multiple tiers (Member, Life, Asian Citizen, Student) providing access to publications, events, and networking opportunities for upstream petroleum professionals.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and supporting.

• AAPG DatapagescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015SEAPEX has a special arrangement with AAPG Datapages in place since 2015, providing members with access to petroleum geoscience databases and publications. AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists) is an Affiliate of SEAPEX.
• AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEAPEX is an Affiliate of AAPG. This affiliation provides reciprocal benefits for members of both organizations including access to resources, conferences, and publications.
• SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEAPEX has close relationships with SPE, including reciprocal rights for SEAPEX Thailand meetings with SPE Thailand Section. Both organizations work together on industry events and training.
• GESGB (Geological Society of South East Asia)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEAPEX held an Asia-Pacific conference in London in June 2024 in partnership with GESGB. Colin Murray serves as GESGB London Chairman. The next joint event is planned for 2026.
• EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEAPEX maintains close relationships with EAGE, including promotional partnerships for APAC exhibitions and conferences listed on SEAPEX website.
• Energy CouncilsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerSEAPEX works closely with the Energy Council, promoting their events including Energy Council Singapore (formerly Asia Pacific Energy Capital Assembly) on the SEAPEX APAC conferences page.
• Frontier Energy GroupsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEAPEX maintains working relationships with the Frontier Energy Group as part of its network of industry connections.
• National Oil Companies (NOCs)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSEAPEX works closely with National Oil Companies and government bodies in the Asia-Pacific region. The Asia Pacific Scout Check includes NOC representatives from countries including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Myanmar, China, Philippines, Australia, and PNG.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG): Global professional society for petroleum geologists, with which SEAPEX holds Affiliate status and reciprocal membership rights (since 2015 via AAPG Datapages). Operates the same model of conferences, publications, and regional sections targeting upstream geoscientists.
• Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE): Largest global individual-member organization serving oil and gas professionals, with which SEAPEX has reciprocal rights (including SEAPEX Thailand with SPE Thailand Section). Operates parallel conferences, training, and publications across the same upstream audience.
• European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE): European-based association serving geoscientists and engineers, with which SEAPEX has promotional partnerships for APAC exhibitions and conferences. Operates comparable annual conferences, workshops, and publications for upstream technical professionals.
• Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB): UK-based professional society for petroleum geoscientists that co-hosted SEAPEX's June 2024 London APAC conference (alongside GESGB). Operates analogous evening lectures, conferences, and student programs targeting the same upstream geoscience audience.
• Indonesian Petroleum Association (IPA): Indonesia-focused petroleum society whose NOC members (Pertamina, etc.) participate in SEAPEX's APSC. Runs comparable annual conventions and technical programs for the same Southeast Asian upstream community.

Regional players

• Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA): Australia-focused professional society for upstream petroleum professionals, with which SEAPEX shares overlapping Oceania membership and where SEAPEX maintains a Perth regional chapter. Operates the same professional society model in an adjacent Asia-Pacific geography.
• Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists (CSPG): Canadian professional society for petroleum geologists; SEAPEX maintains chapter presence in Calgary and Canada. Operates an analogous technical community, conferences, and publications model for North American upstream geoscientists.

Others

• Energy Council: Industry events organizer (including the former Asia Pacific Energy Capital Assembly) with which SEAPEX maintains a marketing partnership to promote events. Complementary rather than competing - serves the same upstream audience through different formats.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles32 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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