Whale Hunters Seek Elephants
Atlantic Petroleum is a small independent E&P company with big ambitions. With a strong concentration on technical expertise and some very creative geoscientists, it is looking at some exciting exploration…
Europe
The Fracking Debate in Europe
AAPG Distinguished Lecturer Terry Engelder assesses the history behind European bans on fracking. During a recent trip to Europe as part of my AAPG Distinguished Lecture Tour, my most popular…
Towed Streamer EM for Success
See the ‘Big Picture’ and the ‘Details’. Using a towed streamer EM system makes it possible to use the same data to determine resistivity on a scale of a few…
The Chief Explorer
Geologist Dr. Jeroen Peters describes his role as Shell’s Chief Explorer and reflects on his career. Having been born below sea level in the muddy western part of The Netherlands, I developed…
Aberdeen: The Granite City
An oil boom city, Aberdeen’s growth since the 1970s into one of the main global hubs of the oil industry has shaped and defined the modern city.
Lakagigar: Catastrophe & Climate Change.
Miguel Ángel Caja’s spectacular header photo, which shows the 25 km-long row of craters of Lakagigar, in southern Iceland, reveals a unique geological site and dramatic landscape. It also tells…
The Forest of Dean. Scowles, Sheep & Ancient Oaks.
The Forest of Dean is an ancient royal forest, and is now a popular tourist destination. For much of its history, the people of the area have been dependent on…
Wytch Farm Ploughs Ahead
Celebrated as the largest onshore oilfield in Western Europe (~500 MM bo), the Wytch Farm field in Dorset, southern England, is an iconic field to the thousands of geoscientists and…
Unlocking the Earth – A Short History of Hydraulic Fracturing
The recent shale gas boom is a reminder that the effective use of hydraulic fracturing in shale formations is a relatively new phenomenon. However, this ‘fracking’ (also called ‘fracing’ or…
The Arctic: The Real Final Frontier
Where will we find Arctic Oil and Gas resources and what challenges lie ahead? “Everyone says that their part of the world is the final frontier – but believe me,…
Hornsund: An Arctic Eden
The dramatic landscape with glaciated fjords surrounded by high, alpine mountain tops makes a visit to Hornsund a special experience. Polar bears are frequent visitors in Hornsund, and, in spite…
The Salt Mountain
Slanic Prahova, a small town in the centre of Romania, is famous as the home of the second biggest salt mine in Europe, the spectacular Salt Mountain, a natural reservation…