http://www.geoexpro.com/rss/Q_A_headlines.xmlThis newsfeed has been automatically generated by GEO Exproen-gb01 Apr 2012Copyright: (C) http://www.GEOExpro.comWhat is an Oil Scout? Is it a ‘cloak and dagger’ operation – or a highly qualified occupation calling for extensive knowledge of the industry and great interpersonal skills? Andrew Melvin of Moyes and Co. sheds some light on the business.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/The_Oil_Detectives/d70f574c.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/The_Oil_Detectives/d70f574c.aspxSun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mike Bowman , Head of Geoscience for BP until 2010, and now Professor of Development and Production Geology at Manchester University, is President-Elect of the UK-based PESGB (Petroleum Society of Great Britain) and Chairman of PROSPEX, which will be held in London in December. We talk to him about this prospects fair – and whether there are too many events to attend in the industry now. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/PROSPEX_Its_All_About_Deals_Networking/f89ce1b8.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/PROSPEX_Its_All_About_Deals_Networking/f89ce1b8.aspxTue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT New kid on the offshore seismic block, Dolphin Geophysical, started trading in 2010 and has been growing steadily ever since. But with a few notable exceptions, seismic companies seems to come and go with great rapidity, so does the industry need yet another? We ask Atle Jacobsen, Chief Executive Officer of Dolphin, to answer this question. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Do_We_Need_Another_Seismic_Company/86a26a99.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Do_We_Need_Another_Seismic_Company/86a26a99.aspxSun, 13 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Lee T. Billingsley is presently President-Elect, and from July 1 he will be President of AAPG for one year. We have talked with Dr. Billingsley about his views on the petroleum industry and his visions for AAPG, an organisation that "gives a possibility to give back".http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Contributing_to_a_Greater_Good/7d66a650.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Contributing_to_a_Greater_Good/7d66a650.aspxThu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Gareth Williams is President of EAGE. We have talked with him about the organisation he has been serving for many years as well as the future of the oil and gas industry.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Moving_in_the_right_direction/90322f86.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Moving_in_the_right_direction/90322f86.aspxThu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Dr. Raymond Levey is in charge of an organisation with superb knowledge of the world’s sedimentary basins, fossil energy and alternative energy sources. We have talked with him about the future of oil and gas exploration.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/If_we_are_smart_enough_/c4c4a460.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/If_we_are_smart_enough_/c4c4a460.aspxThu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT In his role as President of PESGB, Chris Flavell is a co-organiser of PETEX 2006, the Society’s biannual Conference and Exhibition, in November. We talk to him about the role of the PESGB in the UK oil industry.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Still_Plenty_to_Play_For/dd1b5c20.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Still_Plenty_to_Play_For/dd1b5c20.aspxThu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Having done resource assessments since 1975 when he joined the United States Geological Survey, Kenneth Bird has a superior knowledge of the process and realities presented in these reports. We ask him about the methodology and what the numbers actually mean. http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Resource_Assessments/a054c830.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Resource_Assessments/a054c830.aspxWed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Both the UK and the Norwegian sector of the North Sea have reached maturity, meaning that most future discoveries will probably be in the small to medium range (i.e. <100 MMboe) and that small, independent oil companies will increase their share of acreage acquisition and drilling.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Exploring_Mature_Basins/7655a7f0.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Exploring_Mature_Basins/7655a7f0.aspxWed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT A true innovator in the field of geophysics, the 2007-2008 president of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists, Dr. Fred Aminzadeh sees the advances in geophysics going far beyond the current applications of finding and exploiting hydrocarbons.http://www.geoexpro.com/article/Breaking_with_Tradition/06c4fb65.aspxhttp://www.geoexpro.com/article/Breaking_with_Tradition/06c4fb65.aspxTue, 09 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT