Applauding Progress
Great credit must be given to the many people from both academic and organisational backgrounds who have spent many man-years – and millions of dollars – in continuing to develop…
Editorials
Publish What you Pay
Have we got that much to hide? The petroleum industry works in countries throughout the world, including those with political and economic instability and low levels of development. This can…
An Imprecise Science
In October this year, six geoscientists were jailed for not predicting the imminence and severity of the earthquake which hit the Italian town of L’Aquila in April 2009, killing 309…
The Search Must Continue
While many efforts are being made throughout the world to make energy use more efficient and sustainable, the increase in demand will have to be matched at least in part…
Africa and New Technologies
Many of the most exciting discoveries in the last decade have been in Africa – and technological developments have been key to a good number of them. Back at the…
Unconventional Thinking
“Targeting unconventional resources requires unconventional thinking.” “Targeting unconventional resources requires unconventional thinking.” So stated the Exploration Vice President of Saudi Aramco, Abdulla Naim, at the recent GEO 2012 conference. And…
Time for a Little Education
Shale gas has been a game changer for the energy industry in the United States – but things look a bit different in Europe. rilling by Cuadrilla Resources at a…
All Eyes on the Middle East
The Middle east has been a cornerstone of the oil and gas industry for over a hundred years. Oil was first found in the area in Iran in 1908, while…
Learning from the Past?
As this edition of GEO ExPro magazine bears out, some of the most exciting areas in the oil and gas industry at the moment are in Africa; and not the…
One Year On
The first anniversary of the Macondo disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has been marked in a number of ways. Foremost it has been an opportunity to remember the eleven…
Surprise! A Giant New Field
The oil industry is full of surprises. One of the biggest this year has been the discovery of a giant field, not in a new frontier, but in that well-worn…
This Year’s Frontier
The Arctic and the Bay of Bengal are two exciting but very different frontier areas, both suggesting great potential, but offering many challenges to the hydrocarbon industry. In order to…