Project Information
IS18/22 MUN Iberia NL plate reconstruction project
Project Description: The margins of the southern North Atlantic Ocean host many of the world’s most promising frontier regions for oil and gas exploration, with the Newfoundland and Labrador margins showing the most promise and success to date. Prior to rifting and opening of the ocean, the Newfoundland margins lay conjugate to the Iberian margin to the southeast and the Irish Atlantic margin to the northeast. The Newfoundland-Iberia conjugate margin pair arguably represents the most thoroughly studied magma-poor/non-volcanic pair in the world and the findings on those margins have been extrapolated to similar margins worldwide, despite the fact that many fundamental scientific questions remain about rifting asymmetry and that discrepancies and overlaps continue to result from competing plate reconstructions using rigid plates.
FINAL WELFORD GRANT AGREEMENT.PDF (267 Kb, 29 May 2020)
North Atlantic Geochemistry Project
The North Atlantic Geochemistry Project is jointly funded by the Irish Shelf Petroleum Studies Group (ISPSG) and Nalcor Energy (on behalf of the Offshore Geoscience Data Program with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador). The ISPSG comprises: Atlantic Petroleum (Ireland) Ltd, Cairn Energy Plc, Chrysaor E&P Ireland Ltd, Chevron North Sea Limited, ENI Ireland BV, Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, ExxonMobil E&P Ireland (Offshore) Ltd., Kosmos Energy LLC, Maersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd, Petroleum Affairs Division of the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment, Providence Resources plc, Repsol Exploración SA, San Leon Energy Plc, Serica Energy Plc, Sosina Exploration Ltd, Statoil (UK) Ltd, Tullow Oil Plc and Woodside Energy (Ireland) Pty Ltd.
The project was carried out over a two-year period (Nov 2015 to Dec 2017) by a team from Beicip-Franlab in Paris.
A summary of the project results is contained in the presentation below by Jim Armstrong:
The project was carried out over a two-year period (Nov 2015 to Dec 2017) by a team from Beicip-Franlab in Paris.
A summary of the project results is contained in the presentation below by Jim Armstrong:
ARMSTRONG OIL GEOCHEMISTRY ATLANTIC IRELAND 2017 TALK.PDF (11,853 Kb, 11 Feb 2018)
North Atlantic Plate Reconstruction project
The North Atlantic Plate Reconstruction Project was jointly funded by the Irish Shelf Petroleum Studies Group (ISPSG) and Nalcor Energy (on behalf of the Offshore Geoscience Data Program with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador). The ISPSG comprises: Chevron Upstream Europe, ENI Ireland BV, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Ireland (Offshore) Ltd, Hess Exploration Ireland Ltd, Husky Energy, Providence Resources plc, Repsol, San Leon Energy Plc, Serica Energy Plc, Shell E&P Ireland Ltd, Sosina Exploration Ltd, Statoil Exploration (Ireland) Ltd and the Petroleum Affairs Division of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
The project was carried out over a three-year period (mid 2010 to mid 2013) by a multi-national team led by GeoArctic of Calgary Canada (www.geoarctic.com). Team members include:
Project Team
• Richard Whittaker GeoArctic, Calgary, Alberta
• Bridget Ady, GeoArctic, Calgary, Alberta
• Nick Kusznir, University of Liverpool, UK
• Katerina Stolfova, University College Dublin, Ireland
• Patrick Shannon, University College Dublin, Ireland
• Andy Alvey, Badleys Geoscience, Lincolnshire, UK
• Alan Roberts, Badleys Geoscience, Lincolnshire, UK
• Kim Welford, Memorial University Newfoundland, Canada
Academic Advisors
• Brian O’Reilly, Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies, Dublin, Ireland
• Sonya Dehler, GSC Atlantic, Halifax, Canada
• Charlotte Keen, GSC Atlantic, Halifax, Canada
• Shiri Srivastava, GSC Atlantic, Halifax, Canada
• Michael Enachescu, Consultant, Calgary, Alberta
• Jean-Claude Sibuet, Consultant, France
• Jeremy Hall, Memorial University Newfoundland, Canada
A summary public report has been released:
The project was carried out over a three-year period (mid 2010 to mid 2013) by a multi-national team led by GeoArctic of Calgary Canada (www.geoarctic.com). Team members include:
Project Team
• Richard Whittaker GeoArctic, Calgary, Alberta
• Bridget Ady, GeoArctic, Calgary, Alberta
• Nick Kusznir, University of Liverpool, UK
• Katerina Stolfova, University College Dublin, Ireland
• Patrick Shannon, University College Dublin, Ireland
• Andy Alvey, Badleys Geoscience, Lincolnshire, UK
• Alan Roberts, Badleys Geoscience, Lincolnshire, UK
• Kim Welford, Memorial University Newfoundland, Canada
Academic Advisors
• Brian O’Reilly, Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies, Dublin, Ireland
• Sonya Dehler, GSC Atlantic, Halifax, Canada
• Charlotte Keen, GSC Atlantic, Halifax, Canada
• Shiri Srivastava, GSC Atlantic, Halifax, Canada
• Michael Enachescu, Consultant, Calgary, Alberta
• Jean-Claude Sibuet, Consultant, France
• Jeremy Hall, Memorial University Newfoundland, Canada
A summary public report has been released:
PLATE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT PUBLIC REPORT FINAL.PDF (1,384 Kb, 11 Aug 2014)
NAPSA website project
The NAPSA Website Project is jointly funded by the Irish Shelf Petroleum Studies Group (ISPSG) and Nalcor Energy (on behalf of the Offshore Geoscience Data Program with the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador).
The site and content management system (CMS) has been developed by Solomon Solutions of Dublin, Ireland. The content is agreed by the ISPSG and Nalcor Energy and is being uploaded by the PIP Secretariat (www.pip.ie) in their behalf. The site came online in October 2011 and is regularly updated. The website was updated in January 2019 to a responsive design with improved security and admin.
The site and content management system (CMS) has been developed by Solomon Solutions of Dublin, Ireland. The content is agreed by the ISPSG and Nalcor Energy and is being uploaded by the PIP Secretariat (www.pip.ie) in their behalf. The site came online in October 2011 and is regularly updated. The website was updated in January 2019 to a responsive design with improved security and admin.