Deep Energy
Exploring and exploiting geothermal energy benefits the environment and creates opportunities for geoscientists. Geothermal energy is stored in the form of heat below the Earth’s surface. The main source of…
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Know Your Faults! Part I
In Part I of this series, we look at the geometric representation and identification of faults. In the final part, we review slip classification, stress orientations and tectonic styles of…
Seismic and the Environment: It’s Not Easy Being Green
A look at the legislation protecting marine wildlife from the impacts of seismic noise and the practical implications for the oil and gas industry The ocean is a naturally noisy…
Clearing Cultural Borders to reach Common Goals
Steve Bate has taken diverse career paths to arrive at his current position as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of INOVA Geophysical Equipment Ltd. At each stage, he has…
Remote Sensing Underground
Satellite remote sensing uses specific frequency bands to reveal details about the surface of the earth. By borrowing this idea and applying it to broadband 3D seismic data, reservoir heterogeneities…
A Minute to Read
Africa: Continent of Discoveries, Application Ranks Top Performers, Chemostrat Open Perth Office, New IOR Centre, Lebanon Multi-Client 3D Survey Africa: Continent of Discoveries The 11th annual Conference on African E&P,…
Gas Hydrates – Part III: Rock Physics Hydrate Experiments
“In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it’s the exact…
Applauding Progress
Great credit must be given to the many people from both academic and organisational backgrounds who have spent many man-years – and millions of dollars – in continuing to develop…
Oil Prices Stay High – but spare capacity buffer should build
Oil prices are expected to remain high over the next two years as the market will remain tight by historical standards. Supply additions are expected to outpace demand growth, resulting…
The Sight and Sound of Oil
A brief tour of documentary films on the oil and gas industry Given the myriad role that oil and gas play in our daily life, society and industries, the importance…
Communication is Crucial
If you have an interesting story to tell, how do you get your message across to colleagues, to the oil industry – and to the rest of the world? Your…
Mapping sub-salt and sub-basalt structures from magnetic and gravity data
The acquisition of modern high-resolution airborne magnetic and gravity data has revolutionized the use of potential field methods in oil and gas exploration. Archimedes Consulting is one of the companies…