When it comes to oil and gas, South Africa remains relatively unexplored, but this is all about to change, and fast. Recent discoveries and the potential of shale gas point […]
It would have been nearly impossible to predict that this visit to the desert would yield anything abnormal, anything significant. This was intended to be a routine field deployment. I […]
Onshore – North America As one of the top global crude oil reserves, the Canadian oil industry is expected to grow steadily towards the year 2030, according to a recent […]
I have traveled into the tropics enough for others to suspect that i would be sufficiently adapted to the heat. However, as an anglo-saxon with a cold-weather adapted set of […]
The Bakken formation is the oldest and most sound source of crude oil in North American history. The Bakken formation is the oldest and most sound source of crude oil […]
Exploration and Production Adventures with Tony Morley. It is three in the morning—and I awake to the cool night air of the outback. The nights in the outback always dip sharply […]
When we take something for granted, it often has a tendency to gradually fade away. But this is not true for our most important energy resource. Despite the fact we […]
New and Prolific Technologies After years of declining oil production, a rediscovery in the prairies has renewed optimism for the abundance of resources available right in our own backyard. The […]
Nearly all drilling and petroleum production can trace its findings to the field work of the seismic crew. The seismic crew is the underappreciated, underpaid, little runt brother of the […]
Canada’s natural gas industry has been in a state of transition with a domestic oversupply of the commodity and historically low prices. In recent years, sweeping technological advancements have allowed […]