What is a Digital Oil Field?
Something of a ‘buzz’ phrase – but what do we mean by ‘the Digital Oil Field’? ‘Digital Oil Field’; ‘Integrated Operations’; ‘Smart Fields’; ‘Intelligent Oil Field’: all phrases that sum…
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The Doyen of Petroleum Geologists
For newcomers, it suffices to say that his name is associated with many of the North Sea’s major play concept discoveries totalling several billion barrels of recoverable oil.
Colorful Calgary A Modern Blend
Calgary, in Alberta, Canada, portrays the cattle and oil industry image of Dallas with the cosmopolitan feel of London. Beginning as a western Canadian frontier town where the Bow and…
The PESGB Celebrates Its 50th Birthday
Formed just as the first discoveries were being made in the North Sea, the Petroleum Society of Great Britain’s mission is to promote, for the public benefit, education in the…
Geologists at War
2014 marks the centenary of the beginning of World War One. The Great War, as it was generally referred to in Europe, heralded a major shift in political power across…
Maps for Understanding the Earth.
Set up over 100 years ago, the Commission for the Geological Map of the World has been an important factor in the drive for standardisation in geological mapping and nomenclature.…
Khanty Mansiysk: Oil, Sport and Woolly Rhinos
Khanty Mansiysk may be a very long way from anywhere, but it is a rapidly developing city with a growing cultural and sporting reputation. Khanty Mansiysk lies seemingly in the…
Sun, Sea, and Sarakiniko
The volcanic island of Milos is a horseshoeshaped gem rising out of the azure waters of the Aegean Sea, where the geological tourist will never be bored.
Unconventional Oil and Gas Conference Breaks the Mould
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines unconventional as: ‘not conventional: not bound by or in accordance with convention: being out of the ordinary.’ Just as unconventional resources have rewritten the exploration and production play…
Turkey Moves Forward
Turkey revises 60-year-old law in a bid to attract investment for exploration Despite a lack of domestic production, Turkey remains pivotal for the international gas market as the country is the…
‘What Oilfields?’ Onshore Oil in the UK
A prelude to the great discoveries of the North Sea, the onshore oilfields provide a fascinating insight into the history of UK oil. In Victorian times, there were many reports in…
It’s Our Ocean to Save…
Coral reefs have survived ocean warming, acidification, coastal development, tectonic and weather events – but can they survive these events if combined with an oil spill? Somewhere in the world…