15 Geophysicists go Down to Seismic Cove

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Merlin recently took 15 acquisition and processing specialists from AkerBP to Dorset to enjoy a whistle stop tour through a working petroleum system. Merlin’s Phil Copestake and Bill Wilks have taken client groups on field trips before, but usually it has been for geoscientists, or management wishing to de-mystify sub-surface jargon! In this case, they had the pleasure of taking 15 Scandinavia-based specialists to the three iconic locations on the Jurassic Coast, namely Burton Bradstock, Lulworth Cove and Kimmeridge Bay. Interested? Click to continue reading the full blog post.

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EAGE Global Energy Transition Conference & Exhibition

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Eleanor Oldham will be speaking at the Sixth EAGE Global Energy Transition Conference & Exhibition in Rotterdam from 27th to 31st October.  Her presentation highlights the application of rock physics for CCS workflows, with examples of reservoir characterization and feasibility assessment for 4D seismic monitoring. Continue reading to learn more.

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African Energy Week – Key Take Aways

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Bill Wilks and Helen Bone have recently returned from Africa Energy Week 2025. With over 6,000 attendees the event is possibly the largest energy conferences on the continent. It provides a forum in which the energy strategies of countries across Africa can be showcased and where operators and investors can connect to further future developments. With so much going on at the conference Bill and Helen came away with a basket of learnings and these are some of their key take aways.

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Summer Intern

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This year Merlin Energy Resources has been joined by Emily Howard for a summer internship. She has been working on several projects enhancing her hands on experience with subsurface data. Emily has shared her experience of the time she spent with Merlin. To read, click continue.

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A Brief Visit to Iceland

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John Donato, founder member of Merlin, now reluctantly retired, visited Iceland with his family in May of this year. Always interested in the local geophysics, but knowing little of Iceland’s geology, John was naively expecting to find a Mid-Atlantic Ridge rift and a possibly thinner oceanic crust on his trip – wildly wrong he was on both counts! Continue reading his latest blog post here to learn more about the local geophysics of Iceland and find out where John visited on his trip.

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APA Round 2025

The NOD recently announced the 2025 APA Round in Norway, so the lights have turned green, and operators need to submit bids before the deadline on September 2nd! If you need support, whether that be an extra pair of hands or a quick stand-alone technical G&G evaluation, then give us a call!

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