Bernard Duval: Vive L’Aventure!
According to Bernard Duval, geologists are the happiest people around because “we have fun!” He tells us about his long and illustrious career in oil and gas exploration, for which…
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Taking Ownership of Your Career in Geosciences
How can professional organizations help young people in the industry? David Eastwell, Europe President of the American Association of Petroleum Geoscientists Young Professionals group (AAPG YP) talks about the advantages…
Alfredo Guzmán: Making a Case for Mexico’s Oil & Gas Future
Alfredo Guzmán is an untiring advocate for Mexico’s oil and gas industry and its people. He tells GEO ExPro about his years exploring new geographic and technical frontiers in the…
Ken Glennie – The passing of a petroleum geology legend
In late November 2019 the UK lost one of the giants of the oil industry. Professor Ken Glennie was a legend in a number of fields, from the petroleum geology…
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.…
What is the Saudi Aramco IPO?
Saudi Arabia’s leadership recently floated part of its giant state oil company, Saudi Aramco, on the Saudi stock exchange, selling shares in what was the biggest IPO (Initial Public Offering)…
Developments in the Marine Seismic Business
Earlier this year a merger was announced between TGS-Nopec and Spectrum. Kristian Johansen, CEO of TGS and now of the merged company, talks to us about trends in the marine…
Maggy Shino: Championing Hydrocarbon E&P in Namibia
Maggy Shino describes herself as an inquisitive child who was drawn to science, a subject she excelled at in school. Therefore, it was no surprise that at the University of…
Transformative Technologies in Oil and Gas: Q&A with Bjarte Bruheim
Bjarte Bruheim has spent the majority of his career introducing transformative technologies that reduce risk and improve efficiencies in the oil and gas business. Transformative Technologies in Oil and Gas:…
The Importance of Mentoring
Geoscientist Paola Tello Guerrero explains why she thinks mentoring is important – for both sides of the relationship. At what stage in your career did you first find a mentor?…
Unlocking the underexplored petroleum systems of Alaska
In 1968, the state of Alaska made global headlines when the discovery of Prudhoe Bay confirmed that the frozen, once discounted North Slope was home to the largest oilfield in…