Metatek at the 2025 SPE Annual Caspian Technical Conference in Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan | November 2025
Metatek Reports Strong Engagement and Strategic Opportunities at the 2025 SPE Annual Caspian Technical Conference in Baku
Metatek is pleased to announce its successful participation in the 2025 SPE Annual Caspian Technical Conference (CTC) in Baku, one of the region’s premier gatherings for upstream technical excellence and energy-sector innovation. Bringing together more than 500 delegates from over 30 countries, this year’s SPE Annual Caspian Technical Conference offered a productive platform for Metatek to engage with operators, service companies, and regional stakeholders across the Caspian energy landscape.
About The 2025 SPE Annual Caspian Technical Conference
The conference delivered a rich programme of technical sessions, ePosters, panel discussions, and a technology exhibition, reflecting the region’s evolving priorities. A major theme for 2025 was the challenge of unlocking “tougher resources” — including small pools, residual reserves, complex gas prospects, and mature field revitalisation. Metatek’s airborne full-tensor gravity gradiometry and integrated geophysical solutions are ideally suited to these needs, enabling high-resolution imaging in structurally complex or data-poor environments.
This was highlighted by the e-poster presentation given by SOCAR’s Lead Geophysicist, Ayaz Gasimov, “First Application Of Airborne EFTG And Integrated Terrain Modeling For Regional Basin Scale Geophysical Mapping In Azerbaijan”.
Metatek’s CEO, Mark Davies and General Manager, Jonathan Watson held productive discussions with operators seeking cost-effective subsurface insight to support redevelopment, near-field appraisal, and long-term production optimisation.
Digitalisation and AI featured prominently throughout the conference, with speakers emphasising the integration of advanced analytics and machine intelligence into exploration decision-making. Metatek welcomed this focus, as high-quality potential-field data plays an increasingly central role in feeding data-driven workflows and improving modelling outcomes. The company reaffirmed its commitment to advancing integrated geophysics–data solutions to support faster, more confident subsurface interpretation.
Growth Opportunities for Metatek
While the conference remained rooted in traditional upstream themes, Metatek also identified growing interest in diversified applications of subsurface technology, including geothermal screening, carbon storage evaluation, and broader energy-transition planning. The company sees significant future opportunity to support the region’s evolving energy strategy through innovative, low-impact geophysical methods.
“CTC 2025 provided a strong forum for collaboration and technical exchange,” said a Metatek’s Jonathan Watson. “The Caspian region’s focus on frontier exploration and energy-transition development aligns perfectly with our capabilities, and we were encouraged by the industry’s accelerating embrace of digital and integrated data workflows. We look forward to deepening our partnerships and contributing to the region’s sustainable energy future.”
Metatek extends its gratitude to the SPE, conference organisers, and all participating companies for a successful and forward-looking event. The company will continue to strengthen its presence in the Caspian region and work closely with operators to support safe, efficient, and innovative subsurface development.
