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Geological History of the Arctic Ocean

As global interest in the hydrocarbon potential of the Circum-Arctic increases, it is becoming vital to unravel the complex geological history of the region. A Brief Geological History of the…

The Giants Causeway

In northern Ireland, at the heart of one of Europe’s most magnificent coastlines, the Giants Causeway with its rugged symmetry is visited by half a million tourists each year. The…

The International Year of Planet Earth

The International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) aims to capture people’s imagination with the exciting knowledge we possess about our planet, and to see that knowledge used more effectively to…

Rafting the Grand Canyon

This is the ultimate experience for a keen geologist: Seven days of rafting through 300 million years of flat-lying sedimentary rocks of the Palaeozoic era and an intriguing record of…

California’s Death Valley: A Land of Contrast

The extremes in landscape that characterize Death Valley National Park yield striking landforms, dramatic and colorful scenery, and underlying geologic mystery. California’s Death Valley Located in southeastern California, U.S.A., Death…

The Jurassic Coast

A few days of holiday can be well spent by walking leisurely through an almost complete Mesozoic succession along the south coast of england. Outcrops of colourful shales, sandstones and…

Journalism Award 2004

At this years AAPG Annual Convention and Exhibition, Halfdan Carstens, GEO ExPro Editor in Chief, received the AAPG Journalism Award for his work with the Norwegian magazine GEO. According to…

Egypt’s Secret Treasure

“There is no country which possesses so many wonders.” So said the Roman Heroditus when he visited Egypt in 420BC, confirming that Egypt has been a magnet for tourists for…

Eastern Europe Competes with Down Under

Licensing Opportunity Hungary Hungary has invited bids from both foreign and domestic companies for seven new exploration licences, four for hydrocarbons in southeastern Hungary near existing fields and three for geothermal exploration in…