Susan Nash, the Director of Innovation and Emerging Science/Technology at the AAPG talks about how US unconventionals are adapting to a transitioning world.

Iman Hill, the new Executive Director of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) talks about her new leadership role and the future of oil and gas in a transitioning world.

Young geoscientists need resilience to succeed in their studies during these difficult times. Kirsty Lewis, a recent graduate of the Masters programme at Aberdeen University, explains the challenges she faced and overcame to obtain her MSc and a job with an oil company.

The LNG project in Mozambique started with the discovery of huge reserves of natural gas off the northern coast in 2010, will provide a range of social and economic benefits to Mozambique. Following his recent panel appearance at Africa Oil Week Virtual, we talk to Omar Mithá, special advisor to President Nyusi of Mozambique, about the importance of this project to the future prosperity of this emergent regional gas producer.

How can professional organizations help young people in the industry? David Eastwell, Europe President of the American Association of Petroleum Geoscientists Young Professionals group (AAPG YP) talks about the advantages of membership, both professionally and personally.

Sarah Boulton and Jodie Fisher from Plymouth University tell us about Girls into Geoscience, a UK initiative aimed at letting female secondary school pupils know more about the subject.

Saudi Arabia’s leadership recently floated part of its giant state oil company, Saudi Aramco, on the Saudi stock exchange, selling shares in what was the biggest IPO (Initial Public Offering) in history. We talk to Dr Ellen Wald, author of Saudi Inc.: The Arabian Kingdom’s Pursuit of Profit and Power, about the importance of the Saudi Aramco IPO to the oil and gas industry.

Easy access to accurate maps is an important part of exploration. Francis Cram, founder and CTO of MapStand, a new open platform for easy tracking of oil and gas activities and live geo-tagged news, explains how open data access will transform the oil and gas industry.

Earlier this year a merger was announced between TGS-Nopec and Spectrum. Kristian Johansen, CEO of TGS and now of the merged company, talks to us about trends in the marine seismic business.

Bjarte Bruheim has spent the majority of his career introducing transformative technologies that reduce risk and improve efficiencies in the oil and gas business.

GEO ExPro interviewed Mme Teresa Goma, the Director General of Hydrocarbons for the Republic of Congo, and discussed her thoughts on successful hydrocarbon exploration in the Republic of Congo.

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’.

Geoscientist Paola Tello Guerrero explains why she thinks mentoring is important – for both sides of the relationship.

As a founder of E&P intelligence company Drillinginfo and with a wide range of experience in the industry, Allen Gilmer is uniquely qualified to predict future oil and gas trends.

Q&A with Neil Hodgson, Exploration Director at Spectrum. What does the future hold for hydrocarbon exploration and production in the UK North Sea?