The core of Svalbard
Svalbard is a geological outlier in Norway, as it is a place dominated by sedimentary strata rather than igneous and metamorphic rocks as is the case for the Norwegian mainland.…
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Petex 2021 off to a good start
“How is your hobby, Phil?” That’s what Phil Kirk heard from his colleagues a few years ago when CO2 storage projects were being discussed. A quick rewind to the present…
The prime UK networking event
With a technical programme packed with high-quality talks, an exhibition space for industry operators and service companies and a whole range of fringe events, this three-day event organised by the…
Embracing digitalization from a subsurface perspective
DIGEX is the conference on digitalization for the geoscience community and surrounding industries in Norway. At the conference, we look at how digital technology is enabling the oil & gas…
We’re losing the PR battle
“An endorsement from government is not enough, we have to make sure that public perception changes with regards to the role the oil and gas industry plays in society,” said…
A prospect in outcrop
“Much of the seeming undisturbed landscape around us is anthropogenic in origin,” says Graham Leslie from the British Geological Survey when introducing a group of geologists to the area last…
The big crew change – but where does the new crew come from?
The last talk of the day. Sometimes it can be hard to concentrate when the tenth speaker flicks through the slides. But Prof Alejandro Escalana’s talk did the contrary, it…
Exploration revived – and conferencing revived!
200 attendees will gather in Stavanger and Oslo over the next two days to listen to talks from all the key players operating on the Norwegian Continental Shelf during the…
Deep Sea Minerals conference: Call for Posters
The programme for the upcoming Deep Sea Minerals Conference (20-21 Oct) is finalised, but there is still opportunity to present your work in the form of a poster presentation. Posters…
Drilling for science in a Norwegian frontier area
On the 11th of August, drill ship JOIDES Resolution set sail from the port of Reykjavik. During the two-month cruise this autumn, the crew hopes to drill at nine locations…
A summer subsurface summary
As summer gradually draws to a close, people get back to work and schools are about to re-open, it’s time to present a bit of a summary of what happened…
A virtual trip to the heartlands of the African E&P sector
Celebrating the 20th year of the Africa E&P Conference, the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain (PESGB) is pleased to announce that this annual event, packed with high-quality technical presentations…