Cornwall’s Geological Treasures
“Land’s End”: is there a more evocative place name in the world? A visit to England’s furthest south-west corner reveals a land of extremes, with a wildly beautiful coast, picturesque…
Europe
GeoTourism: Gotland
Blue sky, turquoise sea, white coral beaches, a warm pleasant breeze; who could ask for more? The Caribbean is, however, oceans away. You are on Gotland, the largest island in…
3D Contrast Property Mapping
One of the major challenges in understanding the nature of the subsurface is to accurately depict geology when data are sparse. By combining well logs and seismic data, seismic inversion…
Beyond Tadpoles, Beyond SCAT
Complete dip and image analysis improves structural interpretations and reduces risk. Is your seismic fair or poor? Are your structures complex? Are your reservoirs sub-thrust, sub-basalt, sub-salt, or pre-salt? Are…
Norway: The Victoria Gas Discovery
“Victoria is probably the largest undeveloped discovery on the Norwegian continental shelf,” title Rune Hope said in a presentation he gave to the 3rdbiennial petroleum geology conference “Exploration Revived 2009”…
A Change of Viewpoint
Christian Höcker spent over twenty years with European super giant Shell, where he witnessed many changes, before moving to a completely different working environment in small start-up company JOA Oil…
Providing In-depth Knowledge
Making depth conversions more reliable has become an obsession for a dedicated geophysicist. As a result the Norwegian consultancy Aker Geo now claims to have the very best tool to…
The Russian Chukchi Sea
With little seismic data, and no wells, the assessment of the Russian Chukchi Sea depends largely on field work and outcrop studies on the Chukotka Peninsula on the northeastern shore…
Making More and Bigger Discoveries
A significant number of discoveries have been made on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) for the last two years. Even more important, the trend is towards making bigger finds. Since…
Iceland: First Licensing Round
Iceland has announced their very first oil and gas licensing round. Some 40,000 square kilometres are offered on the Jan Mayen Ridge that lies between Norway and Iceland. The first…
Introducing “Day to Day Seismic”
A permanent 4D system for reservoir monitoring has been established in less than three years. The investment is based on market research predicting a huge increase in permanent systems throughout…
Rotunda Geology Museum
Inspiring and educating future geoscientists is vital to ensure that innovation in Earth science can continue. The Rotunda Museum in Scarborough in the UK, as well as being the world’s…