Iraq’s overwhelming problems
According to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy (2009), Iraq’s estimated oil reserves are now 115Bb, only surpassed by Saudi Arabia and Iran on a world-wide basis. Others present…
Editorials
Life in the Old Dog Yet!
Even a seriously mature province like the North Sea can bring surprises. The Catcher discovery, made in June this year, is proof that impressive new hydrocarbon accumulations can still be…
Agreement in the Barents Sea
“This is a historic day. We have reached a breakthrough in the most important outstanding issue between Norway and the Russian Federation,” said Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg prior to the…
Shooting Seismic Does not Kill Fish
“Sound waves from seismic data acquisition resulted in increased catches for some species and smaller catches for others.” To me, that sounds a bit inconclusive, but it is still the…
Lessons to be Learnt
So, the Macondo well has finally stopped leaking and should be permanently sealed by the end of September, nearly five months since it first suffered a major blow-out. This has…
Yes We Can
GEO ExPro has now, thanks to an overwhelming response from readers and advertisers, been published for five years. We started in 2004, and since then we have (including this edition)…
Another Giant – and More to be Found
Giants – oil and gas fields with more than 500 million boe in reserves – are no longer a thing of the past. Just before we went to print, BP…
The First Wildcat – A True Adventure
The modern oil industry is this year celebrating its 150th anniversary. The actual birthday is August 27. In the late afternoon of that Saturday in 1859, the drillbit hit a…
Concerned About the Environment
Syncrude, the Canadian energy giant that is producing some 350,000bopd from the oil sands in Alberta, has been charged with the deaths of nearly 500 ducks in a massive, toxic…
Where does it all come from?
The existence of a source rock is a prerequisite for finding oil and gas. Without a source, the prospect, the play or the basin is bound to be “dry”. An…
A little bit of history
The very first discovery on the Norwegian continental shelf was made in 1966 by Esso Exploration Norway Inc. Well 25/11-1 found small amounts oil in Lower Tertiary sandstones on the…
Planet Earth – Resources
The United Nations International Year of Planet Earth (2008) received its Global Launch at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, on February 12 and 13. The aim of the Year is to persuade…