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Assessing Geological Uncertainty: Counting the Costs

Are we getting better at assessing geological uncertainties that underpin our economic decisions? It is a common misconception that inherent subsurface geological complexity prevents us from accurately estimating key reservoir…

Geological Basin Classification

Basin classification based on tectonic settings provides a framework not only for understanding the genesis and evolution of petroleum basins and their sedimentary fill but also process-based analogs for the…

Big Data Crowns a Career

Tolulope Ewherido, Vice President, Technical-Geoscience at ExxonMobil, is able to satisfy her passion for technology and her interest in Big Data, while steering the company towards the most efficient use…

Using Cloud Technologies in Geosciences

How can cloud technologies help me as a geoscientist? Here we offer a demystifying guide and provide the answers to some of your questions. Within geoscience, the technical workflow is…

Increasing the Understanding of Coding in Oil and Gas

As we move into the world of machine learning and artificial intelligence, it is increasingly important that geoscientists gain a better understanding of coding and how it can be used…

Global Bid for Successful Licensing Rounds

What makes for a successful bid round – and what are the pitfalls to avoid? A momentary peak in oil price in late 2018, hitting $80, spurred amongst other things…

The Hydrocarbon Pre-Drill Prediction Toolbox

How sharp are the technologies in the hydrocarbon pre-drill prediction toolbox for calculating the Geological Chance for Success (GCOS) in oil and gas exploration? Geological Chance of Success (GCOS) Figure…

Creating Excitement in the Geosciences

At G-Camp teachers learn about geology through a very diverse and eye-opening field experience, returning to their classrooms eager to share their new-found knowledge and create excitement in the geosciences…

The Importance of Mentoring

Geoscientist Paola Tello Guerrero explains why she thinks mentoring is important – for both sides of the relationship. At what stage in your career did you first find a mentor?…

The Olympus Oil Field Development Optimisation Challenge

Combined optimisation of well control and well placement for the improved production of oil and gas resources. What is the Olympus Challenge? The OLYMPUS Field Development Optimisation Challenge was developed…

Great Geologists by Mike Simmons

A history of some of the greatest geological minds introduces us to important geological controversies in this book “Great Geologists” by Mike Simmons. As Mike Simmons says in the introduction…