http://www.geoexpro.com/rss/North_America_headlines.xmlThis newsfeed has been automatically generated by GEO Exproen-gb13 May 2012Copyright: (C) http://www.GEOExpro.comDiscovered in the 1950s, North Dakota’s Bakken Formation oil production was just 1,500 bpd in 2004. Today, it exceeds 440,000 bpd and is expected to be 700,000 bpd within the next few years.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/From_Trickle_to_Gusher_The_Bakken_Oil_Story/631ec4cc.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/From_Trickle_to_Gusher_The_Bakken_Oil_Story/631ec4cc.aspxSun, 13 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The world’s first national park established a new concept in preservation and protection of special areas for future generations. Now, 140 years later, millions have benefited from the founder’s foresight and can enjoy seeing half of the earth’s geothermal features, jaw dropping scenery, and abundant wildlife in Yellowstone’s nearly intact ecosystem.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/The_Wonders_of_Yellowstone/04f97735.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/The_Wonders_of_Yellowstone/04f97735.aspxSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Marlan Downey, Chairman of the Board and Founder of Roxanna Oil Company, has reinvented himself many times over the course of his 50-year career and shows no signs of slowing down. In each new venture, he brings a unique combination of technical expertise in chemistry and geology, a lifelong love of learning and a desire to collaborate with the best and the brightest.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/A_Tireless_Quest_for_Buried_Treasure/54152ed8.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/A_Tireless_Quest_for_Buried_Treasure/54152ed8.aspxThu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The last time that the oil weapon was used was during the oil crisis in 1973. The US no longer had an oil buffer for the West to lean on and was thus unable to defend itself against OPEC’s oil supply cut. Does shale oil mean the US could once again become selfsufficient in oil?http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Paradigm_Shift_for_US_Oil_Production/b9cc5466.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Paradigm_Shift_for_US_Oil_Production/b9cc5466.aspxMon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Long-offset seismic reflection data over the western Florida shelf and eastern Gulf of Mexico provide new insights into local geology, illuminate new exploration plays and increase understanding of rift models worldwide.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/A_New_Perspective_on_Rifting/0206dae5.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/A_New_Perspective_on_Rifting/0206dae5.aspxWed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Having evolved from a tent city to Alaska’s commercial and tourist hub within less than 100 years, Anchorage offers both economic opportunity and endless adventure. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Gateway_to_the_49th_State/7341ba35.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Gateway_to_the_49th_State/7341ba35.aspxTue, 27 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT TGS’ processing of Baffin Bay 2D seismic data employs innovative techniques already proven in the Atlantic Margin and has enabled TGS to launch a 31,000 km reprocessing initiative. The reprocessed data will provide a tool to enable interpreters to produce meaningful correlation in these frontier basins. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Improved_Imaging_in_Baffin_Bay_Learning_from_Experience/21d299b7.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Improved_Imaging_in_Baffin_Bay_Learning_from_Experience/21d299b7.aspxWed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT In the past two issues of GEO ExPro (No. 2 and 3, Vol. 8), we looked at the profiles of John D. Rockefeller and Ida Tarbell; in this final part of the article, we review the growth and fate of the Standard Oil Company, which, as we will see, remains the great-grandfather of the major US oil companies today. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/The_Standard_Oil_Story_III_The_Rise_Fall_and_Rise_of_The_Standard_Oil_Company/0792b40f.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/The_Standard_Oil_Story_III_The_Rise_Fall_and_Rise_of_The_Standard_Oil_Company/0792b40f.aspxSun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT New long offset seismic data provides insight into the petroleum potential and structure of the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Offshore_Florida_Regional_Perspective/cd80941a.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Offshore_Florida_Regional_Perspective/cd80941a.aspxThu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT “The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.”  Douglas Adams, Mostly Harmless http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Beyond_Macondo/a8252a60.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Beyond_Macondo/a8252a60.aspxMon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT