Issue 1

Vol. 8

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Columns

5 Editorial

6 ExPro Update

14 Market Update

16 A Minute to Read

46 History of Oil: Ekofisk: First Commercial North Sea Oil Discovery

54 GeoExPro Profile: Dr. Joe McCall

64 GeoTourism: Cappadocia: Civilisations in a Granite Terrain

68 Recent Advances in Technology: Marine Seismic Sources VI

74 GeoCities: Perth, Australia

80 Exploration Update

82 GeoMedia

84 Q&A

86 Global Resource Management

Features

18 Cover Story: Exploration in the North West Atlantic Margin

24 Exploration: New Insights Into the Levantine Basin

28 Exploration: Hot Themes and Hot Spots

32 GeoEducation: Learning at a Distance

36 SEISMIC FOLDOUT: Eastern Mediterranean: The Hot New Exploration Region

42 Geophysical Techniques: Looking Beyond Just Seismic

52 Information Technology: Data Solutions for the Future

58 SEISMIC FOLDOUT: Central North Sea

76 Employment: A Window to a Brilliant Future

Articles

Looking Beyond Just Seismic! Gravity Gradiometry and Its Application in Complex

Using the right tools for the right job is an old adage that rings true for many a situation. And using the right geophysical technology in the right environment has Read More

Cappadocia, Turkey: Civilisations in a volcanic terrain

Neogene-Quaternary volcanic rocks, atop or around sedimentary basins, cover an extensive tract of the Central Anatolian Plateau. These rocks in concert with faults, water and wind have created lofty summits, Read More

Hot Themes and Hot Spots

As the dust begins to settle after the spring and summer’s events in the Gulf of Mexico, what can we say about exploration around the globe in 2010. And what Read More

A Window to a Brilliant Future

How can we connect with the next generation of geoscientists and engineers to bring them into the hydrocarbon industry? “We have been actively working with universities to help place graduates Read More

Into the ‘White Zone’: Exploration in the North-West Atlantic Margin

Faroe Petroleum’s focussed exploration strategy, concentrated chiefly on the challenging waters of Norway and the Atlantic Margin, is paying off. The North-West Atlantic Margin is the area stretching from the Read More

New insights into the Levantine Basin

Currently no exploration wells exist in offshore Cyprus and Lebanon, although huge gas discoveries have been made in the vicinity, but continuous seismic coverage from Cyprus to Lebanon provides an Read More

Central North Sea: regional dataset supports continued exploration

Recent Discoveries in The Central North Sea The Central North Sea (CNS) has been a focus of hydrocarbon exploration and production for decades. Even now the area remains a hive Read More

The First Commercial North Sea Oil Discovery

The discovery of the Ekofisk Field in 1969 marked the beginning of a new era in the oil industry. Max Melli, the Italian well site geologist, was the first to Read More

An Extraordinary, Diverse and Rewarding Career

In this edition, GEO ExPro Magazine celebrates Dr. Joe McCall, a man whose life summarises the sense of adventure, excitement and love of life which epitomises the geologist – and Read More

Negotiating the Oil Industry

Chris Moyes, who has over 40 years experience in the energy sector, is President of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), an independent professional membership association supporting international energy Read More

Marine Seismic Sources Part VI: High Frequency Signals From Air-Guns

Only a few studies have been published which describe measurements of the air-gun signals in the kilohertz (kHz) frequency range. In this article we propose and discuss models for the Read More

Eastern Mediterranean – The hot new exploration region

Looking offshore The Eastern Mediterranean has been one of the largest commercial and trading hubs of the entire EAME region for many centuries. More recently, during the last 20 years, Read More

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective