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…
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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.
Integrating rock physics and seismic for enhanced understanding of Barents Sea prospectivity
James Moore and Roberto Ruiz from PGS explain how the integration of seismic data and rockAVO provides a reliable interactive toolset to understand seismic responses and their relation to geological…
CGG adds second Azimuth to Northern Viking Graben multi-client survey
CGG announced today the commencement of a new multi-client 3D survey in the Northern North Sea. The survey will provide a second azimuth over CGG’s existing Northern Viking Graben (NVG)…
TGS Acquires Pioneering New OBN Survey in Atlantic Margin
TGS, provider of multi-client geoscience data for exploration and production companies, has today announced the successful deployment of a pioneering sparse ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Atlantic Margin…
Uncovering new petroleum plays through analysing 600,000 cutting samples
The Norwegian Oil and Gas Association, on behalf of project participants, has embarked on a major exercise to analyse all cuttings from all released E&P wells.
Recent Advances in Climate Change Research: Part IX – How Carbon Dioxide Emits IR Photons
Skydive with us into the quantum world, where we provide to those unafraid of molecular energy transfer an answer to the question: what happens to Earth’s radiated infrared (IR) photons…
The Wilson Cycle and Petroleum Plays
The Wilson Cycle describes the opening and closing of oceanic basins as a result of plate movements. It provides a scientific framework to follow the creation, development and destruction of…
What is Digital Twin Technology – And How is it Used in Oil and Gas?
The idea of the ‘digital twin’ is catching on in the oil and gas industry. But what exactly is it, and how can it help? A digital twin is a…