Codes and Ciphers – PART I
Decoding Nature’s Disorder Information is the resolution of uncertainty. Claude Shannon. Talk clearly and not so far-fetched as a cipher. Medieval – origin unknown. In many languages the word ‘cipher’…
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27 Years of Misery
Is it time to learn from the past? Statistics teach some basic history. In the time that Norway has been an oil producer, the oil price was lowest in 1971…
10 Years of the AAPG Imperial Barrel Award
“… Best Student Petroleum Exploration Programme in the World” The AAPG/AAPG Foundation Imperial Barrel Award (IBA) competition is a programme for post-graduate, primarily MSc, geoscience students. The programme gives students…
Texas sized mystery solved?
Charon, Pluto’s largest moon, has reddish colouring at its poles. Could hydrocarbons be the source of the ‘staining’ of this enigmatic distant planet? Scientists at NASA are reporting that they…
Marine Seismic Data: Faster, Better, Cheaper?
New ideas in acquisition and processing are finally realizing the full potential of broadband data. Traditional towed streamer marine seismic acquisition has been stuck with the same old geometries for…
Haven’t I Seen That Somewhere Before?
Considering the value of global analogs when characterizing passive continental margins. Understanding the nature of continent-ocean transition zones along continental margins and classifying them is key to building robust plate…
Innovate and Grow
As the oil price continues bouncing around the $45 mark, and it feels as though it is impossible to tighten belts any further, one word has come to represent the…
6 Books To Refresh Your Geology
As professionals we tend to become engaged in specialized fields and projects, and thus have less and less time to refresh our knowledge of general geology. Reading about the progress…
GEO ExPro Nominated for EI Award
The 2016 Energy Institute Awards reflect the diversity of outstanding achievements across the global energy sector. And this year GEO ExPro magazine is one of the Nominees. 2016 Energy Institute…
Searching for Stratigraphic Traps
Historic drilling and production data can be used to enhance exploration strategies focused on stratigraphic and subtle combination traps. Searching for Stratigraphic Traps Stratigraphic and Subtle Combination Traps. (Allan et…
Augmenting Seismic in Challenging Resource-Rich Areas
Just as 3D seismic improved oil and gas exploration, new technology is helping identify oil and gas resources in high definition in areas of permafrost, volcanic cover and heavy oil.…
An Intelligent Approach to Seismic Interpretation
The present situation in the oil and gas industry means that improving efficiency and productivity is paramount. One way forward is through innovative high-end technology companies working collaboratively, rather than…