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3D Geological Map of the World

The Earth Geological Globe: a 3D geological map of the earth constructed from 2D data. The Earth Geological Globe is based on the revised 3rd edition of the Geological Map…

How To Generate The Best Structural Maps

The oil and gas industry has everything to gain from high-quality structural maps and this article from Dr. Francis Richards aims to tell you just how to generate the best…

The Value of International Campuses

After a career in industry, Prof. Mike Bowman moved to academia and is now Chair of Petroleum Engineering at the Qatari campus of Texas A&M University (TAMUQ) in Doha. A…

Part II: An Introduction to Deep Learning

“We need to go deeper.” Leonardo DiCaprio, in the film Inception (2010). Don’t miss out on Part I! An Introduction to Deep Learning: Part I AI was once science fiction,…

TopSeis: Imaging Shallow Reservoirs through Innovation

The radically new solution for seismic acquisition and imaging. “Good things can come out of a downturn, despite what you might expect. Sometimes it can encourage creative sparks that help…

Showcasing Women in the Energy Sector

Director of POWERful Women explains the importance of diverse teams in delivering the best decisions. “Diverse teams deliver the best decisions,” explains Beverley Smith, Director of POWERful Women, an organisation…

Artificial Intelligence in Oil & Gas Production

Solution Seeker, a Norwegian tech start-up and spin-off from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, is developing the world’s first artificial intelligence for real-time production optimisation. Centre for Integrated…

The Future of Onshore Seismic

Multi-partnered project, spearheaded by Total, revolutionises the future of onshore seismic acquisition in areas of complex topography and environmental sensitivity. Acquiring High Quality, Low Impact Onshore Seismic There is a…

Commercialising Geoscience Research

How easy is it to translate academic geoscience research into a commercial hydrocarbon business, and what are the main steps for success? Oil company sponsorship of applied geosciences research is…

How Much Oil?

World oil output continues to increase – but if we experience a decline next year, it might be a consequence of lack of investments since 2014. “The energy transition is…

Exploring Into 2018

As we come to the close of another challenging year in the O&G calendar, will 2018 bring better times? As we turn the corner into 2018, I get the feeling…

Geological Storage of CO2 in Deep Saline Formations

A summary of this new book from Volume 29 in Theory and Applications of Transport in Porous Media. “This book is more comprehensive and better balanced than preceding books on…