Shell and Exxon start preparing sale of Dutch fields
Is it a surprise? Probably not. Is it a shock? It still is. This week, Shell and Esso in the form of their 50-50 joint venture NAM announced the start…
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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…
Big Questions and Challenges in Geoscience
What are the big questions that geoscientists can study and contribute to science, technology, economy and policy? During 2019–2020 I undertook a survey of the most important questions in geoscience…
Geotourism: Thailand – Cliffs, Kayaks and Krabi
A popular tourist destination, the Thai Peninsular has plenty to tempt the geotourist. Geological map of the Gulf of Phang-Nga, modified after Ridd, Barber and Crow (2011). The heavy black…
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…
Namibia: ancient rocks in the world’s oldest desert
Namibia, with its long, complex geologic history on full display in magnificent outcrops, is a geologist’s paradise. Combine this fascinating bedrock geology with the planet’s tallest sand dunes, 6,000-year-old petroglyphs,…
Secure, Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste
What skills can oil and gas geoscientists contribute to the UK’s delivery of a long term solution to nuclear waste? Nuclear power generation has been part of the United Kingdom’s…
STRATA – William Smith’s Geological Maps
Created in collaboration with Oxford University Museum of Natural History and showcasing the best of William Smith’s archive, STRATA traces the life and work of William Smith from apprentice surveyor…
Big Bend Country
Join us for a geological tour of Big Bend National Park, Texas. West Texas! Land of longhorn cattle, mesquite, and fiercely independent ranchers. It’s also the location of an out-of-the-way…
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…