Lofoten and Vesterålen: Promised Land or Fata Morgana?
Offshore the remote and beautiful Lofoten and Vesterålen Islands, 1,000 km north of Oslo, is the last large, still unopened section of the Norwegian Atlantic margin. In 2010, the Norwegian…
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Unique and fast analysis in the field
Field-portable x-ray fluorescence (FPXRF) is a technique that is gaining momentum and acceptance in addressing applications in various fields in geology and mining. Thousands of these instruments are currently used…
The world in our hands?
The Petroleum Society of Great Britain’s PETEX Conference, held in November last year, had one unusual draw – a debate on ‘Obtaining a Social Licence to Operate, a Challenge for…
Know Your Faults! Part II
Part II: In the first part of this feature, we looked at the geometric representation and identification of faults. In this concluding article, we review the slip classification, stress orientations…
A workflow for success in shales
As with conventional plays, the economic case for developing and producing an unconventional field is based on how much resource exists, whether it is gas or oil, and how much…
Charles Hutchinson: A geologist in love with South-East Asia
The young geologist was 24-year-old Charles Hutchison, and the advertisement was from the University of Malaya in Singapore for the position of an assistant lecturer in the newly established Department…
Connecting operators and geologists
GeoPlacer.com is a recently launched website that connects competence-assessed wellsite and operations geologists with clients, which officially opened online registration for operators at PETEX 2012 in London. Since its unveiling…
Orogenesis: The Making of Mountains
A new book describes the processes involved in mountain-building and sheds light on the significance of orogenesis to the petroleum industry. Through the centuries, people have been drawn to mountains…
Reading Between the Lines
Point-receiver data, isometrically sampled in both crossline and inline directions, fully captures the three-dimensional seismic wavefield for the first time. Even the most cursory study of an outcrop such as…
60 years of innovation
Romania is one of the oldest hydrocarbon-producing countries in the world, with initial production recorded in 1858. At one time it was the largest petroleum producer in Eastern Europe but…
Big Numbers – Substantial Growth
By increasing the daily output from today’s 3 MMbo to 8.3 MMbo, Iraq will be largest contributor to global supply growth over the period to 2035 Iraq is currently producing…
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…