CURRICULAM VITAE: DR.

OSMAN SALAD HERSI

Personal Information Dr. Osman Salad Hersi Assistant Professor Sultan Qaboos University Department of Earth Sciences P.O.Box 36, Al-Khoud 123. Muscat, Oman Tel: (+968) 24142284 Fax: (+968)24141405 e-mail: oshersi@squ.edu.om Education and Employment Information Education Year 1984 1988 Subject Geology Remote Sensing and Evaluation of Natural Resources Stratigraphy and Sedimentation Carbonate Sedimentology, Stratigraphy & Diagenesis Degree obtained Laurea Diploma Institution Somali Nat. Univ., Mogadishu, Somalia Istituto Agronomico Per lOltremare, Florence, Italy Florence University, Florence, Italy Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

19991 1997

Dottorato di Ricerca (PhD equivalent) PhD

Employment Information Period 1/1985 - 10/1987 10/1987 - 6/1992 1/1993 - 4/1997 5/1997 - 12/1997 1/1998 - 4/1998 5/1998 - 5/2001 6/2001 - 11/2001 12/2001 - 6/2002 9/2002 - 6/2004 7/2004 - 8/2006 9/2006 - present 9/2006 - present Institution Somali National University, Mogadishu Somali National University, Mogadishu Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Diamond Rock Resources, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Geological Survey of Canada, Quebec Geoscience Center, Quebec City, Quebec Canada Geological Survey of Canada, Ottawa & Quebec City, Canada Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Applied Geology and Technology Lab (AGAT Labs), Calgary, Alberta, Canada University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada University of Regina, Regina, SK, Canada Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman Position Demonstrator Lecturer (on study leave) Teaching Assistant Field Geologist Post-doc researcher Post-doc researcher Consultant Researcher Senior Geologist Assistant Prof. Adjunct Prof. Assistant Prof. 1

Awards & Recognitions May 2011 Best published paper in Journal for Science (SQU) May, 2010: Recognition for research endeavors, College of Sciences, SQU 05/1998 05/2001: Post-doctoral scholarship, Quebec Geoscience Center (Research center shared between the Geological Survey of Canada and Quebec University, Canada). 01/1993 04/1997: Carleton University (Ottawa) graduate student scholarship 10/1987-6/1992: Somali National University scholarship for graduate study (Italy) 8/1991: Best poster presentation (2nd place): 1st International Meeting of Young Geologists, Budapest,
Hungary.

Teaching Courses taught Sultan Qaboos University, Oman Introduction to Environmental Geology (ERSC1003) Introduction to Geology I (ERSC2101) Introduction to Geology II (ERSC2102) Petrography of Sedimentary Rocks (ERSC3901) Petroleum Geology (ERSC5051) Sedimentary Environment and Facies (ERSC4311) Historical Geology (ERSC2112) Petroleum System Analysis (ERSC6101) Reservoir Analysis using field data (ERSC6107)

BSc

M.Sc.

University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Geol 414 Geology of siliciclastic rocks Geol 340 Stratigraphy Geol 240 - Historical Geology Geol 220 - Invertebrate Paleontology Geol 201 - Internal Processes of the Earth Geol 102 - Environmental Geology Geol 800-AH - Sedimentology of carbonates & evaporates Geol 841- Regional Problems in Stratigraphy

B.Sc.

M.Sc.

Research grants
Name of Projects 1. Surface and subsurface geologic study of the Mesozoic succession of Jeza-Qamar (Dhofar) Basin: implications for exploration potential of an overlooked hydrocarbon system 2. Unroofing history of the Cretaceous Oman Mountains as recorded in the Alkhod Conglomerates: Source discrimination and depositional setting of the Alkhod Conglomerates, Northern Oman. 3&4. Sedimentology & stratigraphy (project one), and Diagenesis (project 2) of the Middle Devonian sequence of the Liard Basin, northeast British Columbia, Canada 5. Sedimentology, diagenesis and reservoir qualities of the Middle Devonian Duperow Formation, southeast Saskatchewan, Canada 6. Cambrian-Ordovician evolution of the Laurentian margin, Quebec Funding Agency Strategic Research (HM) Grant
(SR/SCI/ETHS/07/01)

Responsibility Principal Investigator

Internal Grand, College of Science, SQU

(IG/SCI/ETHS/08/01)

Co-investigator

British Columbia Ministry of Oil and Gas (2 grants in support of 2 MSc projects) Saskatchewan Geological Survey (in support of MS project) University of Regina (start-up funding when joined U. of Regina)

Principal Investigator (and supervisor of the MS students) Principal Investigator (and principal supervisor of the MS student) Principal Investigator

Student Projects supervision / Thesis committee member Undergraduate projects, SQU 1-Younus Al-Huti: Sedimentological attributes and depostional setting of the lowest two units of the Seeb Formation. (Thesis defended in the spring of 2008) 2-Naser Al-Siyabi: Petrographical comparison of the Barik Sandstone in ABB-1H1 and at outcrop. (Thesis accomplished in fall 2008). 3-Mohammed Al-Shukaili: Sedimentologic attributes, depositional setting and reservoir characteristics of the Shaboon Mb, Qishn Formation, Jabal Samhan area, Dhofar. (Thesis accomplished in fall 2008). 4-Said Al-Kalbani: Sedimentologic attributes, depositional setting and reservoir characteristics of the Hinna Mb, Qishn Formation, Jabal Samhan area. (Thesis accomplished in fall 2008). 5-Said Al-Balushi: Sedimentologic attributes, biostratigraphy and depositional setting of the Kharfot Formation, Jabal Samhan area. (Thesis accomplished in fall 2008). 6-Issam Al-Yafei: Sedimentologic attributes, depositional setting and reservoir characteristics of the Hasheer Mb, Qishn Formation, Jabal Samhan area, Dhofar. (Thesis accomplished in spring 2009).

7-Hana Al-Abri: Microfacies and diagenetic attributes and depositional setting of the upper member of the Kharfot Formation, Jabal Samhan area, Dhofar. (Thesis accomplished in SP. 09). 8-Hana Al-Farsi: Microfacies and diagenetic attributes and depositional setting of the upper member (Sarfait Mb.) of the Dhalqut Formation, Jabal Samhan area, Dhofar. (Thesis accomplished in spring 2009). 9-Halima Al-Zuhaibi: Microfacies and diagenetic changes across the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary: Samhan - Umm Er Radhuma section at Jabal Samhan, Dhofar. (Thesis accomplished in spring 2009). 10-Majid Al-Abdali: Microfacies and diagenetic analyses of the Dhalqut Formation, Ayn Hamran section, Dhofar. (Thesis accomplished in fall 2009). 11- Mohammed Al-Amri: The diagenetic attributes of the Kharfot Formation in the Ras Al-Hamran area, Dhofar (Thesis accomplished in spring 2010). 12- Mohamoud Al-Kharousi: Lithologic and diagenetic attributes of the Umbraf Member (Dhalkot Fm.) and its reservoir potentiality (Thesis accomplished in spring 2010). 13- Hussam Al-Rawahi: Surface and subsurface lithologic correlation and depositional environment of the Cretaceous Hawar Member, Jabal Akhdar area and its significance in a regional context. (Thesis accomplished in fall 2010). Award-winning project. 14- Sameer Al-Mundhary: Characteristics of Mahil and Mafraq formations stratigraphic discontinuities in the Jabal Akhdar Mountains, Sultanate of Oman. (Thesis done in spring 2011). 15- Saif Al-Balushi: Sedimentology of the Dhruma Formation in the Jabal Akhdar area, North Oman. (Thesis in progress). 16- Tariq Al-Ra'isi: Geology of the Campus of Sultan Qaboos University (thesis in progress) MSc Projects (University of Regina, Canada, funding granted to me while at UofR) 1-X. Cen: Stratigraphy, Sedimentology and Reservoir Characterization of an Inner Platform Carbonate-Evaporite Sequence: the Late Devonian Duperow Formation of Southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada (defended on August 11, 2009). 2- A. M. Khan: Subsurface mapping and depositional setting of the Middle Devonian Stone and Dunedin formations, Liard Basin, NE British Columbia (withdrawn). 3-S. S. Yip: Diagenetic Evolution of the Middle Devonian Stone and Dunedin Formations of the Liard Basin, Northeastern British Columbia (in progress).

Publications Refereed Journal Publications Published papers 1- Salad Hersi, O. (2011) Lithologic and diagenetic attributes of the Sharwayn (Maastrichtian) and Umm Er Radhuma (late PaleoceneEocene) formations and their significance to the K-T unconformity, Jabal Samhan area, Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 4:147-160. 2- Salad Hersi, O. and Al-Harthy, A. (2010) Lithofacies attributes of a transgressive carbonate system: the Middle Eocene Seeb Formation, Al Khoud area, Muscat, Oman. Journal for Science, 15: 41-54 3- Salad Hersi, O., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayig, A., Abbasi, I.A., and Al-Lazki, A. (2009) A shoaling-upward carbonate sequence in a tectonically active sedimentary basin: the Albian Kharfot Formation of the eastern margin of theJeza-Qamar basin, Jabal Samhan, Dhofar, Oman. Bulletin of the Tethys Geological Society, 4:37-44. 4- Salad Hersi, O., Nowlan, G.S., and Lavoie, D. (2007) A revision of the stratigraphic nomenclature of the CambrianOrdovician strata of the Philipsburg tectonic slice, southern Quebec. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 44: 1775-1790. 5- Salad Hersi, O. and Dix, G.R. (2006) Precambrain fault systems as control on regional differences in relative sea level along the Early Ordovician platform of eastern North America. Journal of Sedimentary Research. 76: 700-716. 6- Dix, G.R., Salad Hersi, O., and Nowlan, G.S. 2004. The PotsdamBeekmantown Group boundary, Nepean Formation type section (Ottawa, Ontario): a cryptic sequence boundary, not a conformable transition. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 41: 897902. 7- Salad Hersi, O., Lavoie, D., and Nowlan, G.S. 2003. Reappraisal of the Beekmantown Group sedimentology and stratigraphy, Montreal area, southwestern Quenec: implications for understanding the depositional evolution of the Lower Middle Ordovician Laurentian passive margin of eastern Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, 40: 149-176. 8- Salad Hersi, O., Lavoie, D., and Nowlan, G.S. 2002. Stratigraphy of the Upper Cambrian Strites Pond Formation, Philipsburg Group, southern Quebec, and its implications for the Cambrian platform in eastern Canada. Canadian Petroleum Geology Bulletin, 50: 542-565. 9- Salad Hersi, O., Lavoie, D., Hilowle, A. M., and Nowlan, G.S. 2002. Subaerial unconformity at the Potsdam - Beekmantown contact in the Qubec Reentrant (SW Qubec and Eastern Ontario, Canada): regional significance for the Laurentian continental margin history. Canadian Petroleum Geology Bulletin, 50: 419-440. 10- Salad Hersi, O. and Dix, G.R. (1999). Blackriveran (lower Mohawkian, Upper Ordovician) lithostratigraphy, rhythmicity, and paleogeography: Ottawa Embayment, Eastern Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 36: 2033-2050. 11- Salad Hersi, O. and Dix, R.G. 1997. Hog's Back Formation: A New Lithostratigraphic Unit in the Middle Ordovician of the Ottawa Embayment, Eastern Ontario, Canada. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. v. 34: 588-597. 12- Salad Hersi, O. 1992. Miocene alluvial to marine transition of the Mait Group of the Bosaso Basin (Migiurtinia, Northern Somalia). Giornale di Geologia, Bologna, 54: 67-76.

13- Alessandro, V., Bartolozzi, A., Canessa, A., Cesarini, F., Mohamud Ibrahim, A., Perini, L., Rossi, F., Salad Hersi, O., Saulle, G., Tamanini, S. 1989. Cartografia Tematica del Governatorato di Kebili, Tunisia. Rivista di Agricultura Tropicale e Subtropicale. Istituto Agronomico per l'Oltremare, Florence, Italy, 82: 103-129. Chapters in books In press Chapters 1- Salad Hersi, O. (in press) Biostratigraphic Constraints on Chronostratigraphic Intraformational Relationships within the Early to Middle Ordovician Beekmantown Group, Laurentian Margin: Eastern Ontario and Southwestern Quebec, Canada. In: J.R. Derby, R.D. Fritz, W.A. Morgan, C. A. Sternbach, CoEditors; J.A. Kupecz, M.D. Kuykendall, S.A. Longacre, P.L. Medlock, Asst. Editors. The Great American Carbonate Bank: The Geology and Petroleum Potential of the Cambrian-Ordovician Sauk Sequence of Laurentia: AAPG Memoir (in press). 2- Lavoie, D., Desrochers, D., Dix. G, Knight, I and Salad Hersi, O. (in press) The Great American Carbonate Bank (GACB) in eastern Canada - An overview. In: J.R. Derby, R.D. Fritz, W.A. Morgan, C. A. Sternbach, Co-Editors; J.A. Kupecz, M.D. Kuykendall, S.A. Longacre, P.L. Medlock, Asst. Editors. The Great American Carbonate Bank: The Geology and Petroleum Potential of the Cambrian-Ordovician Sauk Sequence of Laurentia: AAPG Memoir. Published Book Chapters 1- Yip, S., Qing, H. and Salad Hersi, O. (2009): Geochemistry of the fracture-filling dolomite and calcite cements in Middle Devonian Dunedin Formation: Implication for the strata dolomitization model. Geoscience Reports, BC Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, pages 97103 2- Cen, X. and Salad Hersi, O. (2006) Petrographic reservoir characterization of the Duperow Formation, southern Saskatchewan, Canada. In: Saskatchewan and Northern Plains Oil and Gas Symposium. Edited by Gilboy, C. and Whittaker, S.G., Saskatchewan Geological Society Special Publication 19, 92-106. 3- Cen, X. and Salad Hersi, O. (2006) A revised lithostratigraphic framework and characteristics of the Upper Devonian Duperow Formation, southeastern Saskatchewan. In: Summary of Investigations 2006, Vol. 1, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, Misc. Rep. 2006-4.1, CD-ROM, Paper A-9, 17 pages. 4- Cen. X. and Salad Hersi, O. (2006) Sedimentology, microfacies analysis and depositional setting of the Late Devonian Duperow Formation, southeastern Saskatchewan. In: Summary of Investigations 2006, Vol. 1, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, Misc. Rep. 2006-4.1, CD-ROM, Paper A-10, 18 pages. 5- Walsh, W., Salad Hersi, O., and Hayes, M. (2005) Liard Basin Middle Devonian Exploration. In: Summary of Activities 2005, BC Ministry of Energy and Mines, p. 38-41. 6- Cen, X.C. and Salad Hersi, O. (2005) Preliminary Report on Sedimentology and Stratigraphy of the Late Devonian Mixed Carbonate-Evaporite Succession of the Duperow Formation, Southeastern Saskatchewan. In: Summary of Investigations 2006, Vol. 1, Saskatchewan Geological Survey, Saskatchewan Industry and Resources, Misc. Rep. 2005-4.1, CD-ROM, Paper A-9, 12 pages. 7- Salad Hersi, O. and Dix R.G. 1995. New Stratigraphic Contributions from Reappraisal of the Middle Ordovician (Chazyan and Blackriveran) Lithostratigraphy of the Ottawa Embayment, Eastern Ontario,

Canada. In: Ordovician Odyssey: Short papers for the 7th International Symposium on the Ordovician System. Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, SEPM, 359-362. Papers in internally-refereed periodicals 1- Salad Hersi, O. and Lavoie, D. 2001. Contributions to the sedimentology of the Strites Pond Formation, Cambro-Ordovician Philipsburg Group, southwestern Qubec. Current Research: 2001-D11. 2- Salad Hersi, O. and Lavoie, D. 2001. The unconformable character and paleogeographic significance of the ChazyBlack River contact, Montreal area, southwestern Qubec. Current Research: 2001-D10. 3- Salad Hersi, O. and Lavoie, D. 2000. Lithostratigraphic revision of the Upper Cambrian Cairnside Formation, upper Potsdam Group, southwestern Qubec, Canada. Current Research: 2000-D4. 4- Salad Hersi, O. and Lavoie D. 2000. Pre-Cairnside Formation carbonate-rich sandstone: An evidence for a Cambrian carbonate platform in Southwestern Qubec? Current Research: 2000-D3. 5- Chi, G., Lavoie, D., and Salad Hersi, O. 2000. Dolostones of the Beekmantown Group in the Montreal area Diagenesis and constraints on timing of hydrocarbon activities. Current Research: 2000-D1. Papers in conference proceedings

1- Salad Hersi, O., Al-Harthy, A., Abbasi, I.A., Al-Sayigh, A. & Al-Lazki, A. (2010) Petroleum potential of the Cretaceous sequence of the Jeza-Qamar Basin, Southern Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman. 2nd Saudi Meeting on Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Technologies (OGEP 2010), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM). Paper OGEP 2010-196, 8 pp.
2- Salad Hersi, O., Al-Harthy, A., Abbasi, I.A., Al-Sayig, A. and Al-Lazki, A. (2009) Depositional architecture of a carbonate ramp at the eastern margin of the Jeza-Qamar basi: The Albian Kharfot Formation, southern Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman. In: 27th IAS Meeting of sedimentologists (Alghero, Italy) published by Medimond International Proceedings. 153-162. 3- Salad Hersi, O., Abbasi, I.A., and Al-Harthy, A. (2009) Qishn Formation: A Barremian to Aptian third-order transgressive-regressive depositional sequence, eastern margin of the Jeza-Qamar Basin, Dhofar, Oman. International Lithosphere Program (ILP) Task Force on Sedimentary Basins, Abu Dhabi. Abstracts with programme, 68-71. 4- Salad Hersi, O., Al-Harthy, A., Abbasi, I.A., Al-Sayig, A. and Al-Lazki, A. (2009) Hydrocarbon potential of the Jeza-Qamar Forntier Basin, Dhofar, Southern Oman. In: Detective Stories Behind Prospect Generation: Challenges and the Way Forward. European Association of Geologists and Engineers (EAGE) Workshop, April 2009, Muscat. Extended abstract: 29-33. 5- Yip, S., Qing, H., Salad Hersi, O., and Walsh, W. (2008). Diagenetic Evolution of Middle Devonian Stone and Dunedin Formations, Liard Basin, Northeastern British Columbia. CSPG-CSEG-CWLS Convention, Calgary, Extended abstract. 667-670 6- Salad Hersi, O. 2000. The natural resources of Somalia: A geological perspective. In: Rebirth of the Somali State: Policy Options and Program Opportunities for Canada. A conference organized by the Somali Canadian Institute for Research and Development, Ottawa, November 3-4, 2000. P. 50-62. 7- Salad Hersi, O. 1993. Comparison of lithofacies of the Miocene Dubar Limestone in the Bosaso and Lasqoray Basins, Northern Somalia. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Geoscientific Research on Northeastern Africa. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 455-457.

Fieldtrip guide books, maps and open file reports 1- Salad Hersi, O. and Lavoie, D. 2000. The Potsdam and Beekmantown groups; Evolution of the shallow marine passive margin in southern Qubec. In: NATMAP2000 Fieldtrip, organized by Lavoie et al. October 16 - 17, Montreal, Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2812. 2- Salad Hersi, O. and Lavoie, D. 2000. The Cambro-Ordovician Strites Pond Formation of the Philipsburg Group, southern Qubec. In: NATMAP 2000 Fieldtrip, organized by Lavoie et al. October 16 - 17, Montreal, Qubec, Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2812. 3- Rocher, M., Salad Hersi, O. Tremblay, A., and Lavoie, D. 2000. Preliminary map of the Montreal area. In: NATMAP 2000 Fieldtrip, organized by Lavoie et al. October 16 - 17, Montreal, Qubec, Geological Survey of Canada Open File 2812. 4- Salad Hersi, O. and Lavoie, D. 2000. Stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Strites Pond Formation, Cambro-Ordovician Philipsburg Group, southwestern Quebec. In: Appalachian Forelands and St. Lawrence Platform 2000 research workshop. GSC Open File 2838. 5- Salad Hersi, O. and Lavoie, D. 2000. The unconformable character of the Chazy - Black River contact and its paleogeographic significance, Montral area, SW Qubec. In: Appalachian Forelands and St. Lawrence Platform 2000 research workshop. GSC Open File 2838. 6- Dix, R.G., Salad Hersi, O., Molgat, M., and Arnott, W. 1997. Lithostratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy of the Lower Paleozoic succession in the Ottawa Valley. Field Guide-book (A2). Geological Association of Canada - Mineralogical Association of Canada (GAC-MAC) Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 7- Dix, R.G., Salad Hersi, O., James, N.P., and Armstrong, D. 1997. Regional stratigraphy and general sedimentology of platform-interior to basin facies of the Middle Ordovician succession of Eastern Ontario. Field Guide-book (B2), GAC-MAC Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Consultancy reports (CPC and Formation Damage Support: a contract project for PDO by the Dept. of Petroleum Engineering, SQU, CR/ENG/PCED/08/03). There are over 50 reports that I had accomplished while employed at AGAT Labs (consultant firm for the petroleum industry, Calgary, Canada). 1Salad Hersi, O. 2008. Scanning Electronic Microscope and X-Ray Diffractometer analyses of three samples from Qarn Alam water disposal wells. 26 pages.

2- Salad Hersi, O. 2008. Scanning Electronic Microscope (SEM) and X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) analyses of eight samples from the Gharif Formation, Hazar Field. 31 pages. 3- Salad Hersi, O. 2009. Cryogeneic Scanning Electronic Microscope (SEM) analyses of three samples (3a, 3b & 3c) from the Gharif Formation, Hazar Field. 7 pages. 4- Salad Hersi, O. 2009. Scanning Electronic Microscope (SEM) And X-Ray Deffractometer (XRD) Analyses of one PDO Sample. 7 pages. 5- Salad Hersi, O. 2009. Mineralogical Identification of Sample Sn-39 by using X-Ray Deffractometer (XRD) And EDX Analyses. 6 pages. 6- Salad Hersi, O. 2009. Mineralogical identification of three samples from PDO by using x-ray deffractometer (XRD) analysis. 8 pages.

Conference Abstracts 1- Salad Hersi, O., Abbasi, I.A., Cherchi, A., Schroeder, R,. and Al-Harthy, A. (accepted) Barremian

to Turonian stratigraphy of the of the Jeza-Qamar Basin and its hydrocarbon potential, Dhofar, Oman. International Conference on the Geology of the Arabian Plate and the Oman Mountains, 7-9th
January, 2012, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. 2- Salad Hersi, O., Abbasi, I.A., Ahmed, S., and Al-Raisi, T. (accepted) Geology of the Sultan Qaboos University campus, Wilayat Seeb, Muscat, Oman. International Conference on the Geology of the Arabian Plate and the Oman Mountains, 7-9th January, 2012, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.

3- Abbasi, I. A., Salad Hersi, O., and Al-Harthy, A. (accepted) Sedimentology and depositional system of the late Cretaceous Qahlah Formation, Oman mountains, Sultanate of Oman. .
International Conference on the Geology of the Arabian Plate and the Oman Mountains, 7-9th January, 2012, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. 4- Al-Mandhary, S. and Salad Hersi, O. (accepted) Characteristics of clastic to carbonate allostratigraphic cyles and their bounding surfaces, early Jurassic Mafraq Formation, Jabal Akhdar, Oman. International Conference on the Geology of the Arabian Plate and the Oman Mountains, 7-9th January, 2012, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. 5- Al-Rawahi, H. and Salad Hersi, O. (accepted) Stratigraphic position of the Hawar Member, its

relationship with the Shuaiba Formation, and importance for hydrocarbon exploration and production, Jabal Akhdar area, Oman. International Conference on the Geology of the Arabian Plate and
the Oman Mountains, 7-9th Jan., 2012, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. 6- Jagt., J., Salad Hersi, O. and Al-Zidi, H. (accepted) Echinoids from the mid-Cretaceous Umbaraaf

and Khadrafi members (Dhalqut Formation) of Dhofar, southern Oman, and their biostratigraphical significance. . International Conference on the Geology of the Arabian Plate and the Oman Mountains, 7-9th
Jan., 2012, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. 7- Abbasi, I.A., Al-Harthy, A. and Salad Hersi, O. (2009) Basin segmentation and depositional system of postobduction late Cretaceous conglomerates in Oman Mountains, Qahlah Formation, N. Oman. . International Lithosphere Program (ILP) Task Force on Sedimentary Basins: Abu Dhabi, 1-2. 8- Salad Hersi, O., Al-Harthy, A., Abbasi, I.A., Al-Sayig, A. and Al-Lazki, A. (2009) Lithofacies attributes, depositional architecture and significance of siliciclastic influx of an Albian carbonate ramp: the Kharfot Formation of Dhofar, Oman. International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS) Meeting, Alghero, Italy. Book of Abstracts, P. 339. 9- Salad Hersi, O., Al-Harthy, A., Abbasi, I.A., Al-Sayig, A. and Al-Lazki, A. (2009) Tectono-eustatic controls of a rift basin sedimentary fill: The Albian Kharfot Formation of the eastern margin of the JezaQamar Basin, Dhofar, Oman. The First International Symposium on the Petroleum and Geological Resources in the Tethys Realm. Cairo (abstract). P.33. 10- Salad Hersi, O. and Leckie, D. 2008. Depositional setting of Cretaceous reservoirs: Southern Yemen and Northern Somalia. AAPG-GeoArabia conference, Manama, Bahrain, GEO2008. GeoArabia, 13:170-172. 11- Al-Harthy, A., Salad Hersi, O. and Al-Sayigh, A.R., 2008. Lithofacies Attributes, Reservoir Qualities and Depositional Setting of the Oligocene Carbonates: Al-Khod Area, Sultanate of Oman. AAPG-GEO2008 conference, Manama, Bahrain. GeoArabia, 13: P-117.

12- Al-Sayigh, A.R. and Salad Hersi, O. 2008. Index Fossils of the Late Palaeocene - Early Eocene Jafnayn Formation: Al-Batina Coast, Northern Oman. AAPG-GEO2008 conference, Manama, Bahrain. GeoArabia 13: P-123. 13- Salad Hersi, O., Al-Harthy, A., Abbasi, I.A. and Al-Sayigh, A. 2008. Barremian to Aptian Siliciclastic to carbonate sequence of the Qishn Formation, Jabal Samhan area, Dhofar: Preliminary field observations. Scientific Research Abstracts, Sultan Qaboos University, p.74. 14- Salad Hersi, O., Al-Harthy, A., Al-Sayigh, A. and Abbasi, I.A. 2008. New insights on the sedimentology and depositional setting of the Middle Eocene Seeb Formation in the Al-Khod area, Sultanate of Oman. Scientific Research Abstracts, Sultan Qaboos University, p.80. 15- Salad Hersi, O, A. M. Khan and W. Walsh. 2006. Subsurface Stratigraphic Mapping of the Middle Devonian Carbonates: Beaver River Gas Field, Liard Basin, Northeastern British Columbia. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Convention, Calgary. P. 158. http://www.cspg.org/conventions/abstracts/2006abstracts/235S0131.pdf 16- Cen, X. and Salad Hersi, O. 2006. Stratigraphic and Sedimentologic Attributes of the Late Devonian Duperow Formation, Southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Convention, Calgary. P.159. http://www.cspg.org/conventions/abstracts/2006abstracts/234S0131.pdf 17- Haidl, F. M., Armstrong, D.K., and Salad Hersi, O., 2005. Covering the craton south of 60o: snapshots of the geological history and economic wealth of Paleozoic rocks of the interior Hudson and St. Lawrence platforms. Geological Association of Canada and Mineralogical Association of Canada (GAC-MAC) Annual meeting, Halifax. P. 77. 18- Salad Hersi, O. and Leckie, D. 2004. Cretaceous clastic and carbonate reservoirs across the Gulf of Aden: Sayun Al Masila Basin of Yemen versus Al-Mado Basin of Northern Somalia. Canadian Society of Petroleum Geologists Convention, Calgary. http://www.cspgconvention.org/2004abstracts/152S0130.pdf 19- Salad Hersi, O. and Dix, G. R. 2004. Shelf-wide tectonic and eustatic control on sedimentation of mixed carbonate-clastic sequence: Early Ordovician Theresa Formation of eastern Ontario, Canada. CSPG Convention, Calgary, AB, Canada. http://www.cspgconvention.org/2004abstracts/052S0128.pdf 20- Dix, G.R. & Salad Hersi, O. 2004. Offset Early Ordovician depositional cycles 1500 km distant along the Laurentian Margin; eustasy with imprecise biostratigraphy or true regional variation? GAC-MAC Meeting, St. Catharine. http://gac.esd.mun.ca/gac_2004/search_abs/sub_program.asp?sess=2&form=9 21- Salad Hersi, O. and Lavoie, D. 2001. A Potsdam - Beekmantown subaerial unconformity and its expression into the deeper parts of the basin: Early Ordovician, southwestern Qubec. GAC-MAC Annual Meeting, May 2001, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. Abstracts: P.130. 22- Lavoie, D., Salad Hersi, O, Bourque, P.-A, Morin, C., and Samson, C. 2001. The Lower Paleozoic passive margin in the Quebec reentrant, a not so passive margin after all!. Geological Association of Canada Mineralogical Association of Canada Annual Meeting, May 2001, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada. Abstracts: P. 83. 23- Salad Hersi, O., and Hilowle Mohamed, A. 2000, Stratigraphy and petroleum prospects of Northern Somalia. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Eastern Section meeting, London Ontario, September 2000. AAPG Bulletin, V. 84/9, P. 1392.

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24- Salad Hersi, O., and Lavioe, D. 2000, The Ottawa Embayment: A giant, structurally-controlled lagoon during early Blackriveran stage (Upper Ordovician), eastern Ontario - south-western Qubec. American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Eastern Section meeting, London Ontario, September 2000. AAPG Bulletin, V. 84/9, P. 1392. 25- Lavoie, D. and Salad Hersi, O. 2000. The Cambrian platform in the Qubec Reentrant: Nature, evolution, comparison with Newfoundland and hydrocarbon potential. GeoCanada 2000, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (abstracts in electronic format). 26- Lavoie, D., and Salad Hersi, O. 2000. A Cambrian carbonate platform in the Qubec Reentrant: New insights from in-situ platform core data and slope conglomerates. Atlantic Geoscience Society Meeting, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, Abstracts: P. 32. 27- Lavoie, D., Lebel, D., Brisebois, D., Colman-Sadd, S., McCutcheon, S.R., Tremblay, A., Castonguay, S., Salad-Hersi, O., Rocher, M., and Lemieux, Y. 1999. Les ponts gologiques de la marge laurentienne: tat des travaux de 1999, Sminaire dInformation sur la Recherche Gologique du Qubec , DV 99-03, p. 35. 28- Lavoie, D., Lebel, D., McCutcheon, S.R., Colman-Sadd, S., Tremblay, A., Salad Hersi, O., Castonguay, S., Rocher, M., Lauzire, K., and Gagnon, J.J. 1999. Appalachian foreland and platform architecture in Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland: an up-to-date NATMAP contribution to the Geological Bridges of Eastern Canada , Canadian Tectonics Group annual meeting Part2: Conference Programs and Abstracts, p. 46. 29- Salad Hersi, O. and Lavoie, D. 1999. Blackriveran stratigraphy and paleogeographic reconstruction of the Qubec-Reentrant, Central St. Lawrence Platform: Southwestern Quebec - Eastern Ontario, Canada. GAC-MAC Annual Meeting, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Abstracts: p. 107. 30- Kiernan, J., Salad Hersi, O. and Dix, G. 1999. The Hull beds and their place in the upper Ottawa Group. GAC-MAC Annual Meeting, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. Abstracts: 62-63. 31- Salad Hersi, O., Dix, G.R., and Lavoie, D. 1998. The Beauharnois Arch: a paleo-high affecting Late Ordovician (Blackriveran and Trentonian) sedimentation: Eastern Ontario and southwestern Qubec, Canada. Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Toronto, Abstracts: A-195. 32- Kiernan, J., Salad Hersi, O. and Dix, G.R. 1998. Local occurrence of warm-water lagoons on an epicontinental cool-water ramp: Upper Bobcaygeon Formation (Ordovician), Eastern Ontario. GAC-MAC Annual Meeting, Qubec City, Qubec, Canada, Abstracts: A-92. 33- Salad Hersi, O. and Dix, G.R. 1997. Late Ordovician (Blackriveran) relative sea-level fluctuations recorded in shallow-marine carbonates, Ottawa Embayment, Eastern Ontario, Canada. GAC - MAC Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Abstracts: A-130. 34- Salad Hersi, O. and Dix, G.R. 1997. New stratigraphic pattern for the Trentonian (Late Ordovician) upper Ottawa Group, Ottawa Embayment, Eastern Ontario, Canada. GAC - MAC Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Abstracts: A-130 35- Salad Hersi, O. and Dix R.G. 1994. The disconformable character of the Middle Ordovician Gull River-Bobcaygeon Boundary, Ottawa Valley, Eastern Ontario. GAC- MAC Annual Meeting, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, Abstracts: A-97. 36- Salad Hersi, O. 1991. The Miocene Mait Group of the Bosaso Basin (Northern Somalia). In Torok A. (editor) Programs, Abstracts & Excursion Guidebook. First International Meeting of Young Geologists, August, 1991, Budapest, Hungary. Abstracts: 54-55.

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