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…
Europe
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…
Solutions for Monitoring Gas
In the face of widespread fears in the public about potential pollution as a result of fracking, we take a look at standards and best practices for environmental monitoring of…
Ukraine’s Gas-Fuelled Crisis
Ukraine stands on the brink of civil war and bankruptcy, and energy has been a key factor. Is diversification of supply possible? Is it even a partial solution? The questions…
Exploration Trends on the UKCS
With most of the ‘easy’ oil discovered, where are companies looking to find oil and gas reserves in the mature UK continental shelf? Forty-eight years (and over 3,000 exploration wells)…
Just How Good Are We at the Digital Oilfield?
We live in an age where phrases like ‘Integrated Operations’ and ‘Digital Oilfield’ have become part of our everyday parlance. But what do they really mean? Do these phrases mean…
Imperial College Petroleum Geology Course Centenary
Petroleum Geoscience has been taught at Imperial College in London for 100 years. Professor Richard Selley, who has spent much of his career at IC, tells us about the course…
Anatoly Zolotukhin: International Specialist
Dr. Professor ANATOLY ZOLOTUKHIN is the Deputy Chancellor on International Affairs at the famous Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas. A world renowned expert, he is a dedicated…
Russian Oil and Gas: No Guarantees on Growth
Russian production now equals that of Saudi Arabia and the country has massive undeveloped reserves. But are the headline figures misleading? In 2013 Russia has come to equal Saudi Arabia…
New Acreage in Frontier Provinces
In June, 29 companies were awarded frontier acreage in the Norwegian and Barents Seas offshore Norway. In June, 29 companies were awarded frontier acreage in the Norwegian and Barents Seas…
La Gomera – Green Pearl of the Canaries
To most people, the Canary Islands is a place to go on a charter or low-fare plane where you can sunbathe for hours on beaches with white sand imported from…
The Levantine Basin: Prospects and Pitfalls
Discoveries of gas in the Eastern Mediterranean have surprised the world. Will they help build bridges of peace or simply exacerbate tensions in this conflict-prone area? Less than ten years…