The Road to OPEC 1960
Holding 77% of world’s proven oil reserves and delivering 41% of production, OPEC has a powerful place in our world. Here we review how OPEC began and rose to its Read More
Hot Spot: Greenland
A recent well drilled by the Scottish company Cairn Energy has, for the first time, proven oil offshore West Greenland. “The presence of both oil and gas confirms an active, Read More
Microseeps: The Only Real DHI?
New technology has been developed which helps de-risk hydrocarbon prospects through the identification of oil seeps too small to detect with the naked eye. Identifying large scale seeps of hydrocarbons Read More
Replenishing our Petroleum Workforce
With the impending departure of “Baby Boomers” from the upstream oil and gas industry, there is a recognised need to replenish this workforce in order to sustain a viable exploration Read More
The North Falkland Basin
What have we learned from this summer’s exploration drilling activity around the Falkland Isles? This year six wells have been completed or are drilling around the Falkland Islands, with one Read More
A Classic Southern North Sea Analogue
The coast of North East England has a series of outcrops which give a detailed insight into some of the most important reservoirs of the Southern North Sea. Attacked by Read More
Significant Conference
Every two years the Petroleum Society of Great Britain organises PETEX, a major conference and exhibition in London concentrating on developments in North-West Europe. Dr. Jon Gluyas has nearly 30 Read More
The Lofoten Islands
The Lofoten-Vesterålen region is one of the last unexplored provinces of the Norwegian Sea. It could hold 1.3 Bboe, but is a very environmentally sensitive area. Geological knowledge of the Read More
Working at the Interface Between Academia and Industry
“If anyone had suggested that as a geophysically-minded geologist I would end up working in close collaboration with the Professor of Classics at Cambridge University, I would have thought they Read More
Life in the Old Dog Yet!
Even a seriously mature province like the North Sea can bring surprises. The Catcher discovery, made in June this year, is proof that impressive new hydrocarbon accumulations can still be Read More
Exploration and Beyond
Exploration and beyond is the philosophy behind WGP, a small independent geophysical company dedicated to developing solutions and services towards the next generation of energy supplies. In these days of Read More
Two Frontier Basins Come to Light
Off the western Irish coast, new regional 2D seismic data is providing key information on the petroleum potential of a large and underexplored area. The roughly south-east to north-west trending Read More
Andaman Basin
India’s Andaman Sea Basin is still considered frontier with respect to hydrocarbon exploration. Recent 2D seismic reprocessing has highlighted the potential of this area and has identified likely source, reservoir Read More
Marine Seismic Sources Part IV
The 1956 documentary The Silent World by Jacques-Yves Cousteau wowed audiences with its vibrant depiction of aquatic life. But the Silent World is far from silent. Sound is signal or Read More
GeoTourism: Gotland
Blue sky, turquoise sea, white coral beaches, a warm pleasant breeze; who could ask for more? The Caribbean is, however, oceans away. You are on Gotland, the largest island in Read More