Technology

Nature’s microplastics

Palynologists are palaeontologists who specialise in microfossils composed of acid-resistant carbon-hydrogen-oxygen biopolymer. In other words, their fossils are nature’s microplastics. Resistant to almost anything diagenesis can throw at them, fossil…

The next step in a digital journey

Sometimes one hears people from operators moan about service company folk trying to sell their products at conferences. Such remarks do not do justice to these companies, as they are…

Swimming in subsurface data

In the UK, it is not that long ago that people had to go to the Department of Energy and Climate Change – which is now the North Sea Transition…

Maximising the potential of seismic expressions

Spectral decomposition methods are widely used to highlight geological features according to their frequency content. However, the frequencies characterising the targeted event might vary spatially, which complicates their extraction as…

The Sub-Salt Imaging Challenge

Throughout the world, sub-salt imaging remains a major issue. Service and oil companies are striving to meet this challenge. Sub-Salt Imaging Challenge

The power of data

Effective use of digital tools is vital for an affordable net zero future. In the energy transition conversation, discussions tend to center on where the energy of the future will…