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…
Europe
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…
Imaging the next hydrocarbon province
Map of Greece showing the new data coverage and the exploration blocks extending along the western and southern offshore area. Schematic map showing the external geotectonic zones onshore and offshore…
Mapping Out a Career
For almost 50 years, Derek Fairhead, founder and President of Getech, has studied the earth’s gravity and magnetic data. Now, close to retirement from the rapidly expanding AIM-listed company he…
Stories From Deep Time
How one man’s passion for the fossils of ‘an uninteresting rock’ has resulted in a unique collection. Steve Etches is a man with a passion – and a very crowded…
New Perspectives on the Barents Sea
The recent opening of the south-east Barents Sea to oil and gas exploration has provided an opportunity to deploy the latest technologies such as full tensor gravity gradiometry to improve…
An Extraordinary, Unknown Career
Surviving the Great Alaska Earthquake was a historical achievement for American geologist Ruth A.M. Schmidt. Other feats were revealed only after her death. Friends and colleagues have no trouble finding…
New Doctoral Training Initiative
An innovative collaboration between universities, research institutions, government funding bodies and the E&P industry promises to change the face of doctoral petroleum geoscience training in the UK. Keith Gerdes, Chair…
Folds and Folding – Part II
The Alps, the Himalayas and other similar high mountains on Earth owe their existence to a series of giant rock folds. But how do stiff, solid rocks fold? In the…
New Geoscience Hub for Scotland
Work starts on world-leading new Lyell Centre for earth and marine science and technology. Charles Lyell by David Octavius Hill, c1843-47Work has started on the new £20m Lyell Centre at…
The Search for Oil in the South-Eastern Barents Sea
Broadband imaging improves the understanding of a prospective area on the Finnmark platform. For more than 40 years Russia and Norway were in dispute over a 175,000 km2 area in the…
Khanty Mansiysk: Oil, Sport and Woolly Rhinos
Khanty Mansiysk may be a very long way from anywhere, but it is a rapidly developing city with a growing cultural and sporting reputation. Khanty Mansiysk lies seemingly in the…