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…
Portraits
Diversity is the Key to Success for the Future of Oil and Gas Exploration and Production in the Republic of Congo
GEO ExPro interviewed Mme Teresa Goma, the Director General of Hydrocarbons for the Republic of Congo, and discussed her thoughts on successful hydrocarbon exploration in the Republic of Congo. …
Bright spots in petroleum exploration
Mike Forrest was responsible for recognizing and helping develop the use of seismic amplitude anomalies, or ‘bright spots’, in petroleum exploration. After a 37-year career with Shell and five years…
South East Asia Hydrocarbon Exploration
Andy Wight talks about the key hydrocarbon exploration & discoveries during his career in South East Asia “The good thing about geology is that it’s not really like a job.…
President-Elect of the AAPG: Denise Cox
Denise Cox, President of Storm Energy and President-Elect of the AAPG, loves geology and wants to let a global audience understand more about the role of geoscience in energy solutions.…
The adventures of Donald Rusk
It is probably easier to ask Don Rusk where in the world he hasn’t looked for hydrocarbons than to ask him to list all the countries he has worked in…
The Value of International Campuses
After a career in industry, Prof. Mike Bowman moved to academia and is now Chair of Petroleum Engineering at the Qatari campus of Texas A&M University (TAMUQ) in Doha. A…
Cath Norman: New Technologies Lead to Amazing Career
Cath Norman’s belief in the application of new airborne technologies led her to become Managing Director of the Australian exploration company which went on to make the biggest offshore oil…
Building the Future
Having experienced the hell of civil war, Dr. Ibrahima Diaby, CEO of Côte d’Ivoire’s state oil company, hopes that exploration for oil and gas will help his country to grow…
Triumph and tragedy
Kevin Topham has had an eventful life. Born in Retford, Nottinghamshire, in the English East Midlands, he joined the RAF when still in his teens to fight in WWII. His…
Francis Gugen
Advocate for Change Francis Gugen has had a long and varied career in the O&G business, including as regional CEO of Amerada Hess in North West Europe, Chairman of seismic…
Collaboration, the Underground and the Resistance
We talk to Bruce Levell, Visiting Professor in Earth Sciences at Oxford University, about the need for collaboration between government, academia and the industry Having spent many years as a…