It’s nearly… conference time!
If there’s one thing that is exciting about new technology, it is the ability to detect subsurface features that were previously clouded in noise. The NCS Exploration Conference 2021 (19-20…
In the News
The well that took 1468 days of drilling to reach TD
Last week, we reported on the deepest well drilled in the UKCS (6368 m TVDSS). The week before it was the equivalent in the Dutch sector (6002 m TVD), with…
Shearwater GeoServices acquires streamers and renews fleet
Shearwater GeoServices Holding AS (Shearwater) last week announced two transactions to take over marine seismic acquisition assets previously owned by Polarcus. Polarcus’ lenders in February this year instructed the company…
The deepest well in the UKCS – a Rotliegend target at 9 km?
It is a mistake every geologist probably makes multiple times in her/his career: writing down a depth in metres instead of feet. This must have gone wrong when populating the…
Applied Petroleum Technology wins contract from Chrysaor Norge AS
Chrysaor Norge AS has awarded Applied Petroleum Technology (APT) a frame agreement to provide geochemical and biostratigraphic analyses for the operator’s E&P activities on the Norwegian continental shelf. Under the…
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Taste the Geoheritage of Auckland, New Zealand
Boutique volcanoes, fossil forests and pillow lava fans are some of the amazing geological features around New Zealand’s largest city. Most tourists coming to New Zealand land in Auckland and,…
The Azolla Story
A comprehensive account of this efficient CO2 fixer and super plant. Edited by Jonathan and Alexandra Bujak The Azolla Story ebook is now available on Amazon. The Azolla Story is the…
The well that drilled a prospect sealed by a thrust fault
The deepest borehole ever drilled in Belgium took five years to complete, from 1980 to 1985. Operated by the Geological Survey of Belgium, its aim was to test gas prospectivity…
Nominate your favourite!
We seek candidates worthy of this year’s Exploration Innovation Prize. The winner will be announced during the NCS Exploration conference in May.
The billion-barrel West of Shetland discovery that didn’t exist
In 2017, the Scottish Energy News wrote the following, based on an interview with Hurricane: “We believe that the Greater Lancaster Area (including the recently drilled Halifax discovery, red.) is…
Large UK-wide academic programme to support shift to net zero
48 fully funded PhD positions distributed amongst 12 universities over three years, that’s one of the backbones of the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Geoscience and its role in…