January 9, 2012
Geophysical Field Camp in Jurilovca, Romania to investigate new archaeological site
Between July 29 – August 07, 2011 Bucharest Student Chapter, a student association of the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics, University of Bucharest, affiliated to SEG (Society of Exploration Geophysicists - USA), EAGE (European Association of Geoscientists& Engineers) and AAPG (American Association of Petroleum Geologists) organized, under the auspices of the Faculty of Geology and Geophysics – University of Bucharest, Prospectiuni S.A., SEG and EAGE, a near-surface geophysical field camp at the Argamum/Orgame archaeological site near Jurilovca, Romania. This site hides the ruins of an old fortress/ city which is believed to be over 2,700 years old.
The project was based on a “learn & do-it-yourself” concept in which 21 students from the first and second grade, and more experienced – graduate – students, all from the University of Bucharest and University of Belgrade (Serbia), applied a series of geophysical methods used for near-surface investigations (shallow seismics, geo-magnetism gradient, GPR, resistivity). Another important aspect of the field camp was the direct contact with the archaeology students and their instructor who were working on the site which led to a better understanding of the projects’ goals. Under the professional supervision of two faculty members this was a great opportunity for the future professionals to apply novel geophysical methods for a non-industrial application, but of high social impact.
Prospectiuni S.A. was honored to help this activity, strengthening its close and long term cooperation with the University of Bucharest, their students and faculty members. Several of them already expressed their interest to shape a career with Prospecțiuni, already applied for a job with us or are part of our team!
To find out more about this project, please follow the link below (an article published in First Break January 2012, Issue 1, Volume 30): http://fb.eage.org/content.php?id=56080
October 31, 2011
AAPG ICE 2011 Milan
Prospectiuni exhibited at the AAPG 2011 International Conference and Exhibition, 23-26 October in Milan, Italy, where an international mix of geoscientists explored the latest advances in petroleum geology, with particular attention to carbonate reservoirs. The Quartet Anima, as usual, played at our booth, at selected times.
October 6, 2011
Investing in the Future - Scholarships for 16 students
Prospecţiuni S.A. has awarded 16 scholarships to students from Romanian universities with a specialization in Geology, Geophysics, Oil & Gas Engineering and Mining, i.e. University of Bucharest, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj, Alexandru-Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Oil&Gas University of Ploiesti and University of Petrosani. The 16 students must have had an average 8.50 grade in their last year of study and had to write an essay in order to explain the reason why they applied for the scholarship.
We believe in supporting student activities and wish to recruit the best specialists for the future. We need good people and we are lucky we have some very good universities in Romania.
Gehrig Schultz, CEO of Prospecţiuni S.A.
The students will also have the opportunity to work for the company after finishing their studies or during their summer vacations.
October 5, 2011
Increased cable free recording capabilities
Prospectiuni has recently purchased a further 600 channels of Sercel Unite cableless recording units increasing the company’s inventory to 4,500 channels and total channel count to over 30,000. Prospectiuni was the first company to deploy this system and has the largest cableless recording capability in Europe which is ideal for urban or other areas of difficult data acquisition.