Sophie Zurquiyah – Repositioning CGG for the Transition
After a successful international career with Schlumberger, Sophie joined CGG in 2013 and was appointed CEO in 2018. In this interview, Sophie talks about CGG’s path into the future. After…
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Seismic Technology Used in Antarctica Ahead of Potential Extra-Terrestrial Deployment
Scientists have deployed a network of seismometers onto Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf in an experiment which will test the ability of the instruments to operate on icy moons of the…
Ammonite: A Missed Opportunity
Mary Anning’s story is fascinating in its own right – so why make it up? © Lionsgate Films.The film ‘Ammonite’, described as ‘loosely inspired by the life of British palaeontologist…
Artificial Intelligence – Its Use in Exploration and Production – Part 3
Are we finally seeing AI fulfil its potential in oil and gas exploration? In this series of articles, we are attempting to establish the background to the current resurgence in…
Exploring Uncertainty in Subsurface Modelling and Forecasting
Ensemble-based modelling has been delivering value to the E&P industry for over ten years, causing a fundamental re-think of what exactly is needed to more accurately forecast the future behaviour…
Sustainable aviation fuels: carbon-free flying?
For the sake of the planet, I am happy to consider an electric car, to change my electricity supplier and to install solar panels or a heat pump – but…
Rock Doctor: Adventures of a Field Geologist Before 9/11
Entertaining stories of the fun, freedom, excitement, boredom, exhilaration and at times sheer terror that came with being a field geologist in the days before satnavs, mobile phones and 24/7…
What About The Data?
Are we losing sight of the importance of input data quality in cloud-based, time/resource-saving software solutions? In today’s world of big data and cloud-based solutions, increasing emphasis is placed on…
Evaluating Fluid Drainage Dynamics in Resource Plays
In this article we discuss how fluid chemistry can be deployed to directly confirm or refine the assumptions made when optimising developments in hydrocarbon production from resource plays. Hydrocarbon production…
Transition That’s Fit For Purpose
Transition is a word on many lips. Energy transition, certainly, but also of the alliances and relationships which keep the world secure, solvent and conflict-free… Transition is a word on…
What Does 2022 Have in Store for the Oil and Gas Sector?
What should we all be considering in our planning for 2022 and what might the major developments impacting E&P be? What should we all be considering in our planning for…
Jurassic Deep-Sea Fishing
You could be forgiven for thinking Mary was the first to discover ichthyosaur and plesiosaur fossils, but specimens of ichthyosaur vertebrae and propodial (limb) bones and pliosaur vertebral centra were…