Editorials

Will China Shale Gas Attract?

A 2013 US EIA study estimated China held the world’s largest shale gas resources at over 1,160 Tcf. Since then, the Chinese shale gas sector has failed to meet growth…

Searcher Diversifies into Mining Sector

Searcher, a leading service provider of geoscience products for oil and gas exploration and production companies, has announced its expansion into the mining sector. Searcher, a leading service provider of…

Energy Transition with Security

The transition to sustainable energy is one of the fundamental challenges we face over the coming decades and it is my intention that GEO ExPro will continue to report fully…

The Road to AI – Energising the E&P Experts

How are organisations ensuring human involvement and geoscience integration in developing AI algorithms and applications for the exploration and production of oil and gas resources? At DIGEX 2021, taking place…

GEO ExPro Vol. 19, Issue No. 3 Out Now!

Geoscience magazine GEO ExPro Vol. 19, No. 3 is now available for download. This issue of GEO ExPro focuses on North America and Europe; Unconventional Resources; Carbon Capture and Storage.…

US $11 Billion of Australian Gas Projects

Wood Mackenzie’s Australasian upstream 2021 outlook report shows at least US$11 billion of gas projects poised for Final Investment Decision (FID) in 2021. Wood Mackenzie’s Australasian upstream 2021 outlook report…

Challenging Times for Seismic Operators

Two well-established service providers in the seismic acquisition market became victims of the current challenging market conditions at the beginning of this year. © Polarcus.Two well-established service providers in the…

Big Oil Needs Big Data

Visualisation technology and data analytics for handling big data has improved exponentially in oil and gas exploration and production. While gathering my thoughts for FlowBack, two pieces of information recently…

Shearwater Enters Deepwater OBS Market

Provider of marine geophysical services Shearwater GeoServices has been awarded a major ocean bottom seismic (OBS) deepwater remotely operated survey (ROV) project by TGS and partner in the US Gulf…

The World in Freefall

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in some welcome shows of solidarity, as countries help each other out with medical assistance, urgent supplies and, importantly, research into vaccines and cures, and…