“Risk, Reward & Regulatory Compliance – New Challenges for Geophysical Information Systems?”

Geophysics was traditionally a specialist’s province, a tool to help locate, quantify and produce hydrocarbons. But with public interest in the energy sector growing exponentially and topics such as climate change, corporate accountability and energy politics appearing in seemingly every news bulletin, many other groups are starting to demand geophysical information. Additionally, geophysicists are demanding access to a wider range of data types and data sources than ever before. This is revolutionizing the way we manage seismic and other types of E&P data. With the assistance of recent case studies, this paper will examine the new tools at our disposal and make suggestions for a real-time, integrated and above all holistic approach.