Laptev Sea: A Frontier Arctic Basin
The Laptev Sea Basin is a frontier Arctic basin explored by regional seismic only. Its thick sedimentary cover is thought to contain numerous potential reservoirs, seals and mature source rocks,…
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De-risking exploration with CSEM
Recent electromagnetic surveys carried out offshore the Falkland Islands demonstrate once again the value of this new innovative technology that is now about to be accepted by the conservative oil…
4D Seismic – Status and Future Changes Part II: Future Challenges
Seismic monitoring is an important technology in the effective exploitation of reservoirs in existing fields. The successful further uptake of 4D technology requires extensive training of dedicated personnel, while the…
Free At Last
Shedding burdensome and restrictive cables, seismic sensors are now free to roam the land reducing cost, health, safety, and environmental concerns in obtaining quality full-wave, 3-D data. Free At Last
Visualising the subsurface: from 2D to 3D
“Improved resolution and clarity in remote sensing satellite imagery helps geoscientists to build models in hostile terranes, not only of the surface of the earth, but also the subsurface.” Visualising…
Peak Oil Abandoned?
“If governments around the world stick with existing policies – the underlying premise of the World Energy Outlook Reference Scenario – the world’s energy needs would be well over 50%…
Sediment Compaction The Achilles’ Heel of Basin Modeling
From being a tool mainly for the prediction of petroleum maturation, basin modeling has become a fundamental process in almost all aspects of the analysis of petroleum systems. Recent Adv…
A Huge Challenge
ExxonMobil has looked into a crystal ball. A major study has just been released in which we can experience an insight to our future use of energy, including fossil fuels…
“If we are smart enough…”
We are now using approximately 85 million barrels of oil every single day, and within the next 25 years, this will increase substantially. Do you think there is enough oil…
Market Update
Driving home the repeatability, CGG wins SEG Award, Finding Oil without a Drilling Rig, New Portable Log Scanner, Traces of Gas, The Sub-Salt Imaging Challenge, Meeting Challenges Head On Market…
Striving For Excellence
After an impressive career in research institutes in the USA, Canada and France, Dr. John Ludden has now taken on the challenging role of Executive Director of the British Geological…
Relationship Building is the Key to Success
Iman Hill has risen through the ranks from petroleum engineer to senior management roles with Shell and BG. She talks to GeoExpro about the skills needed to thrive in the…