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Not for the Faint-Hearted

The Frackers (2013) Author: Gregory Zuckerman Portfolio/Penguin This is the book of our time, the story of the US shale energy revolution, told through the lives of the ‘part gamblers, part salesmen, part geologists’ who were…

All Bad News?

Winners and losers as the oil price slump continues. Is the precipitous drop in oil prices we have seen in recent months all bad news? Certainly not for consumers, who…

Breaking the “Stack Barrier”

Seismic interpretation software can reveal the true value of pre-stack gathers. In a recent Oilvoice article, well known industry figure David Bamford suggested a better term to describe what seismic interpreters do…

Oil Price Competition 2

It’s back! Following the success of our recent oil price prediction competition we are giving you another chance to win a £30 Amazon voucher. Entry to this competition is now…

Three Disappointments in the Barents Sea

None of Statoil’s three wells in the Barents Sea in 2014 were associated with EM anomalies of any significance. It is therefore not surprising that not one of them proved…

Riding the Waves

Welcome back to the rollercoaster! I have worked in this industry for nearly forty years and in that time, like so many of you, I have seen it ride the…

Puzzling Salt Structures

Detailed salt modeling has unraveled the development of a mystifying collection of structures that are a key element in the eastern Gulf of Mexico petroleum system. Seismic mapping near recent…

Oil Price Competition Results

The results to our March 2015 Oil Price Prediction Competition. Thanks to everyone that entered the competition, the results are in. The oil price, COB 30th March as shown on…

AWG: A Common Love of Earth Science

The Association for Women Geoscientists is devoted to enhancing the role of women in geosciences and to introduce young women to geoscience careers. The Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG) is…

Petrophysics in high angle and horizontal wells

Increasing numbers of wells are drilled horizontally or at high angles for a number of reasons – to improve reservoir exposure, avoid or target particular features, and in relief-well scenarios.…

Oil in Demand

Despite the accepted need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, oil production is set to increase for the next 30 years, according to the US EIA . Worldwide consumption of petroleum…