The Gulf of Mexico holds huge untapped offshore oil deposits that could help power the U.S. for decades. The energy super basin’s longevity, whose giant offshore fields have reliably supplied consumers with oil and gas since the 1960s, is the result of a remarkable geologic past – a story that began 200 million years ago… Continue Reading Researchers Trace Geologic Origins of Gulf of Mexico ‘Super Basin’ Success
Expanded Portfolio Brings New Relevance to Long-Running Gulf-Basin Program
By Constantino Panagopulos For 25 years, an industry-sponsored research project led by the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG), has provided its members with a depositional history of the offshore northern Gulf of Mexico. Now for the first time, UTIG’s Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis (GBDS) program, will offer its members analysis of the entire… Continue Reading Expanded Portfolio Brings New Relevance to Long-Running Gulf-Basin Program
Co-Chief Scientist Sean Gulick Arrives at Chicxulub Impact Crater
University of Texas Institute for Geophysics Research Professor Sean P.S. Gulick arrived at the Chicxulub impact crater this week, and on Tuesday he offered his initial reactions to boarding the L/B Myrtle Continue Reading Co-Chief Scientist Sean Gulick Arrives at Chicxulub Impact Crater
Campeche Bank Survey Uncovers Solution Pans in the Gulf of Mexico
The discovery of unique rock formations off the coast of the Yucután Peninsula reveals answers about past climates and the future impact of hurricanes Continue Reading Campeche Bank Survey Uncovers Solution Pans in the Gulf of Mexico
Celebrating 20 Years of Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis
With the endowment of the Richard T. Buffler postdoctoral fellowship, the Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis project celebrates 20 years of continuous funding. Continue Reading Celebrating 20 Years of Gulf Basin Depositional Synthesis