The Carboniferous Bowland Shale Formation of the UK is a proven hydrocarbon source rock
and currently a target for shale gas exploration. Most existing analysis details lithofacies and …

Arthropleura is a genus of giant myriapods that ranged from the early Carboniferous to Early
Permian, with some individuals attaining lengths> 2 m. Although most of the known fossils of …

Abstract The Devonian–Recent tectono-stratigraphic history of the Northern, Central and
Southern North Sea is here reviewed at a regional scale and four novel cross-border …

Scotland's Earth resources, which include minerals, hydrocarbons, water and hydro energy,
have for many centuries provided a driver for population and economic growth. The nature …

The Mid North Sea High (MNSH) region represents one of the least explored areas for the
Late Permian Zechstein Hauptdolomit play in the Southern Permian Basin although some of …

In Britain, thick limestones of early Carboniferous (Mississippian: 359–323 Ma) age are
present in two provinces, respectively south and north of the Wales-Anglo-Brabant …

Discovery of the Breagh gas field in the Southern North Sea (SNS) has demonstrated the
potential that the Lower Carboniferous (Visean, 346.7–330.9 Ma) Farne Group reservoirs …

Despite the importance of south Cumbrian sections for the Arundian–Holkerian (mid Viséan)
boundary, beyond the stratotype proposed at Barker Scar in 1976, little else is known …

Hydrogen is expected to play a key role in decarbonizing industry and storing energy from
intermittent sources such as wind energy. Underground salt caverns are an attractive target …

Decades of oil and gas exploration across the North Sea have led to a detailed
understanding of its Cenozoic–Mesozoic structure. However, the deeper basin architecture …