Producing Gas from Shales
The Texas Barnett Shale sets global standard for the largest active natural gas play in the US; pioneering the industry with cutting edge technology. The Barnett Shale play, in the…
North America
A Sleeping Giant Awakes
Kazakhstan has spent most of its history away from the gaze of the West. But this vast and remote country, the size of Western europe, is now about to step…
Resource Assessments
Having done resource assessments since 1975 when he joined the United States Geological Survey, Kenneth Bird has a superior knowledge of the process and realities presented in these reports. We…
Continued Record Investment in UKCS
The recent announcement of the 24th UKCS Licensing Round awards came at the end of another record year for the UK oil and gas industry. Over 700 million barrels of…
Producing Gas from Shales
A rock as tight as a table top, the Barnett Shale has become the most prolific gas reservoir in Texas and the largest active natural gas play in the United…
New Director – New Direction?
In September, 2006, Dr. Mark Myers was appointed the Director of the United States Geological Survey. Will oil prices approaching 100 dollars per barrel and his strong background in petroleum…
Pioneering Geologist
With her “dare to be different” philosophy and pioneering spirit, Robbie Gries was the first woman to graduate in geology from Colorado State University and the first woman to become…
Oil Under Foot
Some of the most productive oil and gas acreage ever discovered lie adjacent to the site of this year’s AAPG National Convention in Long Beach. Separated by only 5 km,…
Introducing Viking Ship Design
‘This was too good an opportunity to say no to,’ says Rolf Rønningen, CEO of the new seismic company Eastern Echo. The company is building 4 high-end 10 streamer seismic…
ExPro Update
“A Fleet for the Future” With three “new generation” 3D vessels and one 2D high-end vessel coming this year, all with big sources and long streamers capable of imaging deep targets,…
Hollywood Pay-Dirt and the Active Basin
The Los Angeles basin is one of the most prolific hydrocarbon basins in the world. This is due to rapid subsidence and deposition of organic-rich source beds next to turbidite…
Deepwater Lures Statoil Back
Reprocessing of several seismic data sets acquired offshore Norway in the 1980’s have demonstrated significant improvements in both resolution and structural imaging. The improvements were gained mainly through more accurate…