Reservoir Microbiology Forum (RMF)
17 – 18 November 2026: Energy Institute, 61 New Cavendish Street, London,W1G 7AR, UK
This prestigious multi-disciplinary platform brings together oil producers, scientists, technologists, engineers, academics, and researchers from around the world to present, share, and discuss the widespread and versatile effects of microbes in oil reservoirs. This year’s highly technical programme features the latest research and guidance on reservoir souring, microbial monitoring, microbiologically influenced corrosion, and more.

Speakers include:
 Douglas Bennett, Country Business Line Leader, Intertek CAPCIS
 Dr Renato De Paula, Technical Product Director, SNF
 Matt Streets, Principal Scientist and Director, Rawwater
 Ketil Sorensen, Business Manager, Danish Technological Institute
 Dr Leanne Walker, Research Associate in Subsurface Microbiology, University of
Manchester
 Dr Yuliang Li, Research Associate, University of Calgary
 Dr Armando Alibrandi, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Duisburg Essen
 Jone Waage, Production Chemist, Aker bp
 Dr Muhammed Javed, Researcher, East China University of Science and
Technology
 Dr Sarah Comstock, Professor and Chief Scientist, Corban University and
Diagnostic Stimulation Optimization
 Dr Gabrielle Scheffer, CEO, Decodomics
 Dr Chantel Furgason, Postdoctoral Associate, Geogenomics

Sessions covered:
 Reservoir Souring (fundamentals, mitigation strategies, modelling, and prediction)
 Microbiology in hydrogen, CO2 Storage and geothermal
 Microbial monitoring and control
 Microbiologically influenced corrosion: fundamentals, mitigation, modelling, and
prediction

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