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…
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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…
Recent Advances in Climate Change Research: Part XVI – A Greenhouse Model for Stratospheric Cooling – 2
Increased concentrations of greenhouse gases are warming Earth’s surface and troposphere while cooling the mid to upper atmosphere. We introduce you to the 1D window-grey radiation model of the atmosphere,…
Recent Advances in Climate Change Research: Part XV – A Greenhouse Model for Stratospheric Cooling
Stratospheric cooling is considered to be one of the fingerprints of anthropogenic global warming. In this article, we present observations. It should be apparent from the title of this article…
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
Recent advances in climate change research: Part XIV – The doom of a photon on a random walk
The history of an individual infrared photon being emitted upwards from Earth’s surface into a static atmosphere is analysed as a one-dimensional random walk. Will it return to Earth, or…
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…
Artificial Intelligence – Its Use in Exploration and Production – Part 1
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has at least one feature in common with hydrocarbon exploration: a history of boom and bust. Other industries might complain about the unpredictability of demand for their…
Artificial Intelligence – Its Use in Exploration and Production – Part 2
Machine Learning: magical or mathematical statistics? De-mystifying AI and setting it in a geo-exploration context. When film studios remake classic films, critics and audiences often ask why. GEO ExPro has…
Artificial Intelligence – Its Use in Exploration and Production – Part 3
Are we finally seeing AI fulfil its potential in oil and gas exploration? In this series of articles, we are attempting to establish the background to the current resurgence in…
Sustainable aviation fuels: carbon-free flying?
For the sake of the planet, I am happy to consider an electric car, to change my electricity supplier and to install solar panels or a heat pump – but…