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Biden Moves to Limit Oil Drilling and Mineral Mining in Alaska - 22 April, 2024 07:30 AM

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Year of Discovery Sees 'Dim Bright Spots'

By one measure, 2016 shaped up to be the worst time for international oil and gas discoveries in years. By another, last year looks like the worst for international oil additions in decades.

Added on 01 January, 2017

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

Downturn Drives 'Outside the Industry' Tech Innovation

In an industry downturn, companies tend to focus on ways to develop new technologies. Some of these technologies include drones, autonomous underwater vehicles, robotics in operations and advanced analytics.

Added on 01 November, 2016

Explorer Emphasis Article By David Brown

'Worst Year Ever' for Exploration

Can the oil and gas industry innovate its way out of a dismal period for exploration? And just how bad is the global exploration picture?

Added on 01 November, 2016

Explorer Policy Watch By Adeolu O. Aderoju,Edith Allison

Oil and Gas Scorecard in the 114th Congress

The 114th Congress accomplished few of its oil and gas-related legislative goals, in spite of the fact that Republicans, who generally support fossil fuel development, held the majority in both the House and Senate – the first time since the 109th Congress (2005-07).

Added on 01 September, 2016

Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison

Hot Topic in D.C.: Arctic Policy

Arctic energy is in the news as summer steams into Washington, D.C. Major issues include the midpoint of the two-year U.S. chair of the Arctic Council; public campaigns for and against including the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas in the 2017-22 offshore oil and gas leasing plan; and plans for the United States to build the first heavy icebreaker in 40 years.

Added on 01 August, 2016

Explorer Article By David Brown

Oil States Suffer Brunt of Downturn

The current downturn in the oil and gas industry slammed into parts of the United States like a locomotive. For many oil and gas-producing states, the impact was immediate and substantial. But for U.S. cities hit by the industry’s troubles, it’s been more of a slow-motion train wreck.

Added on 01 June, 2016

Explorer Policy Watch By Edith Allison

OCS Issues Drive Policy Debates

Three outer continental shelf (OCS) oil and gas issues were prominent in 2015 policy debates and will continue in the policy limelight in 2016 as the federal government moves to release final versions of the permits, plans and rules.

Added on 01 February, 2016

Explorer Article By Heather Saucier

Where Did Shell Go Wrong in the Arctic?

With Shell abandoning its exploration plans in the Chukchi Sea in September and Statoil following suit in November, many might believe that the North Slope Basin off the northern coast of Alaska has been condemned. Yet those who have put decades into studying the geology of Alaska’s North Slope and Outer Continental Shelf believe the opposite.

Added on 01 February, 2016

Explorer Emphasis Article By Heather Saucier

Who Will Rule the World Oil Market Over the Next Decade?

While many are working to forecast when the price of oil might reach $80 a barrel again, renowned international strategist and geopolitical analyst Peter Zeihan, the author of “The Accidental Superpower,” predicts in stunning detail the rising and declining energy plays of 2025 and the countries that will ultimately triumph as the world’s leading producers.

Added on 01 January, 2016

Bulletin Article

Cretaceous–Cenozoic burial and exhumation history of the Chukchi shelf, offshore Arctic Alaska

Apatite fission track (AFT) and vitrinite reflectance data from five exploration wells and three seafloor cores illuminate the thermal history of the underexplored United States Chukchi shelf. On the northeastern shelf, Triassic strata in the Chevron 1 Diamond well record apatite annealing followed by cooling, possibly during the Triassic to Middle Jurassic, which is a thermal history likely related to Canada Basin rifting.

Added on 01 January, 2016

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