One week until DEVEX 2022!

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There is just one week to go until DEVEX 2022. The theme of the conference is 'Developing the Future – Powering the Energy Transition to 2050', and asks the question 'What will our wells and fields look like going forward?' Merlin will be exhibiting both days of the conference. Come along, say hello and see if Merlin can help you with your geoscience, geochemistry or data management needs.

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Happy Birthday Merlin!

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Happy 24th Birthday Merlin! For nearly a quarter of a century we have provided quality consulting to our clients and have grown and adapted substantially over this time, now covering geoscience, data management and, most recently, geochemistry and carbon sequestration services. We look forward to many more years supporting companies and have lots more exciting developments to come - watch this space.

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We’re going to DEVEX!

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DEVEX 2022 is taking place Tuesday 10th - Wednesday 11th May 2022, and Merlin will be there! Come along to our stand and have a chat to Bill Wilks, Paul Taylor and Sandy Smith about all your geoscience, geochemistry and data management needs. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

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Triassic to Lower Jurassic, Northern Ireland

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The latest Triassic to earliest Jurassic interval is one of the ‘Big-Five’ extinction events of the Phanerozoic. The most recent issue of the Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association (PGA) (volume 136, part 2) comprises a thematic set of papers focused on this interval in Northern Ireland.  Merlin’s resident stratigrapher, Dr Phil Copestake, co-authored four of the papers through his research collaborations with Dr Ian Boomer (Geosciences Research Group, University of Birmingham). Continue reading to learn more..

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Merlin Sequence Stratigraphy

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You may not be aware that our Stratigrapher, Dr Phil Copestake, was one of the original authors of a paper defining the J sequence stratigraphic scheme that has now become a standard followed by many companies in the North Sea Basin. Phil (together with co-author Dr Mark Partington) has recently been working on updates to the scheme in a new publication, which is to be published as a memoir of the Geological Society of London. Continue reading to learn more..

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Prospex 2020

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It was a pleasure to be able to attend Prospex 2020 in December last year, albeit virtually. In addition to hearing about prospects available for farm-in, there were discussions of what a net zero future may mean and opportunities to catch up with colleagues and clients. Read more about our take-homes from the conference in our newsletter.

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“THE STANDARD STRATIGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE OF OFFSHORE IRELAND: AN INTEGRATED LITHOSTRATIGRAPHIC, BIOSTRATIGRAPHIC AND SEQUENCE STRATIGRAPHIC FRAMEWORK”.

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Merlin Energy Resources Limited is pleased to announce the completion of the landmark PIP-PAD IS16/04 project “The Standard Stratigraphic Nomenclature of Offshore Ireland: An Integrated Lithostratigraphic, Biostratigraphic and Sequence Stratigraphic Framework”.

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