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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Vol. 15

Issue 2

This edition of GEO ExPro focuses on North America; integrating geoscience for exploration; and reserves and resources.

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Columns

5 Editorial

6 Regional Update

8 Licensing Update

10 A Minute to Read

22 Industry Issues: Mind the Gaps

46 Industry Issues: Commercialising Bright Ideas

64 GEO Media: A Play for Oil

66 Exploration Update

70 Global Resource Management

Features

14 Cover Story: Technology Explained: Darts and Drones – The Future of Onshore Seismic

18 Exploration: Awaiting Discovery? The US Atlantic Margin

24 GEO Physics: A Simple Guide to Depth Conversion

26 Hot Spot: Renewed Excitement in Deepwater Gabon

28 Seismic Foldout: Exploring Papua New Guinea and Malvinas

34 Exploration: Czeching it Out: The Potential of Central Europe

38 GEO Education: Resources Boosted by Billions

42 GEO Tourism: Aspen – Rocky Mountain High

50 Seismic Foldout: New Light on Northern Argentina

56 Recent Advances in Technology: Finite Difference Modeling, Part I

60 GEO Profile: Denise Cox – Making Connections

68 Q&A: Encouraging Partner Employment

Articles

Unconventional Oil & Gas in the UK

Unconventional hydrocarbon volumes have taken the headlines recently – but how are these figures worked out and why are they so big? Unconventional Resource Estimates in the UK Anti- fracking Read More

Finding Fresh Reserves in Oil & Gas

Two serious gaps are looming in the industry: firstly between global production and demand, and secondly between experienced explorationists and the new generation of geologists and geophysicists who will be Read More

Finite Difference Modelling in Geophysics

Part I: how to become an expert at solving differential equations in five minutes… What is Finite Difference? In computational mathematics, finite-difference (FD) methods are numerical methods for solving differential Read More

Exploring Papua New Guinea

Hydrocarbon potential of the Gulf of Papua Interpretation of new and reprocessed data reveals clear identification of promising plays. A premier hydrocarbon region The Gulf of Papua (GOP) has been Read More

How much oil & gas in Central Europe?

There has been a long history of people exploiting hydrocarbon seeps throughout Central Europe since Roman times. Staszic’s 1806 map, for example, identified numerous oil seeps in the Northern Carpathians. Read More

Hydrocarbon Prospectivity in Northern Argentina

State-of-the-art seismic acquisition technology and advanced geological concepts, unlock new hydrocarbon potential for offshore Argentina. New Seismic Reveals Geological Detail Offshore Argentina Map showing Argentina deepwater survey outline. Northern Argentina Read More

AAPG European Regional Conference

GEO ExPro’s Conference Round-Ups: AAPG European Regional Conference: “Global Analogues for the Atlantic Margin” 2018 in Lisbon, Portugal. AAPG Regional Conference: Global Analogues of the Atlantic Margin The AAPG European Read More

Oil Demand is Still on the Rise

As a function of population growth we can only expect future energy demand to increase, and with it the demand for oil and other natural resources. Understanding Future Energy Demand Read More

Licencing Update: Brazil

Brazil’s 15th Bidding Round received the largest signature bonus in history. Offshore Success for Brazil’s Hydrocarbon Economy On March 29, 2018 Brazil’s ANP (National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Read More

Exploration Update: Guyana

ExxonMobil confirms discovery of 20m high-quality, oil-bearing sandstone in the Guyana-Suriname Basin, offshore Guyana. High Quality Reservoir Discovered in Guyana Map showing location of the Pacora-1 well, offshore Guyana. Image Read More

Exploration Update: Offshore Bahrain

Highly significant offshore hydrocarbon discovery of tight oil and deep gas in the Khaleej Al Bahrain Basin, offshore Bahrain. Major Hydrocarbon Discovery Offshore Bahrain Map showing the location of the Read More

The Future of Onshore Seismic

Multi-partnered project, spearheaded by Total, revolutionises the future of onshore seismic acquisition in areas of complex topography and environmental sensitivity. Acquiring High Quality, Low Impact Onshore Seismic There is a Read More

New light on Northern Argentina

A hibernating giant? The new long-offset data reveals insights into crustal architecture. Northern Argentina has a continental volcanic rifted margin, segmented by major transfer zones which reflect the pre-existing Gondwanan Read More

Commercialising Geoscience Research

How easy is it to translate academic geoscience research into a commercial hydrocarbon business, and what are the main steps for success? Oil company sponsorship of applied geosciences research is Read More