VISTA research areas

Exploration  -  Project portofolio

• Geophysical and geological methodology development
• Studies helping to understand the processes of formation and development of sedimentary basins and continental margins
• Comparative studies from crust and basin perspective

Improved oil recovery  -  Project portofolio

• Production methods for crude oil
• Reservoir modelling
• Petrophysics
• Geophysical reservoir monitoring

Oil and gas processing  -  Project portofolio

• Heavy oil refining
• Conversion of methane to synthetic gas

Environment  -  Project portofolio

• Sensitivity and biodiversity of ecosystems
• Natural leakage of hydrocarbons and its significance for ecosystems
• Polycyclic aromatic HCs (PAH) in marine sediments.

•  Focus on the use of biotechnology throughout the entire value chain of an oil & gas company.
• Biotechnology as a new tool and problem-solver for new application and new technologies