As we move into the world of machine learning and artificial intelligence, it is increasingly important that geoscientists gain a better understanding of coding and how it can be used in the oil and gas industry. Jo Bagguley from the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) tells us about an innovative approach to help improve this understanding: the coding ‘hackathon’.

At G-Camp teachers learn about geology through a very diverse and eye-opening field experience, returning to their classrooms eager to share their new-found knowledge and create excitement in the geosciences to inspire their students.

Bringing world-class geological field locations into the classroom using virtual reality technology.

Part II: A step by step guide to learning and mastering depth conversion in geophysics.

To address the upcoming ‘Great Crew Change’ industry organisations are putting increasing effort into ensuring new entrants into the O&G business get access to information and training.

Part I: A simple guide to the parameters involved in seismic depth conversion - a complex but important subject in geophysical seismic processing.

Unconventional hydrocarbon volumes have taken the headlines recently – but how are these figures worked out and why are they so big?

Helping non-geologists gain a better understanding of reservoir geology by exposing them to outcrops, in multidisciplinary teams, with geological guides on hand

Is using well data to hunt for those NULFs (Nasty, Ugly Little Facts!) that lead to breakthroughs in exploration thinking becoming a lost art?

Geoscientists do not seem to be able to inspire other people with enthusiasm for their subject. What can be done about this?

As the oil and gas industry enters a new era, what will you be doing?

What makes a sedimentary rock an effective petroleum source rock? A review of the analytical methods used to characterize source rocks for successful petroleum exploration and production.

Special themed edition

“… Best Student Petroleum Exploration Programme in the World”

The science and analytical techniques to investigate petroleum source rocks have been developed over the past four decades. Understanding the geology and geochemistry of source rocks is crucial to petroleum geoscience and engineering. In Part I of this article, we review the protracted (with hindrances) formation of organic matter in source rocks, involving processes from solar radiation to sea-floor sedimentation.