All About Geophysics
A new ambitious encyclopedia has covered no less than the entire field of geophysics Geophysics is the application of physics in geological sciences, and as such it is a vast…
North America
Exploration Update
CANADA: Statoil success points to core exploration area Source: Statoil While much detail has yet to be revealed, Statoil is evaluating its newfield wildcat Harpoon O-85, located in the deepwater…
Transiting the Northern Sea Route
The 3D seismic vessel Polarcus Alima has successfully transited from Norway to the Asia-Pacific region via the Northern Sea Route – a first in the seismic industry, and an achievement…
Small is also beautiful
While one giant and several major discoveries have stolen the media headlines, the future bread and butter for the Norwegian continental shelf will to a large extent be the discovery…
Arctic Availability
Is the rapidly melting Arctic ice unlocking opportunities for hydrocarbon exploration? Conflict or Cooperation? The Arctic is warming at an alarming rate, a development that some believe will be a…
BGP – A Fast-Growing Company
BGP Inc., China National Petroleum Corporation is one of the world’s leading geophysical service companies and undertakes more land-based geophysical surveys worldwide than any other company in the industry. We…
Exploration Update Vol. 11 No. 1
China: Extending Deep Objective Campaign The Tarim Basin, situated in north-west China, is considered one of the most petroliferous provinces in the country. Source: NASA/wikipediaPetroChina claimed an important gas discovery…
How Much Oil in the Middle East?
Part Two of a two part series by author Rasoul Sorkhabi, focussing on oil and gas in the Middle East. Part One – Why So Oil in the Middle East?…
Yet Another Final Frontier? Honduras
Following on from his article about the prospectivity of Jamaica in GEO ExPro, Vol. 7, No. 6 Chris Matchette-Downes moves westward to take a look at the eastern part of…
Conference That’s a Cut Above
The Bob F. Perkins Research Conference provides geoscientists with a unique, yearly format to present cutting-edge research papers and share ideas on selected subjects. For the past 33 years, the…
South Sudan: “The Oil is Now Flowing”
South Sudan is to resume oil production – a positive move for the new country, but uncertainty remains. After a 15-month stalemate, South Sudan has announced it is to resume…
Ready to Explore the Offshore Arctic?
To unlock the vast, technically recoverable oil and gas resources that are attracting international oil companies to the Arctic will take Herculean effort. For example, Shell has spent billions of…