Encouraging Girls Into Geoscience
Sarah Boulton and Jodie Fisher from Plymouth University tell us about Girls into Geoscience, a UK initiative aimed at letting female secondary school pupils know more about the subject. How…
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A Chance for the Oil & Gas Industry to Regroup
Covid-19 is having an huge impact across many industries, including the oil, gas and energy sector – but are there any positives to the situation? ID 97292065 © Xdew77/Dreamstime.com International…
The World in Freefall
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in some welcome shows of solidarity, as countries help each other out with medical assistance, urgent supplies and, importantly, research into vaccines and cures, and…
Advancing Subsurface Understanding and Maximising Operational Efficiency with AI
Subsurface interpretation using AI is here and being used on live projects. It is delivering clear improvements in subsurface understanding at a time when it has never been more important…
Supporting Pre-Stack Seismic Projects Through the Cloud
Pre-stack projects, completed in the cloud, are a highly beneficial, cost efficient and timely licence work programme activity, especially when other budgets items are postponed. Even though lower oil prices…
Comprehending Climate Complexities
The Global and European Calculators are tools that can be used for both exploring the future of our climate and working out what can be done about it, helping us…
Oil Crisis 2020: Oil Glut and Price Wars in the Great Lockdown Economy
Is it time for the world’s most influential oil players – OPEC, North America and Russia – to engage and take collective leadership and responsibility? 2020 has already demonstrated that…
Bernard Duval: Vive L’Aventure!
According to Bernard Duval, geologists are the happiest people around because “we have fun!” He tells us about his long and illustrious career in oil and gas exploration, for which…
Oil and Gas Licensing Rounds Affected by Covid-19
A brief summary of oil and gas licensing rounds affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, that were announced by date of writing (April 2020). As Covid-19 spreads its infectious tentacles ever…
Renewed Interest in CSEM in Oil and Gas Exploration
Controlled Source ElectroMagnetic (CSEM) is a proven technique that has a strong future in helping solve certain oil and gas exploration and production challenges, especially when seismic data alone cannot…
Taking Ownership of Your Career in Geosciences
How can professional organizations help young people in the industry? David Eastwell, Europe President of the American Association of Petroleum Geoscientists Young Professionals group (AAPG YP) talks about the advantages…
Unlocking University–Industry Collaboration
How do we release the full potential of university–industry collaboration in creating relevant innovations in petroleum and geoscience? The petroleum industry is going through a transformative period related to intensified…