The Salt Mountain
Slanic Prahova, a small town in the centre of Romania, is famous as the home of the second biggest salt mine in Europe, the spectacular Salt Mountain, a natural reservation…
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Ukraine’s Gas-Fuelled Crisis
Ukraine stands on the brink of civil war and bankruptcy, and energy has been a key factor. Is diversification of supply possible? Is it even a partial solution? The questions…
Achieving staff integration through training
HOW DID ESANDA GET INVOLVED IN TRAINING? The training arm of Esanda has developed organically as our client companies have identified a need to improve integration among their staff and, in particular, to demystify…
If Iran Strikes a Deal…?
After years of frustration and stalemate in the negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme between Iran and the six world powers (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus…
Russian Oil and Gas: No Guarantees on Growth
Russian production now equals that of Saudi Arabia and the country has massive undeveloped reserves. But are the headline figures misleading? In 2013 Russia has come to equal Saudi Arabia…
La Gomera – Green Pearl of the Canaries
To most people, the Canary Islands is a place to go on a charter or low-fare plane where you can sunbathe for hours on beaches with white sand imported from…
The Transparent Imperative
Why oil and gas companies must master social media. The oil and gas industry is seen by and large with great scepticism by the American and European public, and are…
The Levantine Basin: Prospects and Pitfalls
Discoveries of gas in the Eastern Mediterranean have surprised the world. Will they help build bridges of peace or simply exacerbate tensions in this conflict-prone area? Less than ten years…
Shaping a Nation: A Geology of Australia
Shaping a Nation: A Geology of Australia. Geoscience Australia, 2012, Richard Blewitt, Chief Editor, 571 pages Australia’s defining moment came 34 million years ago when the continent rifted from Gondwana.…
Scenic Geology of the Icefields Parkway
The drive from Lake Louise to Jasper on the Icefields Parkway, through the Banff and Jasper National Parks, Alberta, Canada, is a scenic tour that attracts people from all over…
Demand and Salaries Rising
An Oil and Gas Global Salary Guide sheds insights on the employment situation With the geosciences and subsurface industry constantly growing with further exploration and development worldwide, the demand for…
Geology is Cool!
What difference will the death of President Chavez make to the oil industry? Oil prices did not react sharply to the news that Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez passed away in…