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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Technology

AI: a Game Changer in Seismic Acquisition and Processing

Matt Deighton and Sverre Olsen; PGS
Leveraging artificial intelligence to improve efficiency, predictability and performance in seismic acquisition and processing. A recent Gartner seminar made the bold prediction that “in the near-term AI will not replace…

Ocean Bottom Seismic: Robots on the Seabed

Iain Brown
Will automation in ocean bottom seismic revolutionise operations and cut costs? It is generally accepted within the seismic acquisition industry that seabed seismic receivers deliver superior seismic data and consequently…

Vintage Maps Reborn

Steve Parker, Visual Geomatics Ltd
Using 3D animation software and surface models for new hillshade mapping techniques to produce hyper-realistic 3D-like maps. A new trend of map-making has recently evolved and changed the way we…

90 per cent success rate

Ronny Setså
“For the so-called Class A wells, we have had an approximately 90 per cent success rate on our predictions”, said Øyvind Sylta, Managing Director at Migris during the NCS Exploration…

The Supercontinent Cycle: Patterns and Impacts

Rasoul Sorkhabi, Ph.D.
Plate tectonics comprises three inter-linked mega-cycles: the Rock cycle, the Wilson cycle, and the supercontinent cycle, which we explore in more detail here. The geography of continents and oceans has…

4 seismic surveys in one

Press Release
The subsurface of the North Cape Basin in the Barents Sea is full of salt that has formed diapirs in places, even creating overhangs. “Therefore, significant local velocity differences occur,”…