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…
Europe
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…
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…