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Explorer Policy Watch By David Curtiss

John Hofmeister is well known to many in the oil and gas industry as former head of Shell’s U.S. operations. Trained as a political scientist and then working at General Electric, Nortel and AlliedSignal before coming to Shell, his background is one of planning, preparation and pragmatism.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer Division Column EMD By Jeremy Boak

Oil Shales Making Cautious Progress

Despite discouraging economic conditions over the last two years, development of the world’s vast resources of oil shale continues to make progress.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer President’s Column By David Rensink

Responding in Critical Times

This is a crucial month for the Gulf of Mexico in specific and the oil industry in general. This is the month BP expects to have a relief well in a position to stop the flow of oil from its deepwater well in Mississippi Canyon Block 252.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer Article By Susan Eaton

Frederick Brook Shale Spurs Canadian Exploration

Game changer? Horizontal drilling affirms more than a decade of E&P efforts in Canada’s Maritime provinces – the Frederick Brook Shale emerges as a potentially prolific play.

Added on 01 August, 2010

Explorer Article By Maureen Moses

EPA Frac Study to Focus on Water Impact

Is it safe? The Environmental Protection Agency is studying hydraulic fracturing to determine its impact on surface, ground and drinking water resources.

Added on 01 July, 2010

Explorer Article By David Brown

Research Getting Unconventional Boost

Renaissance era: Geoscience research – often more practical than theoretical – is enjoying a strong revival.

Added on 01 July, 2010

Explorer Article By David Brown

For the Record: The Top Ten Worst Spills

The following is a list of the 10 worst oil spills (volumes approximate), courtesy of Livescience.com.

Added on 01 June, 2010

Explorer Article By David Brown

New Media Puts Different Slant on Spill Info

As soon as the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig sank in the Gulf of Mexico on April 22, information about the accident began to flow across the world’s computer screens.

Added on 01 June, 2010

Explorer Emphasis Article By Louise Durham

'Bio' Data Sweep Leads to 'Geo' Data

High-flying LiDAR technology continues to make important contributions to geological study.

Added on 01 June, 2010

Explorer Division Column EMD By Art Johnson

Hydrates Face Key Test on North Slope

Gas hydrate, a crystalline compound of water and natural gas, has been touted as a vast potential energy resource for more than a decade – but realizing this potential has persistently remained beyond reach due to technical and economic hurdles.

Added on 01 May, 2010

DL Abstract By Jennifer Wilcox

The Role of Carbon Capture in Meeting Net-Zero Carbon Goals

President Biden has laid out a bold and ambitious goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions in the United States by 2050. The pathway to that target includes cutting total greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and eliminating them entirely from the nation’s electricity sector by 2035. The Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management will play an important role in the transition to net-zero carbon emissions by reducing the environmental impacts of fossil energy production and use – and helping decarbonize other hard-to abate sectors.

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Added on 20 July, 2022

DL Abstract By Alex Simms

Interactions Between Ice Sheets and Relative Sea Levels: Lessons From Antarctica and NW Scotland

Local sea-level changes are not simply a function of global ocean volumes but also the interactions between the solid Earth, the Earth’s gravitational field and the loading and unloading of ice sheets. Contrasting behaviors between Antarctica and Scotland highlight how important the geologic structure beneath the former ice sheets is in determining the interactions between ice sheets and relative sea levels.

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Added on 21 July, 2022

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