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Who’s Andy? And what did he know about faults?

Anderson’s theory classified faults based on the orientation and magnitude of the principle stresses. The magnitudes are defined by S1 (maximum stress), S2 (intermediate stress) and S3 (minimum stress). The…

The Netflix of geoscience

“When I left BP in 2016, I didn’t know anything about virtual reality, but what I did know is that I wanted to do something with it”, says Claudia Ruiz-Graham…

“We don’t see these jobs”

The energy transition has become a main driver for panel discussions, technical talks and exhibition opportunities at the big geoscience conferences across the world, with industry leaders promising loads of…

Geneva: Why 3D seismic is essential for effective geothermal exploration

This timeslice below shows the top of the Cretaceous carbonate succession in the Geneva area. Observe the erosional channels, karst features and sinkholes, plus the major fault zones dissecting the…

A leap into energy

The application of geoscience and digital techniques to meet challenging carbon reduction goals in pursuit of cleaner energy forms has never been more critical in enabling growth and delivering energy…

Paleogeography and business

“The production of paleogeographic maps is an economically useful exercise for consultancy companies such as ours”, says Andy Horbury from Cambridge Carbonates. His company has been involved in constructing, editing,…

Cameroon: Douala Kribi-Campo Basin – Seize the opportunity!

Location map showing CGG’s 3D seismic coverage in the DKC basin, well locations and hydrocarbon fields in the DKC and RDR basins. A close-up of a canyon – a seismic…

A big beast makes a big point

3D that’s fast, cheap and good! And all three together in the Hottest basin on Earth  So far this year, approximately 18,000 square km of new 3D was acquired in…

It’s the temperature that matters

“The Golden Zone concept and its clear significance for understanding oil and gas occurrence seem not to be widely known within the petroleum industry”, write Paul Nadeau, Shaoqing Sun and…

Deepwater Niger Delta

PGS MultiClient data library, offshore Nigeria. Location of the MegaSurveyPlus 3D data is shown in teal, with the area of interest highlighted in orange. Nigeria MegaSurveyPlus Reprocessing delivers excellent resolution of complex…