‘Strata’ Smith Enters the Digital Age
A new website celebrates the bicentenary of the first geological map of England and Wales in 1815. The 1st of August 2015 marks the bicentenary of the publication of a map…
Europe
Russian Fold Belts: The Next Hot Play?
Three successful cycles of petroleum reserve build-up can be recognised in the history of Russian petroleum exploration. Could the fold belts be the basis of the next cycle? After decades…
Gabon: Some Hope for Gas
Eni has made a significant gas and condensate discovery with an exploration well testing the Nyonie Deep prospect in Block D4, approximately 13 km from the coast and 48 km from Libreville, the capital of…
Malta
A country shaped by limestone (and a bit of very old poo). If one word could sum up the Mediterranean island nation of Malta, it would be ‘limestone’. Limestone has…
The Weald Basin: Hot Spot or Hot Air?
Billions of barrels have been reported to lie under South East England, but how much of it is recoverable? There was great excitement in the newsrooms of the UK in…
NORM in Shale Gas and Oil Operations
As unconventional gas and oil operations expand in Europe, understanding the nature of naturally occurring radioactive material is necessary for managing environmental effects, as Anna Kaniewska at Golder Associates explains.…
“Oil Has Been Good to Me”
Ian Forrest was a founder member of the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year. Raised in one of the poorer parts of Glasgow…
Ceyhan. An Unassuming Hub
Most inhabitants of this strategically important oil export centre are unaware of the significance of their town in the world’s economy. It would be hard to overstate the importance of…
Pakistan: First Discovery in Eastern Potwar Plateau
The Ghauri Joint Venture (GJV) is claiming a ‘landmark achievement’ with its Ghauri X-1 well, located in district Jhelum, Punjab Province in Pakistan, as it is the first hydrocarbon discovery in the eastern part of…
The Oil Industry Volunteer
Csilla Tunde Fabian and Niamh Mary Monaghan are committee members of the Aberdeen Formation Evaluation Society The goal of the Aberdeen Formation Evaluation Society (AFES), the local branch of the Society…
Scotland Decides
The issue of Scottish independence has divided a nation – and worried an industry. Since oil was first discovered in the cold, stormy waters of the UK North Sea, people in…
Gas Hydrates – Part VI
Hydrates in the Arctic (I) ‘You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you’re finished, you’ll know absolutely nothing whatever about…