http://www.geoexpro.com/rss/Industry_Issues_headlines.xmlThis newsfeed has been automatically generated by GEO Exproen-gb09 Apr 2012Copyright: (C) http://www.GEOExpro.comThe Middle East plays a pivotal role in the oil industry, and so GEO 2012, the 10th Middle East Geosciences Conference and Exhibition, promises to be an exciting event, with a wide selection of current research and technology from both new and traditional areas of petroleum geoscience. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Shaping_the_Future_of_Geoscience_in_the_Middle_East/2d9b6c77.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Shaping_the_Future_of_Geoscience_in_the_Middle_East/2d9b6c77.aspxMon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT For many years, Dr. Alain Gringarten considered that "Integration of geological and engineering disciplines is the key to successful exploration and production." Now Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Imperial College, he is putting this into practice.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Integration_the_Foundation_for_the_Asset_Team/2b4aae95.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Integration_the_Foundation_for_the_Asset_Team/2b4aae95.aspxFri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE) aims to capture people’s imagination with the exciting knowledge we possess about our planet, and to see that knowledge used more effectively to make the Earth a safer, healthier, and wealthier place for our children and grandchildren. That could be achieved by building on the knowledge accumulated by the world’s approximately 400,000 Earth scientists and is expressed by the IYPE subtitle: ‘Earth Science for Society’. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/The_International_Year_of_Planet_Earth/b6fa1bfa.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/The_International_Year_of_Planet_Earth/b6fa1bfa.aspxSun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.geoexpro.com/article/International_Year_of_Planet_Earth_Canada_Making_Good_Progress/9876c900.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/International_Year_of_Planet_Earth_Canada_Making_Good_Progress/9876c900.aspxSun, 07 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The professional workforce in the hydrocarbon industry is aging and over half of today's workforce will retire within the next 10 years. This ‘brain gap' must be addressed before it is too late.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/The_Great_Crew_Change/7c282408.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/The_Great_Crew_Change/7c282408.aspxTue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The third and final Geocontroversy debate at the 7th Petroleum Geology Conference last year centred on the future of one of the most mature hydrocarbon areas in the world, as delegates discussed the motion: ‘Is exploration in the North Sea finished?’http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Is_the_North_Sea_down_and_out_for_the_count/d753318f.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Is_the_North_Sea_down_and_out_for_the_count/d753318f.aspxThu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT What started as a major shale gas play, the Eagle Ford Shale could be the sixth largest U.S. oilfield ever discovered and the largest in forty years. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Eagle_Ford_Shale/24d58749.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Eagle_Ford_Shale/24d58749.aspxMon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT With the impending departure of “Baby Boomers" from the upstream oil and gas industry, there is a recognised need to replenish this workforce in order to sustain a viable exploration and production business.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Replenishing_our_Petroleum_Workforce/b96bf034.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Replenishing_our_Petroleum_Workforce/b96bf034.aspxFri, 01 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT