Folds and folding – Part II
In the nineteenth century, the predominant theory was that since its hot, molten formation, the Earth has been slowly cooling and thus shrinking and collapsing, like the skin of a Read More
Colorful Calgary – A modern blend
Beginning as a western Canadian frontier town where the Bow and Elbow Rivers meet, Calgary has emerged as Canada’s premier oil and gas headquarters, a booming transportation centre, and the Read More
Broadband seismic technology and beyond Part IV: PGS’s Geostreamer – mission impossible
Part IV: PGS’s Geostreamer – mission impossible “For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled” – Richard P. Feynman, Nobel Prize in Physics, Read More
South American Shales: A regional assessment
Success in the exploitation of gas and liquid hydrocarbons from tight mudstone rocks in North America has spurred interest in and fueled the search for equivalent resources internationally. South America Read More
Petra the rose-red wonder
The present site of Petra was originally built by the Nabataean Arabs during the 4th century BC, and was known in Arabic as Sila’a سلع, and Ar Rakeem الرقيم, or Read More
The value of monitoring fractures
Unconventional reservoirs are a growing part of the oil and gas industry in Latin America. New technologies, new tools and new understanding of the geology are necessary to properly develop Read More
Magnetics and fractures in coal and shale
Coal seam and shale gas exploitation has presented vast new opportunities, but has also brought with it some new and unusual challenges, not all of them technical in nature. Accurate Read More
Southern hemisphere offers prospective and challenging opportunities
New Zealand Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges has opened the government’s Block Offer 2013 comprising 189,000 km2 offshore and over 1,500 km2 onshore. These include three defined onshore blocks in Taranaki, Read More
A golden age for gas?
At the 2012 Rio Oil and Gas Conference it was revealed that the ANP had commenced a survey of Brazil’s shale and tight gas potential in three prospective basins (Parecis, Read More
All about geophysics
Geophysics is the application of physics in geological sciences, and as such it is a vast science – or in fact, a collection of many disciplines, with both pure science Read More
Exploration update: Canada, India, Congo
CANADA: Statoil success points to core exploration area While much detail has yet to be revealed, Statoil is evaluating its newfield wildcat Harpoon O-85, located in the deepwater Flemish Pass Read More
Technology for virtual boreholes
In the 1980s, Dr. Colin Stove, a researcher at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, was working on a project run in conjunction with the European Space Agency. Synthetic Aperture Read More
The Salt Mountain
Slanic Prahova, a small town in the centre of Romania, is famous as the home of the second biggest salt mine in Europe, the spectacular Salt Mountain, a natural reservation Read More
BGP – A fast-growing company
What is the history of the company? BGP started in 1961 with 15 crews and soon became the largest geophysical services company in China focused on land acquisition, building the Read More
Yet another final frontier? Honduras
Leaving the emerald green island of Jamaica and travelling nearly due west for some 720 km, one arrives in the semi-autonomous Mosquitia region of eastern Honduras, a coastal swampy area Read More
New acreage in frontier provinces
The 1st licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) was concluded in 1965. It took almost 50 years to reach the 22nd round, which includes previously unoffered acreage in Read More
Conference that’s a cut above
For the past 33 years, the Gulf Coast Section of the Society for Sedimentary Geology (GCSSEPM) has held an Annual Research Conference. The first was convened in Houston, Texas, in Read More
A challenging job!
“This is a challenging job, but very satisfying. I love it!” says Mr. Liu Juxiang, Marketing Vice President, Business Development of BGP International, China National Petroleum Corporation. Although he has Read More
Frack off! But where to?
Only someone who has spent the last five years in the remote Amazon rainforest could be unaware of the influence of unconventional hydrocarbon resources on the economy of the United Read More
Petroleum: A new economic boost for Suriname
The Republic of Suriname, with its capital city Paramaribo, is located just north of the Amazon delta on the north-east coast of South America. Since 1980, the petroleum industry has Read More
A UK shale gale coming?
Exploitation of onshore shale gas resources in North America has, in the past few years, reversed a decline in domestic natural gas production and helped reduce gas prices. This has Read More
The Santos Basin, Brazil: Unlocking the pre-salt potential
Broadband technology: New benefits for pre-salt exploration CGG has acquired new conventional and broadband seismic data in the deepwater Santos Basin, creating exceptional results within the pre-salt. Pre-salt reservoir Read More
The Pelotas Basin oil province revealed
To see the full seismic lines please download our PDF for the print issue available through this link: GEO ExPro Vol. 10 No. 4 An untapped hydrocarbon province Potential for large Read More
Elephants are extinct
While the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) is certainly a world class petroleum province, it is also true that the discoveries – with a few important exceptions – are getting smaller Read More
A shadow of its former self
With an average per capita income of a mere US$2,600 per annum – just below Sudan, Pakistan and Laos – Nigeria epitomizes the problems of the ‘resource curse’, the paradoxical Read More
Egypt déjà vu
After weeks of grassroots campaigns, mass protests in Egypt erupted in July, culminating in the overthrow of President Morsi in what was effectively a military coup. Two and a half Read More