And the winner is…the human with the machine
329 teams from around the world signed for the competition. 148 of them submitted at least one solution. 2200 solutions were scored against the blind well dataset of 10 wells.…
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Landscapes under the North Sea: Geology and Offshore Wind
It’s now well known that the North Sea was an area of exposed land during the Last Glacial Maximum, around 25,000 years ago, when Global Mean Sea Level was much…
New subsidence map illustrates effect of Groningen gas production
Published jointly by the Netherlands Centre for Geodesy and Geo-informatics (NCG), SkyGeo and TU Delft, the map shows the movement of billions of measurement points across the entire country. The…
Are you sure there is no wind farm planned in your exploration licence?
A new interactive mapping application that reveals the location of every energy-related site in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is expected to bring real benefits for exploration and the search…
The parameter geophysicists (almost) forgot
Early 2019, Wintershall Norway shut in production from the Maria field. It was a major blow to the company, as it was a flagship development and the company’s first own-operated…
GeoStreamer X Viking Graben
The highly prolific Viking Graben has seen spectacular exploration successes over the last decades and is to date a coveted area with multiple proven and partially stacked plays covering Eocene…
eFTG Reduces Hydrocarbon Exploration Risk in Egypt
The first outing of the world’s most sophisticated airborne gravity gradiometer has already yielded fascinating insights into the unexplored Egyptian subsurface; improving geological understanding and reducing hydrocarbon exploration risk. In…
Interactive Software for Pre-Stack Seismic Data Processing
In 2006, a ‘moonshot’ R&D project was launched to develop interactive software for visualising and processing pre-stack seismic data and is now being used to monitor oil and gas production…
Real-time geochemical analysis as an aid to drilling HPHT wells
How x-ray fluorescence analysis on cuttings from Shearwater (UK Central North Sea) assisted challenging drilling operations.
Germany may soon use the North Sea to drill…… into space
The German government is studying a proposal from German industry to create a mobile launchpad for satellites in the North Sea.
Earth Science Analytics Raises USD 8.54 M in Funding
Earth Science Analytics, a Norway-based petroleum geoscience software provider, raised USD8.54M in funding.
Equinor completes world’s first logistics operation with a drone to an offshore installation
A drone flew a 3D-printed part for the lifeboat system from the Mongstad base to the Troll A platform in the North Sea.