From the Industry Archives

From the Industry

Hybrid terrain, unified technology – GT’s land‑nodal system for high‑quality transition zone seismic data acquisition

Piotr Potepa, Geofizyka Toruń

June 10, 2026

For sixty years, Geofizyka Toruń (GT) has built its reputation by pushing technological boundaries and exploring the most challenging environments in the field of global seismic acquisition. Since its earliest…

UH EAS Professional Master’s Programs: World-Class Petroleum Geoscience Education, Built Around Your Career

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston

April 14, 2026

The University of Houston’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences offers two fully accredited professional degrees: a Master of Science in Geology with Specialization in Petroleum Geology, and a Master…

Collaborative solutions to above-ground exploration challenges

Michela Fumagalli and Jameson White, EnerGeo

March 11, 2026

EnerGeo Alliance programs are structured, collaborative initiatives designed to address non-competitive challenges facing the energy geoscience and exploration industry. These challenges span regulation, environmental stewardship, operational efficiency, and data integrity…

Leading with evidence: Translating marine research into actionable insights for industry

Dagmar Fertl, EnerGeo Environment Specialist

January 29, 2026

As the offshore energy sector advances within the global energy evolution, questions about underwater sound remain central to environmental discussions. EnerGeo Alliance has dedicated marine scientists on staff, responsible for…

Mitigation, precaution, and exclusion zones: Aligning science with policy

Dr. Alex Loureiro, EnerGeo Alliance

December 17, 2025

A Global Focus The energy geoscience industry operates offshore worldwide, engaging with governments, regulators, communities, other ocean users, and stakeholders. With this global reach comes the responsibility to operate alongside…

Leading the wave: Environmental impact assessment for offshore geophysical operations

Alex Loureiro and Dagmar Fertl, Energeo Alliance

December 10, 2025

Environmental Impact Assessments, or EIAs, are a critical tool for evaluating the potential effects of human activities. As geoscience activities grow increasingly complex and expand into frontier regions, EIAs are…

Geoscience & marine life: Sustainably coexisting

Dr. Ross Compton, Sr. Director Global Policy, EnerGeo Alliance

November 26, 2025

Since 1995, the geophysical industry has become accustomed to mitigation protocols that aim to minimize the risk of injury to marine mammals. The protocol by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee…

The tech powering the future of geothermal energy

Jocelyn Brown, Seequent

October 16, 2025

Geothermal energy, once overshadowed by other renewables, is entering a new era. Historically, its use depended on rare geological conditions: Underground heat, permeable rock, and natural water supplies — usually…

The greater Caribbean Basin synthesis: Exploring the bigger picture using modern reprocessed data

Mike Powney, Geoex MCG, Julian Sherriff and Stephen Doyle, DUG

June 3, 2025

Understanding the Caribbean – discoveries confirmed, potential growing The Caribbean has a long-standing history of hydrocarbon exploration, with most activity occuring within the region of Trinidad. Here, numerous gas fields…

The E&P industry of the future

Rachael Moreland, VP Global Energy Software & Innovation Lead

May 20, 2025

An industry in transition or transformation? The upstream E&P sector has faced challenges over the last decade, including a downturn, the energy transition, and COVID-19. The industry is resilient but…

Enhancing reservoir characterization through MSI workflow

Dominique Moulière AspenTech - Sr. Product Manager

September 10, 2024

A through geological understanding remains crucial for sustainable long-term production from unconventional assets. In the Midland Basin, a key challenge is navigating thin carbonate debris flows in the reservoir, which…

Seismic ocean bottom node acquisition without ROV

Jillian D. Young-Lorenz, Allton

June 27, 2024

Guided by industry demand for improved efficiency and reduced costs for the acquisition of sparse node grid seismic and 2D transects, Allton was led to research and develop an innovative…

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective