Switch – Starting an Energy Conversation
“(We) will make the right choices if we have the right information.” After first watching ‘Switch’, I thought I may be missing something. It bothered me through the night. Sure,…
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Defining Reserves & Resources
Effective resource management in a globalizing economy requires accurate assessments of fossil energy and minerals resources. How can we ensure that countries, companies and organizations are all assessing and estimating…
The Wonders of Yellowstone
The world’s first national park established a new concept in preservation and protection of special areas for future generations. Now, 140 years later, millions have benefited from the founder’s foresight…
Early Textbooks of Petroleum Geology
Petroleum geology textbooks have been an essential tool for training generations of teachers, researchers, explorers, and managers in the petroleum industry. Here we look at some of the early textbooks…
Kuala Lumpur – A Piece of Asia
Although sited a long way from Malaysia’s oil and gas producing regions, the vibrant, exciting city of Kuala Lumpur is the centre of the country’s hydrocarbon industry, as it is…
The Many Lives of Belridge
Nearly declared dead by its owners only eight years after discovery, new technologies introduced over the past century allowed Southern California’s Belridge Field to grow into a prolific oil producer.…
The Colorado Plateau: A Geologist’s Paradise
Even if you have not been there, the Colorado Plateau is familiar to almost everyone through movies, commercials or – for students of geology – textbook examples. The Colorado Plateau…
From Pirates to Prada
As the United Arab Emirates celebrates its 40th anniversary, we take a look at the making of modern Dubai. With its glittering seven-star hotels, gravity-defying architecture and shopping malls complete…
Oil: A Political Tool
Oil is the world’s most powerful political tool at the moment. While softer supply/demand balances point to weaker oil prices in the first half of 2012, global geopolitical risk outweighs…
Crowns of Nature: The Majestic Landscape of Guilin
A landscape of harmony and peace, with scenery made for poetry and romance: the majestic karst landscape of the north-east Guangxi Zhuang Region in south-west China is one of nature’s…
Shaping the Future of Geoscience in the Middle East
The Middle East plays a pivotal role in the oil industry, and so GEO 2012, the 10th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition, promises to be an exciting event, with…
Cappadocia, Turkey: Civilisations in a volcanic terrain
Neogene-Quaternary volcanic rocks, atop or around sedimentary basins, cover an extensive tract of the Central Anatolian Plateau. These rocks in concert with faults, water and wind have created lofty summits,…