A Comprehensive Introduction
This textbook has lots of information of great value to petroleum geoscientists, both students and professionals. It would have been even better with more examples from modern oil and gas Read More
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah: A Turbidite Paradise
Kota Kinabalu, the largest town in Sabah, Borneo, is a rapidly developing urban centre and a tourist attraction in South East Asia. To the geologist, this part of Sabah is Read More
How can we explore the Russian Arctic Shelf?
The Arctic is often referred to as ‘the next global frontier’ – but is it possible to explore at reasonable cost? Western oil and gas technical journals as well as Read More
Marine Seismic Sources Part X: Seismic Surveys and Fish
The possible effects of seismic surveys on fish and fisheries have been given a great deal of media attention in Norway. Here, we summarise results from the Fish Rock experiment Read More
The Ups and Downs of Eustatic Sea Level Change: Review and Applications
Eustatic sea level change is a subject much debated in the literature. But what is eustasy, can it be recognised, what controls it – and why does it matter to Read More
Improved imaging in Baffin Bay: Learning from experience
Baffin Bay reprocessed The majority of exploration focus has historically been in the central area offshore West Greenland, however since 2007 there has been increased interest in the Baffin Bay Read More
Integrating the Tool Box
NEOS GeoSolutions integrates a wide range of geophysical and geological information to produce new 3D models of the earth’s surface, with the aim of helping exploration companies make faster, more Read More
80 Years of Discovery
Having just celebrated its 80th anniversary, CGGVeritas is one of the longest established service companies in the oil industry, and now employs over 7,200 people in 70 countries. “…the practical Read More
Modern Technology Reveals New Opportunities in the North Sea
Although a mature basin, the use of new technologies both to acquire and process seismic data shows that the North Sea still holds significant potential. The North Sea region is Read More
Following the Oil Through Time
Four-D petroleum system modelling allows an explorationist to understand the movement of hydrocarbons from an active source rock to a fluid’s final destination in the basin, ultimately helping to reduce Read More
Gateway to the 49th State
Having evolved from a tent city to Alaska’s commercial and tourist hub within less than 100 years, Anchorage offers both economic opportunity and endless adventure. I took my first oil Read More
A World Class Discovery
The first oil was sampled in September last year. It took several wells and one full year of detailed analyses to prove that the discovery may contain more than 2.6 Read More
Inspired by Technology
Technology take-up and looking for new ways of doing things has been the driving force for Kitty Hall, one of only a handful of female CEOs in the world of Read More
PROSPEX: It’s All About Deals & Networking
Mike Bowman, Head of Geoscience for BP until 2010, and now Professor of Development and Production Geology at Manchester University, is President-Elect of the UK-based PESGB (Petroleum Society of Great Read More