EO Celebrations 2022

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Today, 1st July, is the 6th anniversary of Merlin’s transition to Employee Ownership, the ethos which underlies everything at Merlin.  As part of our EO culture, Merlin takes time to bring the whole team together for an annual celebration. This year we celebrated on 24th June, the official UK EO day.  In true Merlin fashion we opted to get outdoors and look at a few views, some of which might have included a rock or two. To read more about our EO celebrations, continue reading below..

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DEVEX debrief

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Bill Wilks, Sandy Smith and Paul Taylor travelled to Aberdeen to represent Merlin’s Geoscience Consulting, Datawise and Geochem Divisions at the DEVEX 2022 meeting on 10th & 11th May.  Continue reading to find out more about the conference and our take-homes from the event..

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DEVEX 2022!

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DEVEX 2022 is underway! Merlin are glad to be back at conferences and able to chat and network in person again. If you are there, why not pop over to our stand and say hello to Bill Wilks, Paul Taylor and Sandy Smith.

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One week until DEVEX 2022!

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There is just one week to go until DEVEX 2022. The theme of the conference is 'Developing the Future – Powering the Energy Transition to 2050', and asks the question 'What will our wells and fields look like going forward?' Merlin will be exhibiting both days of the conference. Come along, say hello and see if Merlin can help you with your geoscience, geochemistry or data management needs.

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Happy Birthday Merlin!

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Happy 24th Birthday Merlin! For nearly a quarter of a century we have provided quality consulting to our clients and have grown and adapted substantially over this time, now covering geoscience, data management and, most recently, geochemistry and carbon sequestration services. We look forward to many more years supporting companies and have lots more exciting developments to come - watch this space.

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We’re going to DEVEX!

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DEVEX 2022 is taking place Tuesday 10th - Wednesday 11th May 2022, and Merlin will be there! Come along to our stand and have a chat to Bill Wilks, Paul Taylor and Sandy Smith about all your geoscience, geochemistry and data management needs. We are looking forward to seeing you there.

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Farewell to Gerald

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Last month Merlin said good-bye to Gerald, a stalwart member of the Datawise team for the last 12 years, who took the big step into retirement to seek adventures new. Continue reading to find out more about Gerald's time with Merlin and what he plans to do with his retirement!

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Triassic to Lower Jurassic, Northern Ireland

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The latest Triassic to earliest Jurassic interval is one of the ‘Big-Five’ extinction events of the Phanerozoic. The most recent issue of the Proceedings of the Geologists’ Association (PGA) (volume 136, part 2) comprises a thematic set of papers focused on this interval in Northern Ireland.  Merlin’s resident stratigrapher, Dr Phil Copestake, co-authored four of the papers through his research collaborations with Dr Ian Boomer (Geosciences Research Group, University of Birmingham). Continue reading to learn more..

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