Opportunities for African gas are plentiful
The International Energy Agency’s 10-point plan to reduce the European Union’s reliance on Russian natural gas makes no mention of Africa. Rather, it sees increased production from Azerbaijan and Norway…
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Master’s Meltdown or New Dawn?
The future of Master’s training in energy geoscience in the UK. Is there a strategy to attract and train new geoscientists and engineers, or are we sleepwalking into a looming…
The Incredible World of Fossils
I fell in love with fossils like many others, as a child, hunting on the world-famous Jurassic Coast in Dorset in the UK, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and location…
“Gone Fossil Hunting…”
In the first article in this series, I highlighted the staggering breadth of utility that fossils have, from academic research to applied industrial analysis, value in commercial trade and preservation…
The History of Oil and Gas in Dragon Country
From cannel coal to offshore production – Wales has a colourful history of resource exploration and success. Broadly, the offshore of Wales contains parts of six main Permo-Mesozoic basins which…
Ammonite: A Missed Opportunity
Mary Anning’s story is fascinating in its own right – so why make it up? © Lionsgate Films.The film ‘Ammonite’, described as ‘loosely inspired by the life of British palaeontologist…
ConocoPhillips and PGNiG win Exploration Innovation Prize 2022
Based on a vote from the conference participants and an in-depth conversation amongst the members of the committee, the winner of this year’s Exploration Innovation Prize was announced during yesterday’s…
A packed program
From the far north to the far south, the upcoming NCS Exploration – Recent Discoveries Conference will be discussing exploration success across all areas of the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Valuable…
The Geologist’s Hammer
Few of us today are fortunate enough to have had careers as field geologists (see GEO ExPro Vol. 19, No. 1, page 72), but almost all geologists will have undertaken…
Drilling into subsurface data continues to be a matter of stuck pipe
Do you want to do a local geological reconnaissance for your project through looking at a previously drilled well onshore UK? Be prepared to enter into a long email conversation…
Rock Doctor: Adventures of a Field Geologist Before 9/11
Entertaining stories of the fun, freedom, excitement, boredom, exhilaration and at times sheer terror that came with being a field geologist in the days before satnavs, mobile phones and 24/7…
Exploring the Heartland of the Incan Empire
From the iconic ruins of Machu Picchu to the ancient capital of Cuzco, the Inca’s intimate relationship with some of South America’s most spectacular geology is brilliantly displayed in modern-day…