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A pragmatic approach to seabed mining

“I do obviously worry about the ecosystems down at the seafloor,” says biologist Annemiek Vink from the Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR) in Hannover when we meet on Teams.…

Subsurface noise, Issue 3, 2025

SHALLOW GEOTHERMAL IS BOOMING IN ICELAND In contrast to drilling deep for geothermal energy, the geological risks for shallow geothermal are minor or even non-existent, as loops are based on…

Some snakes don’t bite

Everybody is talking about machine learning and big data these days, but what does it mean in reality, and how do geoscientists embrace it in their daily lives? To learn…

Thinking like a geologist in the age of AI

We’re all feeling a tension as geosci­entists: Caught be­tween an old way of working and a rapidly changing future dominated by Artificial Intelligence. As the dust starts to settle, anoth­er…

Uplifting land data with DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging

When it comes to processing and imaging land seismic data, DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging produces far superior results! Land seismic data, such as the example above, can often exhibit strong…

Crafting a software that is ready for the future

As much as there is a consolidation happening in the large operator landscape and the seismic acquisition space, the same applies to the subsur­face software business. “Let’s face it,” says…