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DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging: Better physics, better results
The Earth is inherently elastic. As data processing has advanced to better honour physics, we…
Image high-impedance contrasts effortlessly with DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging
High impedance contrasts a problem? Never fear. DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging is here! DUG Elastic…
Uplifting land data with DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging
When it comes to processing and imaging land seismic data, DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging produces…
DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging: Superior rock properties from field data input!
DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging enables simultaneous inversion of reflectivity (3-component, directional, horizontal), P-wave velocity, S-wave…
Supercharge legacy data with DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging
DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging is a unique approach to seismic processing and imaging which turns…
Leap whole workflows in a single bound with DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging
DUG Elastic MP-FWI Imaging is a unique approach to seismic processing and imaging which turns…
DUG Multi-parameter FWI Imaging has changed the game
The traditional seismic processing and imaging workflow has been around for decades. It involves the…
Shock comparisons with DUG MP-FWI Imaging
DUG MP-FWI Imaging delivers unsurpassed imaging using raw field data as input. It simultaneously solves…
“With [DUG MP-FWI Imaging] we have taken a huge step forward.”
Interview with Tor Åkermoen – CEO Europe Geoex MCG DUG: Tell us a little bit…
Oil & Gas
The shrinking pool of large international E&P companies
The group of large international E&Ps has been steadily shrinking. Over the past five years,…
India – Andaman Islands – drilling update
In late September, Oil India (OIL) announced the presence of gas recovered during intermittent flow…
Open for business, again
“We have to inject life back into the economy and avoid de-industrialisation,” said Shane Jones…
Why target the surface synclines in the flat foreland of a fold-and-thrust belt?
Imagine an onshore petroleum province that has three proven plays and a supergiant oil field…
Better illuminating the Rotliegend beneath a heavily deformed overburden
In April 2025, the main stakeholders in the offshore energy landscape in the Netherlands signed…
Kharas-1 well might have two surprises in store
As the exploration community read the news around Rhino Resources’ Volans-1X “high liquid-yield gas condensate”…
Energy Transition
Carbon Capture & Storage
An under-communicated factor for CCS
Ola Eiken. Photography: Ola Eiken private archive. “We did not want the same unexpected situation…
New study on global CO2 storage capacity met with fierce criticism
“Oh no! I’d better call the Porthos office to stop construction (of our CO2 injection…
Kasawari – gas production has commenced, but when does the CO2 storage project?
At industry events in South-East Asia, the Kasawari CO2 storage project has been a talking…
Geothermal
The hidden lithium treasure of South Australia
Despite receiving just 165 mm of rain annually, Coopers Creek flows year-round, an anomaly that…
Are deep closed-loop geothermal systems doomed?
“Claims of universal geographical scalability of Closed Loop Geothermal Systems (CLGS) in power generation at…
Critical look at Fervo Cape Station data raises questions over sustainability
In September 2024, Fervo made public a pre-print containing plots and analyses for their Cape…
Seabed Minerals
Crushing report on TMC’s deep-sea mining plans
“We believe the economics of TMC’s operations are not viable and that the company will…
Despite putting the brakes on seabed mineral licensing, the Norwegian government continues to spend ever-increasing amounts on seabed mapping
“We have been busy,” confirmed Hilde Braut, Deputy Director for New Industries at the Norwegian…
A pragmatic approach to seabed mining
“I do obviously worry about the ecosystems down at the seafloor,” says biologist Annemiek Vink…
New Gas
Sometimes an old well is better than a fancy new one
While there is always press around helium discoveries, companies that are actually producing it often…
Cuba – the next hydrogen hotspot?
“I have concluded that this area should not be explored for oil, but for hydrogen…
A surge in exploration for natural hydrogen
The global search for natural hydrogen is centered around a few hotspots, and the Timiskaming…
Exploration Opportunities
Harnessing AI-driven analytics for subsurface insights in East Coast Peninsular Malaysia
This article provides a comprehensive overview of a pioneering project conducted in collaboration with PETRONAS MPM, focusing on the integration of PETRONAS myPROdata with EarthNET for AI-powered geoscience and subsurface reservoir characterization. The project, executed in two tasks and multiple phases, demonstrates how digital technologies can expand data coverage, reduce uncertainty, and unlock new hydrocarbon opportunities in East Coast Peninsular Malaysia.
The New Gas Consortium: Angola’s first non-associated gas project
That is set to change with imminent production from Angola’s first non-associated gas project, the New Gas Consortium (known as the NGC). This project is set to develop gas fields discovered over 50 years ago, with production due to commence in early 2026, adding 350 mmscf/d to the country's gas production by 2028.
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The E&P industry of the future
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Subsurface
In the news
Subsurface noise, Issue 4, 2025
“SOMEONE EVEN CALLED ME TO ASK HOW I WAS” “People who have always worked offshore…
Maybe there is silver lining, but does that mean there is an obvious upturn in marine seismic data acquisition?
This week, I read two very different articles about the state of the marine seismic…
The age of snake oil
Keir’s famous poster portrays petroleum as an effective remedy for every conceivable want, highlighting how…
Geology & Geophysics
Pasties, piskies, pegmatites… and Pliny
Britain has strong, quiet, ancient communities on its further reaches: Norse Shetland, Gaelic and Doric…
Decoding slip with tension gashes
Tenson gashes are fractures in rocks formed under extensional stress, often filled with minerals like…
“The day I cut an 88 ft core of top seal”
“LinkedIn seems to be the place to brag about your career successes,” says Luke Johnson…
Portraits
The value of seismic attributes and the value of having your own business
“We need this,” said a geoscientist from a major operator in Houston once Laurie Weston…
The master of near-field exploration
When thinking about exploration geology in the oil and gas sector, most people will envisage…
From Moscow to Mohkínstsis
“I was the first generation of students that graduated in the Soviet Union without having…
Technology
The human touch in reservoir modelling
As our 30-minute conversation took place on a Tuesday morning in early September, three emails…
Seabed mapping – let AI do the work
“I spent days, if not weeks, trawling through high-resolution photos,” a geoscientist from an oil…
Using horizontal drilling technology to permanently store radioactive waste
“We get that question a lot,” says Rod Baltzer, CEO of Deep Isolation, when he…
Stories on Camera
Coring process step by step
We often talk about core being the only ground-truth data from the subsurface, but how…
How new seismic and old core have shed new light on the Zechstein play along the Mid North Sea High
As part of the Aberdeen Energy Talk series, PhD student Thomas Houghton from Aberdeen University…
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