Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
The recent Bath Discoveries Conference was devised as a celebration of the 30th birthday of the Geological Society of London’s Petroleum Group. The opportunity to celebrate such an auspicious occasion…
Exploration
An Excellent Reservoir
The Aldous/Avaldsnes prospect has grown into one of the largest discoveries 3in the North Sea ever, largely due to excellent reservoir properties. The Aldous/Avaldsnes discovery (see GEO ExPro Vol. 8…
Vibrant International Petroleum Week
Celebrating historical roots back to 1913 More than 2,000 oil and gas professionals from around the world gathered in London late February for the International Petroleum (IP) Week to listen…
Unlocking the Secrets of the Barents Sea
The complexity of the Western Barents Sea necessitates the use of all available geological and geophysical data when undertaking regional interpretations, play fairway assessments and prospect definition. Several recent oil…
Modern Technology Reveals New Opportunities in the North Sea
Although a mature basin, the use of new technologies both to acquire and process seismic data shows that the North Sea still holds significant potential. The North Sea region is…
A Growing Atlantic Play
Recent discoveries in West Africa have highlighted the importance of the Upper Cretaceous throughout the Atlantic Margin. The Barents Sea is the Northern extension of this growing play. Sandstones of…
The Other North Atlantic
Canada’s offshore oil and gas industry was born off the coasts of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia and is seeing promising signs of a rebirth. Exploration drilling for oil and gas…
Hot Themes and Hot Spots
As the dust begins to settle after the spring and summer’s events in the Gulf of Mexico, what can we say about exploration around the globe in 2010. And what…
Exploring the Icelandic Frontiers
Iceland is renowned for its hot springs, geysers and active volcanoes that erupt from time to time, not world-class oil and gas production – but could basins close to this…
Georgia: Oil in the Sub-Thrust Zone
A beautiful country, flanked by mountain ranges and famous for fine wine – but Georgia’s primary contribution to the hydrocarbon industry is as a corridor for oil and gas travelling…
South Atlantic Palaeogeography: Reconstructing Palaeolandscapes for New Ventures
Use of palaeolandscapes is essential for understanding the South Atlantic, where the interplay of plate tectonics and landscape evolution has a direct influence on the development of hydrocarbons. Palaeogeography has…
Indonesia: The Eastern Frontier
New light has been shed on the petroleum potential of the Northern Arafura Shelf area in Eastern Indonesia. The Northern Arafura shelf area is frontier in nature but is on…