With the recent unveiling of the statue to commemorate Mary Anning, it felt fitting that this fourth article in the palaeontology series touched upon some of the great marine reptiles that she was famed for discovering – the apex predators of the Jurassic seas!

Vagit Alekperov warns that there is a risk of global oil and gas supply shortages in just five years if the current trend of limiting industry investment persists.

The merging of large, mixed legacy 3D seismic datasets, its history and why it makes sense in the UKCS.

The deployment of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Scandinavia accelerates.

GeoStreamer X is an integrated broadband multi-azimuth acquisition and state-of-the-art depth imaging solution. Here, we demonstrate the suitability of the dataset for reservoir evaluation by delineating near-field exploration opportunities and providing better trap and reservoir understanding in the South Viking Graben, Norway.

The drive for gas development gathers momentum, as increased energy prices spur on investment; conflict and political instability encourage domestic supply priorities; and post-pandemic macro-economic demands counter global warming hysteria

Equinor has reported a significant oil discovery at the Kveikje prospect in the Norwegian North Sea.

Shell and Capricorn (50/50 co-venturers) have reported a dry well at 22/12d-13, called the Jaws prospect.

What is the future for the onshore UK unconventional oil and gas business?

Newly acquired, high quality 3D seismic data accelerates hydrocarbon exploration insight in the Zechstein play.

New seismic coverage and high-quality dual-azimuth data over the Northern Viking Graben reveal crucial details for de-risking prospects and encouraging activity.

From cannel coal to offshore production – Wales has a colourful history of resource exploration and success.

Drilling flat spots in the North Sea, with a minimal CO2 footprint can rejuvenate Dutch offshore sector.

In the UK’s ambitious net zero regulatory context, exploration can make a positive contribution to energy security, emissions reduction, local employment and revenue and tax generation to facilitate and subsidise future renewables growth.

In this short editorial, GEO ExPro Editor in Chief Iain Brown talks briefly on energy security in North West Europe and introduces the latest edition of the magazine (Vol. 19, No. 2).