Portraits

Sophie Zurquiyah – Repositioning CGG for the transition

The collapse in oil price, Covid-19 pandemic and energy transition have created a tough business environment during her near four-year tenure in this role, but also created opportunities. In this…

Geoscientist to Green Pioneer

Katerina grew up in a business-oriented and entrepreneurial family coming from the Greek island of Andros. Andros, one of Greece’s shipping capitals, had an impact on her personality from a…

2,000 GEO ExPro Articles and Counting

GEO ExPro was founded in 2004 and is now a well-established Geoscience publication. Kirsti Karlsson, Sales and Marketing Director of GEO ExPro talks about her career with the magazine and…

Championing Secure Energy Supply

Iman Hill, the new Executive Director of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) talks to GEO ExPro Editor in Chief, Iain Brown, about her new leadership role…

Volcanoes to Venture Capitalists

Mark Davies explains how volcanology led to new technology fit for exploration and hazard mitigation. November 14th, 1985 was a seminal day for a young Mark Davies. News of a…

Completing a Masters in a Pandemic

Young geoscientists need resilience to succeed in their studies during these difficult times. Kirsty Lewis, a recent graduate of the Masters programme at Aberdeen University, explains the challenges she faced…

Unconventionals in the US: What Next?

How do you think the new Biden administration’s energy policies and attitude towards oil and gas will impact unconventionals in the US? The Biden administration’s stated objective #5 of the…

Taking Ownership of Your Career in Geosciences

David Eastwell, Europe President of the American Association of Petroleum Geoscientists Young Professionals group (AAPG YP) talks about the advantages of membership, both professionally and personally. When did you join…

Could LNG Prove Transformational for Mozambique?

The LNG project in Mozambique started with the discovery of huge reserves of natural gas off the northern coast in 2010, will provide a range of social and economic benefits…

Sir Mark Moody-Stuart and Sustainable Leadership

An adventurous life as a geologist around the world led Sir Mark Moody-Stuart to very senior roles in the oil and gas industry and a strong interest in sustainable development.…