More Giant Oil Discoveries
Last year, the Keathley Canyon area yielded three of the world’s top oil finds, bringing in high leasing bids and continued drilling activity. What started in 2001 with the Baha Read More
Sourcing an Oil Boom
Underlying an area approximately the size of France, the Bakken Formation oil reservoir keeps expanding into what has become North America’s hottest onshore oil play. While the recent U.S. Geological Read More
Marine Seismic Sources Part II
This second article on marine seismic sources summarises salient points on marine air-gun arrays and their radiation characteristics. In the first article in this series (GEO ExPro Vol. 7, No. Read More
Understanding Our Energy Future
Dr. Scott Tinker travels the world extensively, speaking on his favorite subjects; global energy, the environment, the economy and education. Now, he is making a feature length documentary on global Read More
New insights into Australia’s Bight Basin
Hidden assets: South Australia A largely untested 15,000 m of syn-rift and post-rift succession of Middle Jurassic to Upper Cretaceous sediments in the offshore Ceduna Sub-basin beckons exploration. This year Read More
Shooting Seismic Does not Kill Fish
“Sound waves from seismic data acquisition resulted in increased catches for some species and smaller catches for others.” To me, that sounds a bit inconclusive, but it is still the Read More
Cornwall’s Geological Treasures
“Land’s End”: is there a more evocative place name in the world? A visit to England’s furthest south-west corner reveals a land of extremes, with a wildly beautiful coast, picturesque Read More
Kurdistan: Safe and Secure, with Billion Barrel Prospects
Where in the world can you still find undrilled billion barrel prospects? Iraqi Kurdistan is one answer. But what is it like to work in an area thought by many Read More