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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

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Technology Driving Unconventional Exploration.

John Fierstien
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.

Ken White
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.…

Falling Brent.

Nikki Jones
Is the oil super-cycle finally on its downward turn? It seems counter-intuitive but are predictions of Brent at $85 credible? And what are the implications for the industry? GUEST EDITOR…

Into His Mind: Wegener’s Jigsaw

Thomas Smith
Author Clare Dudman uses diaries, letters and published papers to create a novel that takes the reader into the thoughts and life of the revolutionary German scientist, Alfred Wegener. Dr.…

Broadband seismic technology and beyond – PART VIII

Lasse Amundsen, Statoil and Martin Landrø, NTNU Trondheim. Guest Contributors: Vetle VInje and Jo Firth, CGG
The advantages of broadband seismic have been demonstrated around the world at all stages in the exploration and production cycle, for many different geologies, and in various environments. High frequencies…

Fracture, Fracture Everywhere – Part II

Rasoul Sorkhabi, Ph.D.
How and why do fractures occur in rocks? Fractures including joints and faults are commonly found in rocks and are important fluid pathways – hence their significance for petroleum, groundwater,…

3D Seismic Data and Geohazard Analysis

Eric Bouanga, dGB Earth Sciences and James Se lvage, BG Group
The last few years have seen a growing focus on shallow hazard analysis and, in particular, the structural and stratigraphic interpretation of 3D seismic data to identify and delineate such…

A Disturbing World

Jane Whaley
We live in troubling times. After the hope of the 2010 ‘Arab Spring’ in Tunisia, we have witnessed the toppling of Ghaddafi in Libya, the overthrow of two governments in…

The predictive power of palynology

David Upton
In a major turnaround for a profession that fell out of favour in the 1980s, a number of palynology consultancies are growing rapidly and struggling to meet the demand for…

The Seismic Interpreter

Alice Little
Although ‘geophysicist’ is a broad term covering many specialist areas of research and work, what we have in common is the recognition that different rocks and fluids respond differently to…

Polarising Pyrite

Paul Wood
Norwegian company ORG Geophysical aims to find previously hidden hydrocarbon reservoirs by detecting shallow pyrite bodies using Induced Polarisation. In the second decade of the twenty-first century, competition for exploration targets is…