Surprise! A Giant New Field
The oil industry is full of surprises. One of the biggest this year has been the discovery of a giant field, not in a new frontier, but in that well-worn…
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The First Commercial North Sea Oil Discovery
The discovery of the Ekofisk Field in 1969 marked the beginning of a new era in the oil industry. Max Melli, the Italian well site geologist, was the first to…
An Extraordinary, Diverse and Rewarding Career
In this edition, GEO ExPro Magazine celebrates Dr. Joe McCall, a man whose life summarises the sense of adventure, excitement and love of life which epitomises the geologist – and…
Walking Through Time: The Geopark Way
The Abberley and Malvern Hills Geopark Way is a long distance walking trail that brings to life the fascinating geological story of this beautiful are of rural England The Abberley…
Southern Permian Basin Atlas Unveiled
More than five years in the making, the recently published Southern Permian Basin Atlas is an excellent example of international co-operation and promises to prove of invaluable help to companies…
Significant Conference
Every two years the Petroleum Society of Great Britain organises PETEX, a major conference and exhibition in London concentrating on developments in North-West Europe. Dr. Jon Gluyas has nearly 30…
Is the North Sea down and out for the count?
The third and final Geocontroversy debate at the 7th Petroleum Geology Conference last year centred on the future of one of the most mature hydrocarbon areas in the world, as…
The Dinosaur Coast
The steep, towering cliffs along the Yorkshire Coast of northern England have become a favoured field excursion destiny for petroleum geology students. Excellent analogues to the Middle Jurassic Brent reservoirs…
Working at the Interface Between Academia and Industry
“If anyone had suggested that as a geophysically-minded geologist I would end up working in close collaboration with the Professor of Classics at Cambridge University, I would have thought they…
Life in the Old Dog Yet!
Even a seriously mature province like the North Sea can bring surprises. The Catcher discovery, made in June this year, is proof that impressive new hydrocarbon accumulations can still be…
The First UK Giant Oil Field
The giant Forties Field was discovered in 1970, only the second oil field to be found in the UK North Sea. Originally predicted to run dry by the early 1990,…
Monitoring of the Ekofisk Field
Installing a Life of Field Seismic system on Ekofisk will help understand reservoir depletion and ensure future production wells are drilled where there is still oil left. ConocoPhillips, operator of…