What is a Digital Oil Field?
Something of a ‘buzz’ phrase – but what do we mean by ‘the Digital Oil Field’? ‘Digital Oil Field’; ‘Integrated Operations’; ‘Smart Fields’; ‘Intelligent Oil Field’: all phrases that sum…
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Reducing exploration risk through modeling Building Tool-Sets for Global Exploration: Paleogeography, Paleoclimatology and Source Rocks Source rocks are a pre-requisite of any petroleum system. Whilst the deposition of a potential…
Geologists at War
2014 marks the centenary of the beginning of World War One. The Great War, as it was generally referred to in Europe, heralded a major shift in political power across…
Maps for Understanding the Earth.
Set up over 100 years ago, the Commission for the Geological Map of the World has been an important factor in the drive for standardisation in geological mapping and nomenclature.…
What’s the Point of Conferences?
More and more conferences on every facet of the petroleum industry seem to be appearing. What purpose do they serve, and what makes them effective? We talk to Ben Sayah,…
It’s Our Ocean to Save…
Coral reefs have survived ocean warming, acidification, coastal development, tectonic and weather events – but can they survive these events if combined with an oil spill? Somewhere in the world…
Building World-Class Workforces
Competency Management becomes an essential tool International oil and gas companies are challenged to realise strong returns on their assets while maintaining the highest standards of safety and operating performance.…
The Bigger Picture
GEO ExPro Magazine is 10 years old. And what better way to celebrate than with an edition full of – well, all the usual variety of articles you enjoy, designed to entertain,…
What is Putin’s plan?
How on earth did this happen? How, in less than a year, did East and West get themselves back to a state of cold war? Last winter there were mass demonstrations…
Southern Hemisphere Offers Prospective and Challenging Opportunities
Tanzania Tanzania plans to launch an oil and gas exploration licensing round on October 25, 2013, offering seven offshore blocks in water depths of between 2,000m and 3,000m, plus one onshore block.…
Technology Driving Unconventional Exploration.
The oil and gas industry is changing more and faster than ever. A historic shift is underway, as each day brings new technology and techniques. We bring you a quick…
Licence Opportunities That Could Shape 2014.
Egypt According to an official source from the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), the company will invite the first tender for tight oil exploration in the country early in 2014.…