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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

North America

New opportunities offshore West Egypt

Simon Baer, Øystein Lie (PGS) and Ayman Almorshedy (EGAS)
The frontier exploration area offshore West Egypt (Figure 1) consists of several structural domains (Figure 2) including, from south to north, a comparatively narrow shelf zone; a west-south-west to east-north-east…

Rarest of All – The Burgess Shale Fossils

Thomas Smith
Discovered 100 years ago, no other single fossil locality tells us more about ancient animals on Earth, driving new, controversial views and debate about evolution and the history of life.…

Colombia: Anadarko unlocking ultra-deepwater potential

Ken White
the partnership of Anadarko (operator) and Ecopetrol have made a gas discovery in the ultra-deepwaters of the south Caribbean area off Colombia, which they stated proves their geological model in…

Teamwork at Rangely

Thomas Smith
Colorado’s Rangely oil field, with over 900 MMb of oil produced, has been viable and economic for more than seven decades thanks to an innovative and flexible approach. One of…

Gulf of Mexico: Post well analysis

Alessio Checconi, Peter Conn, David Little, Edward Smith, James Stockley, Erika Tibocha; TGS
Study wells within the US Gulf of Mexico including TGS 2D and 3D datasets. Interdisciplinary approach to gain confidence Using post well analysis in an interdisciplinary approach leads to a more…

The End of Country: Dispatches from the Frack Zone

Cabot Martin
This is a book that all those interested in the anti-fracking movement should find rewarding. While helpfully descriptive in many areas, it is riddled with assumptions and technical misconceptions; and it is very forgiving of…

Seismic to Boost Mexican Exploration

Staff Writer
Despite being labeled as ‘historic’ and ‘ground-breaking’, Mexico’s first ever offering of oil and gas blocks to private and foreign investors proved to be less than spectacular. Last year the…

Oil Production Surges in Texas

Thomas Smith
In spite of the recent decline in oil price, rig count, drilling permits and well completions, with an estimated 1.284 Bb of production in 2015, Texas is expected to break…

A New Global Sediment Thickness Map of the World

Sam Cheyney, Simon Campbell and Ian Somerton, Getech.
Experts from Getech have been addressing the challenge of deriving a globally consistent depth-to-basement map and have devised an approach which accounts for the obstacles of variable data resolution and…

Money Really Isn’t Everything

Nikki Jones
The story of the infamous Koch brothers is both riveting and cringe-inducing, a painful confirmation of everything your mother told you about the evils of money, its power to destroy…

Vibrant, Exciting New Orleans

Jane Whaley
Unique New Orleans, one of the oldest cities in the United States. Renowned for music, architecture, street parades and cuisine, the city also had its time in the oil industry…

Putting Science into Policy

GEO ExPro
The American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) set up the Geoscience and Energy Policy Office in Washington, D.C. in 2005. Edith Allison, Director of the Office since 2012, explains its…