Exploration Update – Norway
Discovery on Trend with Johan Castberg On February 13, 2017 Lundin announced that Filicudi (NFW 7219/12-1) in PL533 in the Norwegian Barents Sea had encountered a gross hydrocarbon column of…
Europe
When Denmark was a tropical paradise
Visiting Northern Jutland’s famous fossil beds When God had finished creating the Earth, He had some sand and gravel in excess. To get rid of it, He dumped it in…
The Faroe Islands – A New Beginning
4th Faroese Licensing Round offers a new beginning for exploration in this North Atlantic archipelago. The 4th Faroese Licensing Round offers a new beginning for exploration in this North Atlantic…
Great Yarmouth: An Unlikely E&P Hub
Tucked away about as far to the east as you can get in the UK is a small fishing town that for over 50 years has played an important role…
Minute To Read
Brent Benchmark Adds Troll The price of Brent crude has been avidly watched as the basis of comparison for crude oil prices around the world since the 1980s, but the…
The First Geological Map of Eastern Europe
Work done by Polish scientists in the early 1800s laid down the foundations of the modern oil industry. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the northern segment of…
Deep Offshore Exploration in Greece
Newly processed seismic will uncover hydrocarbon resources hidden offshore Greece Recent interest in the areas south-west and west of Crete and in the Ionian Sea between Greece and southern Italy…
The ‘Gatwick Gusher’ – Fact or Fiction?
The Horse Hill discovery in England lies in an area considered rich in hydrocarbons but which has been ignored for decades. With the help of geologist Chris Pullan we look…
Martley – A GeoVillage
Martley in Worcestershire, UK, hosts a fascinating assemblage of geological features, providing exposures of at least eight periods stretching over 700 million years. The Geopark idea, now supported by UNESCO,…
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures
Supercharged: Fuelling the future by Professor Saiful Islam Started by Michael Faraday in 1825, and now broadcast on UK national television every year, the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures are firmly…
Licensing Update – Faroes
During the 5th Faroe Islands Exploration Conference, which will be held on 17 May 2017, the Faroese Minister of Industry and Trade will announce the opening of the 4th Faroese…
London Pavement Geology
A new website and smartphone App for geologists brings the pavements and buildings of London to life. A wealth of high quality rock samples of all types can be seen…