This is why Ephesus is a well to watch
Sometimes a map says more than a lengthy story. That is the case here. We plotted the exploration wells drilled on the Newfoundland and Labrador shelf on a bathymetric map…
North America
Characterising CCUS sites: Legacy data – Powered by machine learning
AOI with conditioned, integrated data, extent ranges from High Island to Brazos. The US GoM and beyond A clear candidate for CCUS is the US Gulf of Mexico (GoM).…
Geothermal development programs in Alaska
Alaska’s Mount Spurr and Mount Augustine are two active stratovolcanoes closely monitored by the Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO). Despite their geothermal potential, these volcanoes have yet to be fully explored…
First exploration well targeting hydrogen successful, but will it be economic?
Although the hydrogen energy industry as a whole is advancing at a rapid pace, the exploration for natural occurring hydrogen is still in its infancy. Yet, change seems around the…
An Onshore CCS Debacle
The owners of the Petra Nova CO2 plant, built at a Coal Power Station in Texas, went for it. Rather than constructing a 60 Mwe facility according to the first…
The Prospective Foresets Situated Below a Polar River
In August last year, Australia-based Santos decided to develop the Pikka discovery on the North Slope of Alaska. It was not Santos that discovered the field, which contains almost 400…
Geophysics and Petroleum Exploration in North America: A Time for Reflection
We take a look at the advent of ‘remote’ sensing and the adoption of seismology in petroleum exploration in North America.
A new arcadia: seismic acceleration of the Nova Scotian Margin
Re-imagining the proven hydrocarbon basins offshore Nova Scotia In 1958 Parke Dickey wrote, “We usually find oil in new places with old ideas. Sometimes, also, we find oil in an…
The most advanced datasets offshore Barbados and T&T
Map showing the CAMDI and Barbados surveys, and the displayed seismic line. A new and improved velocity model for the Southeastern Caribbean Generate powerful insights for the 2022 Barbados and…
The Rio Grande Rift
Mountains, minerals and magma along North America’s largest rift: an exploration of the 1,000-kilometer-long Rio Grande Rift. After compression built the Southern Rocky Mountains, Neogene extension split the range along…
Geophysics and Petroleum Exploration in North America: A Time for Reflection
We take a look at the advent of ‘remote’ sensing and the adoption of seismology in petroleum exploration in North America. Prospecting for oil in the the early 20th century…
Drum Roll to Success at Kveikje
Equinor has reported a significant oil discovery at the Kveikje prospect in the Norwegian North Sea. Map showing location of Licence PL293B, where the oil discovery at the Kveikje prospect…