Historical Oil Documentary Films
A chronicle of historical documentary films on oil: your parents and grandparents may have watched these on their old TV sets, but you can now see them on YouTube! Although…
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An Imprecise Science
In October this year, six geoscientists were jailed for not predicting the imminence and severity of the earthquake which hit the Italian town of L’Aquila in April 2009, killing 309…
Thirteen years in the life of a super-major
In a rare, candid interview with a Wall Street oil analyst, Lee Raymond, CEO of ExxonMobil from 1999 to 2005, was asked what was the one issue that kept him…
Industry Standard Helps Decision Making
The energy industry is steadily adopting drilling data exchange standards Standards have been around for many years, and are steadily being adopted. In the oil industry almost all the major…
Broadband Seismic Technology and Beyond – Part III: The Interaction Between Ocean Waves And Recorded Seismic Data
Broadband seismic technology is designed to reduce the influence of the ocean waves on seismic data. To understand and appreciate this, we need an understanding of the interaction between the…
Real-time data delivery
Real-time information has been used for quite some time in the E&P industry to help improve the safety and efficiency of well construction. The benefits are well documented and today…
Making the Impossible, Possible!
A new paradigm in understanding the geology of the subsurface. As we discussed in a previous article (GEO ExPro Vol.9, No. 3), at ffA we call the data-driven/interpreter-guided approach for…
Fully integrated geoscience group
From the beginning of February 2013, all the geoscience divisions of Fugro will be incorporated into their new home in CGG, creating a fully integrated Geoscience group which the company…
Reservoir monitoring
The transition from technology development to commercialisation is a very critical phase of any technology innovation company. A main shareholder securing this transition as well as giving valuable input for…
Advancing Operational Efficiency
Halliburton fracs more wells than any other company. It is therefore hardly surprising that a Halliburton company, Landmark, is developing cutting edge tools to optimize the drilling of successful wells…
The Search Must Continue
While many efforts are being made throughout the world to make energy use more efficient and sustainable, the increase in demand will have to be matched at least in part…
Energy and the Environment
The Rise and Rise of Corporate and Social Responsibility in the Energy Industry Petroleum operations have not always sat comfortably with concern for the environment or sustainability. However, over time…