Instytut Nafty i Gazu - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Scheduled conferences
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
13:00 REGISTRATION
13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH
14:30 - 14:45 CONFERENCE INAUGURATION AND PLENARY SESSION
Opening remarks: Jan Brożek, M.Sc. Eng., Director of INiG-PIB
Addresses by guests of honor: Miłosz Motyka, Minister of Energy (tbc) Prof. Krzysztof Galos, Ph.D., D.Sc., Eng., Undersecretary of State, Chief National Geologist
Plenary session: Director of the INiG-PIB Division Krzysztof Magiera - Director of Field Exploitation, Geology and Exploitation Branch Upstream Poland in Warsaw, Orlen S.A.
16:30 - 16:20 BREAK
16:20 - 18:00 PLENARY SESSION - PRESENTATIONS BY INTERNATIONAL GUESTS
Confirmed participants: Prof. Maria Mastalerz (Indiana University, Bloomington, USA) Prof. Paul Philp, Emeritus Professor (University of Oklahoma, USA)
19:30 GALA DINNER
Thursday, September 17, 2026
07:30 - 09:00 BREAKFAST
09:00 - 10:20 THEMATIC SESSIONS
- Exploration and Appraisal of Energy Resources – chaired by Andrzej Urbaniec, Ph.D.
- Rational Management of Energy Resources – chaired by Marek Czupski, Ph.D. Eng.
- Mitigation of Gas Emissions from Underground and Borehole Mining - chaired by Grzegorz Leśniak, Ph.D. Eng.
10:20 - 10:40 COFFEE BREAK
10:40 - 13:00 THEMATIC SESSIONS
- Exploration and Appraisal of Energy Resources – chaired by Andrzej Urbaniec, Ph.D.
- Rational Management of Energy Resources - chaired by Marek Czupski, Ph.D. Eng.
- Mitigation of Gas Emissions from Underground and Borehole Mining - chaired by Grzegorz Leśniak, Ph.D. Eng.
- Poster Session
13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH
14:30 - 15:50 THEMATIC SESSIONS
- Exploration and Appraisal of Energy Resources - chaired by Andrzej Urbaniec, Ph.D.
- Rational Management of Energy Resources - chaired by Marek Czupski, Ph.D. Eng.
- Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) – chaired by Marcin Warnecki, Ph.D. Eng.
- Poster Session
15:50 - 16:10 COFFEE BREAK
16:10 - 17:45 THEMATIC SESSIONS
- Exploration and Appraisal of Energy Resources – chaired by Andrzej Urbaniec, Ph.D.
- Rational Management of Energy Resources - chaired by Marek Czupski, Ph.D. Eng.
- Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) – chaired by Marcin Warnecki, Ph.D. Eng.
19:00 REGIONAL DINNER (BARBECUE)
Friday, September 18, 2026
07:30 - 09:00 BREAKFAST
09:00 - 10:20 THEMATIC SESSIONS
- Underground Energy Storage – chaired by Bogdan Filar, M.Sc. Eng.
- Directions of Geothermal Energy Development - chaired by Tomasz Topór, Ph.D.
- Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) - chaired by Mirosław Wojnicki, Ph.D. Eng.
- Young Scientists Session
10:20 - 10:40 COFFEE BREAK
10:40 - 12:00 THEMATIC SESSIONS
- Underground Energy Storage – chaired by Bogdan Filar, M.Sc. Eng.
- Directions of Geothermal Energy Development - chaired by Tomasz Topór, Ph.D.
- Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) - chaired by Mirosław Wojnicki, Ph.D. Eng.
- Young Scientists Session
12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH
13:00 - 14:00 SUMMARY AND CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE
Abstract submissions:
Submission deadline: August 20, 2026
Please send abstracts via email to: geopetrol@inig.pl
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Abstracts and posters must be prepared in English. Presentations are permitted in either English or Polish.
Honorary Committee:
MSc Eng. Jan Brożek, Director of INiG-PIB
Prof. DSc Eng Krzysztof Galos, Undersecretary of State, Chief National Geologist
Prof. DSc Eng Rafał Wiśniowski, Vice-Rector of AGH University
Prof. DSc Krzysztof Szamałek, Director, Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute
MSc Eng. Krzysztof Magiera, Director of Deposit Exploitation, Orlen Upstream Poland
Scientific Committee:
PhD Eng. Janusz Jureczka, Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute, Upper Silesian Branch in Sosnowiec, Poland
DSc Eng. Piotr Kasza, Associate Professor, Oil and Gas Institute – National Research Institute (INiG-PIB), Poland
Prof. DSc Eng. Krzysztof Labus, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Prof. DSc Eng. Małgorzata Labus, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
DSc Eng. Jan Lubaś, Associate Professor, Oil and Gas Institute – National Research Institute (INiG-PIB), Poland
Prof. DSc Eng. Mariusz Łaciak, AGH University, Poland
DSc Eng. Grzegorz Machowski, Associate Professor, AGH University, Poland
Prof. DSc Leszek Marynowski, University of Silesia, Poland
Prof. Maria Mastalerz, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
DSc Eng. Irena Matyasik, Associate Professor, Oil and Gas Institute – National Research Institute (INiG-PIB), Poland
Prof. DSc Grzegorz Nowak, Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute, Lower Silesian Branch in Wrocław, Poland
Prof. Paul Philp, Emeritus Professor, University of Oklahoma, USA
DSc Eng. Henryk Sechman, Associate Professor, AGH University, Poland
DSc Eng. Anna Sowiżdżał, Associate Professor, AGH University, Poland
PhD Eng. Krzysztof Sowiżdżał, Oil and Gas Institute – National Research Institute (INiG - PIB), Poland
DSc Eng. Teresa Steliga, Associate Professor, Oil and Gas Institute – National Research Institute (INiG-PIB), Poland