Subsurface mapping to identify the distribution of Jurassic source rocks and to estimate timing and magnitudes of uplift and erosion.

Detailed outcrop mapping in Svalbard and on-offshore correlation are critical to better constrain paleogeography.

An improved understanding of the Middle Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous paleogeography in order to support successful exploration in the Greater Barents Sea region.

We request support to expand research from the Lower Cretaceous to the Middle-Upper Jurassic succession of the Barents Sea. The efforts will be focused on improving the sequence stratigraphic framework, structural and thickness maps, and paleogeography; analyzing geochemistry; and correlating on- and off- shore studies. As a result of this project, we expect a large impact similar to LoCrA, which includes student and post-doctoral training in Arctic geology and petroleum exploration, conference ...

A two-year project, Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous basinal studies of the Arctic region (JuLoCrA; January  2017 - December 2018), led by the University of Stavanger and University Center in Svalbard, aims to continue and expand research activities from the Lower Cretaceous basin studies in the Arctic (LoCrA) consortium (2012-2016). The project will continue research in the Lower Cretaceous interval and expand into the Upper Jurassic interval to provide a better understanding of the paleogeography and...

The University of Stavanger (UiS) and the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS) propose a two-year consortium (2017-2018) to expand previous research from the Lower Cretaceous to the Upper Jurassic in the Arctic basins. The project will be in collaboration with Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) and the Geological Survey of Denmark (GEUS). The study will build on the existing sequence stratigraphic framework, structural and thickness maps, and paleogeography; analyze geochemical data; and co...

JuLoCrA is a consortium managed by the University of Stavanger and the University Centre in Svalbard in cooperation with other universities to improve the knowledge of the basin configuration and fill of the Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous basins in the high Arctic in order to predict coarse-grained siliciclastic wedges as plays. For more information about the project, you can download the proposal. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. Deliverables An integrated and u...