Europe

The Poles were bang on time

It must have been a good moment for PGNiG Norway’s Subsurface and Exploration manager Chris Dart to present his company’s business outlook at the recent NCS Exploration Strategy Conference in…

Seeing the whole picture

During the pandemic, Lyme Bay Consulting took the opportunity to download all the Operator-released 3D seismic data in the UKCS to produce a series of Post-Stack Merged Seismic Volumes covering…

Delivering a geological service for Europe

It is a misconception that abandoning fossil fuels reduces the importance of the subsurface – whilst the use of it will materially change, it continues to play a crucial role…

Keeping Disruption at Bay

Vagit Alekperov warns that there is a risk of global oil and gas supply shortages in just five years if the current trend of limiting industry investment persists. Vagit Alekperov…

The Future of Gas Exploration in the Transition

Drilling flat spots in the North Sea, with a minimal CO2 footprint can rejuvenate Dutch offshore sector. The Q10-A development, 20 km off the Dutch coast, demonstrates how it is…

Master’s Meltdown or New Dawn?

The future of Master’s training in energy geoscience in the UK. Is there a strategy to attract and train new geoscientists and engineers, or are we sleepwalking into a looming…

UK Unconventionals

What is the future for the onshore UK unconventional oil and gas business? In March 2022 the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) rebranded to the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA)…