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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

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New Doctoral Training Initiative

Jane Whaley
An innovative collaboration between universities, research institutions, government funding bodies and the E&P industry promises to change the face of doctoral petroleum geoscience training in the UK. Keith Gerdes, Chair…

The Chief Geophysicist

Phil Fontana
My undergraduate degree, at the University of Connecticut, was in geology, but I took a geophysics course in the final year and really enjoyed it, so I decided to do…

Applying Innovations in Geophysics to the Hydrocarbon Industry

Staff Writer
Regular GEO ExPro contributor Martin Landrø is Professor of Applied Geophysics at the Department of Petroleum Engineering and Applied Geophysics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim,…

What’s the Point of Conferences?

Jane Whaley
More and more conferences on every facet of the petroleum industry seem to be appearing. What purpose do they serve, and what makes them effective? We talk to Ben Sayah,…

Ben Asante: Riding the Wave

Nikki Jones
Benjamin Asante, until recently a senior geoscientist at the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, has ridden the wave of Ghana’s national development. Although his story is full of significant and unusual…

Never Hold Back

Thomas Smith
Dr. Robert E. Sheriff learned early in his career “to never withhold information or ideas for later use,” leaving a lasting legacy to his family, the geophysics community, and our…

The Chief Explorer

Jane Whaley
Geologist Dr. Jeroen Peters describes his role as Shell’s Chief Explorer and reflects on his career. Having been born below sea level in the muddy western part of The Netherlands, I developed…

Eddy Belle: Promoting the Seychelles

Jane Whaley
Eddy Belle is passionate about the hydrocarbon potential of the Seychelles Islands, in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa – and also about their natural and historical…

Fun, Cooperation and Risk-Taking.

Jane Whaley
Lee Krystinik, who recently retired as President of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, tells us why he thinks the organisation is a vital resource for the industry – and…

The Seismic Interpreter

Alice Little
Geophysicist Alice Little uses her geological knowledge and training as a seismic interpreter with Aker Solutions. Although ‘geophysicist’ is a broad term covering many specialist areas of research and work, what…

The Petrophysicist

Jackie Mullinor
This new column takes a look at the different geoscience careers available in the oil industry and shows exactly what each one entails. In this inaugural article Jackie Mullinor describes…