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Building World-Class Workforces

Competency Management becomes an essential tool International oil and gas companies are challenged to realise strong returns on their assets while maintaining the highest standards of safety and operating performance.…

The Petroleum Geology of Iraq

A comprehensive, up-to-date appraisal of the reservoir rocks, source rocks, seals and traps that control Iraq’s petroleum resources is reviewed by Munim Al-Rawi, an expert in the regional petroleum geology…

Petroleum systems in Jordan

Jordan is located within the producing sedimentary basin in the North-West Arabian Plate. Exploration was initiated in the country in 1947 by the Iraqi Petroleum Company, yet to date only…

What is Putin’s plan?

How on earth did this happen? How, in less than a year, did East and West get themselves back to a state of cold war? Last winter there were mass demonstrations…

Transport the Last Stronghold

Oil demand growth is expected to pick up, but only slowly. There is a considerable risk in oil price forecasting as the oil price outlook for 2015-16 will be clouded…

The Fracking Debate in Europe

AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Terry Engelder assesses the history behind European bans on fracking. During a recent trip to Europe as part of my AAPG Distinguished Lecture Tour, my most popular…

Aberdeen: The Granite City

An oil boom city, Aberdeen’s growth since the 1970s into one of the main global hubs of the oil industry has shaped and defined the modern city.

Into His Mind: Wegener’s Jigsaw

Author Clare Dudman uses diaries, letters and published papers to create a novel that takes the reader into the thoughts and life of the revolutionary German scientist, Alfred Wegener. Dr.…

Fracture, Fracture Everywhere – Part II

How and why do fractures occur in rocks? Fractures including joints and faults are commonly found in rocks and are important fluid pathways – hence their significance for petroleum, groundwater,…

Lakagigar: Catastrophe & Climate Change.

Miguel Ángel Caja’s spectacular header photo, which shows the 25 km-long row of craters of Lakagigar, in southern Iceland, reveals a unique geological site and dramatic landscape. It also tells…

Oil and Gas Exploration in East Africa: A Brief History

East Africa is the emerging hydrocarbon province of the 21st Century – but it is worth remembering that this success comes after six decades of unsuccessful exploration. The exploration success…