Technology for Virtual Boreholes
Can a technology devised from space exploration help discover hydrocarbon resources? In the 1980s, Dr. Colin Stove, a researcher at the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK, was working on a…
Middle East
Welcome to the new GEO ExPro website
Welcome to the new GEO ExPro website. We hope you enjoy the updated multimedia-rich interface that blends our usual brand of must-read geoscience articles with the latest interactive maps, superb…
Lively Enthusiasm Leads to Success
Mohamed Al Harthy, one of the first generation of Omani petroleum geologists and a founder member of the rapidly growing Geological Society of Oman, has an infectious enthusiasm and passion…
Pressure Prediction in Exhumed Basins
Predicting pressure in basins that are exhumed or contain rich source rocks is difficult. We look at a case study from the Barents Sea region. The dominance of gas over…
If Iran Strikes a Deal…?
After years of frustration and stalemate in the negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme between Iran and the six world powers (the five permanent members of the UN Security Council plus…
Australia’s New Oil Heavyweight
Australia has a surprising new heavyweight in oil production – the western flank of the Cooper-Eromanga Basin. il production from this arid and remote region 800 km north of Adelaide…
Broadband Seismic Technology and Beyond, Part II: Exorcizing Seismic Ghosts
“I wouldn’t describe myself as lacking in confidence, but I would just say that – the ghosts you chase you never catch“ John Malkovich (1953– ) American actor, producer and…
Kuwait: A trading city
Kuwait City, a gleaming metropolis of designer shopping malls, hotels and restaurants, has evolved dramatically in the last couple of decades. As the capital of the state of Kuwait, it…
Oil Exploration in Yemen
Yemen is a land of physical contrasts, bounded by mountains, desert and sea. It includes the Socotra archipelago and various islands in the Red Sea. At the heart of the…
Once Upon a Red Line – the Iraq Petroleum Company Story
A consortium of four oil majors (today’s BP, Shell, Total and ExxonMobil) and oil magnate Calouste Gulbenkian, the Iraq Petroleum Company (IPC) was designed to explore and extract oil in…
Thriving on Challenges
When Intisaar Al Kindy was growing up in Oman, scholarships to universities and colleges of further education were awarded according to the needs of the country at the time, rather…
Bahrain: 80 Years and Still Producing
For such a small country, Bahrain certainly knows how to make an impression on the world. It is currently celebrating the 80th anniversary of the first discovery of oil in…