By building on knowledge from the petroleum industry and experience of over 23 years of storing CO₂ in deep geological formations, we can make a new value chain and a business model for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the North Sea Basin.

The basic idea behind CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) is simple, but what are the main challenges and practical issues preventing a more global adoption of this method?

Sir Thomas Boverton Redwood, arguably the father of petroleum engineering in Britain and a giant in the history of the petroleum industry, died 100 years ago in 1919. We take a brief look at his life and his contributions to oil and gas.

The origin of shale gases has important implications on their ability to provide hydrocarbon reserves.

Regional maps combining both vintage and modern interpretations are vital tools for both students and professionals.

There are no simple solutions to transforming the world’s energy systems.

What would the temperature of Earth be without the atmosphere? By using simple physical models for solar irradiation and the Stefan-Boltzmans law for blackbody radiation, we can estimate average temperatures with and without atmosphere.

Analysis of the AAPG giant fields database reveals that there has been a step change in volumes of oil attributed to non-structural traps in the last 20 years. Why is that – and where should we be looking for them?

An innovative new modelling workflow for reservoir characterisation has been developed that is capable of producing an advanced 3D geomodel of any subsurface zone of interest and can identify potential sand gas or oil zones that have previously lain undetected within a producing area.

The business value to transform subsurface data into a digital format is tremendous, and well worth the investment.

GEOLOG has developed an innovative workflow, integrating wellsite activity with laboratory work to define a comprehensive, high-resolution understanding of unconventional reservoir properties.

With geopolitical uncertainty, a slowing shale industry, volatile oil prices and the energy transition, 2020 promises to be an interesting year in the upstream 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.

Chemostratigraphy has evolved and grown from a niche, often misunderstood, speciality into a comprehensive, inclusive, game-changing technology that delivers real insight in oil and gas exploration.

Why doesn’t the oil industry just stop exploring for and pumping out oil?