The 327 metres of Oligocene hydrocarbon column that was proven in the Kurdamir-1 well, has now increased significantly to at least 420 metres (i.e. from the top of the Oligocene reservoir in ...

WesternZagros Resources Ltd. (WZR.V) is now 9% higher, paring earlier gains, after announcing that it has made a major oil discovery in the Oligocene.

During the Eocene-Oligocene period, Earth underwent profound planetary cooling. Giant ice sheets appeared in Antarctica, which was previously ice-free, global sea level plunged, and land and ...

The Eocene–Oligocene transition is the largest global cooling in the Cenozoic period. A comparison of three independent proxies from the continental shelf and deep ocean reveals a three-step ...

It was Ivany's idea to use this technique to study seasonal variations across the Eocene/Oligocene boundary during which the extinctions occurred.

Focusing on the end of the Eocene epoch and the Eocene-Oligocene transition, a critical but very brief interval in Earth's history, GSA's latest Special Paper provides new answers to these questions.

The fossil record of primates is sparse, and many gaps remain in our knowledge. One gap relates to the divergence within the catarrhines — the ancestors of hominoids (apes and humans) and Old ...

While Louisiana’s rocks are less susceptible to earthquakes, the state has many geological faults that could become active and move if injected with fluids like high-pressure carbon dioxide.

WesternZagros Resources Ltd. (WZR.V) climbed almost 18%, but is still off year highs, after announcing that it has made a major oil discovery in the Oligocene reservoir at the Kurdamir-2 ...

The deeper Oligocene oil pay will not be tested at this time due to time constraints, as the well is required to drill and evaluate the deeper Cretaceous by the end of June 2012. The Company ...