Hubbert’s Peak: Not yet reached
In 1956, Shell geophysicist M. King Hubbert predicted that US oil production would reach its highest level in the 1970s. Hubbert’s prediction came true in 1971. The geoscientist got his Read More
Novel digital platforms: OneGeology and OpenGeosci
OneGeology In March 2007, over 80 scientists from 43 countries gathered in Brighton, UK, to discuss the proposition of creating an online geological map of the world for the benefit of students, teachers, Read More
Petrophysics in high angle and horizontal wells
Increasing numbers of wells are drilled horizontally or at high angles for a number of reasons – to improve reservoir exposure, avoid or target particular features, and in relief-well scenarios. Read More
Mountains and the sea: Muscat
Muscat is indeed a unique city, surrounded by high barren mountains and for centuries almost inaccessible except by sea. Even the modern air traveller cannot fail to be impressed, as Read More
Transferring skills mitigates risk
The discovery of huge hydrocarbon reserves will potentially transform East Africa. International energy companies are set to invest more than US$100 billion in developing the resources discovered in the last Read More
How Equal is Equal?
The results of a recent online ‘Global Diversity and Inclusion’ survey of over 3,000 oil and gas professionals worldwide suggests that career prospects for women in the hydrocarbon industry have Read More
Petroleum systems in Jordan
Jordan is located within the producing sedimentary basin in the North-West Arabian Plate. Exploration was initiated in the country in 1947 by the Iraqi Petroleum Company, yet to date only Read More
Eddy Belle: Promoting the Seychelles
“We have everything we need to make the Seychelles the next big oil province,” exclaims Eddy Belle, CEO of the national oil company, PetroSeychelles. “We have source, reservoir and cap Read More
The predictive power of palynology
In a major turnaround for a profession that fell out of favour in the 1980s, a number of palynology consultancies are growing rapidly and struggling to meet the demand for Read More
The petrophysicist
The petrophysicist plans, interprets and analyses data from wells and ensures the output is in the most useful format for the recipient. This might mean planning a logging suite, requesting Read More
Bad science for good reasons?
In his book, ‘Bad Science’ (Fourth Estate, London), Ben Goldacre expertly attempts to explain ‘why clever people believe stupid things’. When offered up so succinctly the pitfalls to bad decision Read More
Premature predictions for LNG?
The trade in liquefied natural gas (LNG) has risen almost without interruption for thirty years, doubling since 2000. However, 2012 saw an unexpected ‘blip’ in the upward trend and in Read More
Sea of Sand: Dunes of Namib
The Namib Desert stretches eastwards from the coast of south-west Africa as far as the escarpment of the central plateau, and extends more than 2,000 km from Angola in the Read More
How much oil in the Middle East?
Part Two of a two-part series by author Rasoul Sorkhabi, focusing on oil and gas in the Middle East. Part One – Why So Oil in the Middle East? Current Read More
Achieving staff integration through training
HOW DID ESANDA GET INVOLVED IN TRAINING? The training arm of Esanda has developed organically as our client companies have identified a need to improve integration among their staff and, in particular, to demystify Read More
Early carboniferous battleground for the UKCS 28th licence round
New data reveals potential The northern parts of Quads 42 and 43 in the UKCS Southern North Sea have received limited exploration to date. New data in open acreage north Read More
West of Shetland: SHarp broadband 2D regional well tie survey
A new regional dataset for West of Shetland The use of deep tow streamers and proprietary processing algorithms has resulted in excellent imaging both above and below the basalt in the Read More