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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Europe

New Doctoral Training Initiative

Jane Whaley
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

Rasoul Sorkhabi, Ph.D.
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

Jane Whaley
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

Sylvia B. Hammersvik and Gustav A. Ersdal, CGG
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

Eleanor Archer
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…

Sun, Sea, and Sarakiniko

Jane Whaley
The volcanic island of Milos is a horseshoeshaped gem rising out of the azure waters of the Aegean Sea, where the geological tourist will never be bored.

Transport the Last Stronghold

Thina Margrethe Saltvedt
Oil demand growth is expected to pick up, but only slowly. There is a considerable risk in oil price forecasting as the oil price outlook for 2015-16 will be clouded…

Whale Hunters Seek Elephants

Jane Whaley
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…

The Fracking Debate in Europe

Terry Engelder
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

Allan McKay, Johan Mattsson and Jonathan Midgley, PGS
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

Jane Whaley
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

Paul Archer
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.