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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

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Conference Provides Truly Global Perspective

Jane Whaley
Dr. Bernie Vining, Regional Director for consultants Gaffney, Cline & Associates, is Chairman of the Technical Committee for the 7th Petroleum Geology Conference. He talked to GeoExPro about the Conference…

Strong – after all these Years

Halfdan Carstens
The resources in the North Sea created the possibilities. People and their knowledge created the technology. Anders Farestveit created Geco. For posterity, he will be the only world champion in…

Developing Middle East Petroleum Geoscience

Jane Whaley
Dr. Moujahed al-Husseini is Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Middle East Petroleum Geosciences, Geoarabia, and for many years was involved with the organisation of the important GEO oil industry conference,…

Educating with Purpose

Thomas Smith
After using cutting edge geologic concepts to find a major oil field in southwest Wyoming, Dr. Robert Weimer has spent the last 51 years at Colorado School of Mines educating…

The Oil Detectives

Thomas Smith
By assembling an experienced staff and coordinating affiliates, in just four years, Marcio Mello has built a service company that has no boundaries. Along with his Vice-President, Nilo Azambuja, they…

Addressing Shortages-Building Careers

Thomas Smith
To address the current shortage of educated and trained geologists, geophysicists and engineers, AAPG President and independent geologist, Willard Green sees the need to get students interested in the sciences…

Innovative Explorer and Leader

Thomas Smith
From humble beginnings in inner Mongolia to President of the exploration Company of SINOPEC, Dr. Yongsheng Ma uses his geological expertise and achievements to build a winning team of geoscientists…

The Road to Success

Thomas Smith
Bob Peebler, President and CEO of ION, helped turn the company around knowing “there will be bumps in the road.” Five years ago, I/O (Input/Output, Inc.) was losing money, wallowing…

An All Time High

Halfdan Carstens
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in Norway has recently received 93 applications for acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf. We have talked to Sissel Eriksen of the Norwegian Petroleum…

Q and A: Still Much to Discover

GEO ExPro
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD), responsible for resource management on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, has a new boss who is also a geologist by profession. We talked to Director General…

The Industry Needs R&D

Halfdan Carstens
Sverre Strandenes of PGS recently gave his view of the geophysical industry at an AAPG international conference in Oslo, Norway. We used this opportunity to ask him about the past,…

SPE Encourages Global Membership

Halfdan Carstens
Dr. Leo Roodhart, the 2009 President of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), hopes to enthuse a younger generation of oil industry experts by encouraging membership and active participation in…