A Minute to Read: Oil and Gas News from Around the World
Taken from GEO ExPro Vol. 16, No. 2: focusing on rejuvenating oil and gas exploration; machine learning and artificial intelligence; and geomechanics. Taken from GEO ExPro Vol. 16, No. 2…
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A Balancing Act
Oil and gas majors must hedge their bets if they are to ride the energy transition conundrum. An industry in transition: exploring the options with more horsepower. If you happen…
The Future of Marine Seismic Acquisition
Some thoughts on the future of marine towed streamer seismic acquisition for offshore oil and gas exploration. Polarcus XArray™ Triple source acquisition. © Polarcus. Seismic acquisition and exploration technology have…
William Smith’s Fossils Reunited!
An exquisitely produced new book celebrates and completes William Smith’s seminal unfinished work “Strata Identified by Organized Fossils” – and demonstrates the extraordinary skill of early nineteenth-century engravers and map…
Virtual Drilling for Liquid Hydrocarbons
A novel seismic DHI technology using resonance and dispersion to indicate for liquid hydrocarbons is making inroads in the E&P industry, successfully identifying oil and predicting dry wells. Could this…
The Generation Z Factor
How can we attract the next generation into the oil and gas industry? © Olena Golubova/Dreamstime.com. In my early youth joining the oil and gas industry was very much a…
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…