Geologists in Norway are using flying drones with cameras to hunt for oil

Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 10:49 in Earth & Climate

Geologists have long used seismology on the bottom of the ocean or have been throwing dynamite from snowmobiles when they look for oil. But now researchers at Centre for integrated petroleum research (CIPR), a joint venture between the University of Bergen (UiB) and Uni Research, have found a new preferred method – using drones to map new oil reserves from the air.

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