Snorre Olaussen

My main research topics are:

Siliciclastic and carbonate sedimentology, stratigraphy and sequence stratigraphy
Basin studies/fill
Regional studies particularly in the North Atlantic and in the Arctic realm
Petroleum geology and resources and CCS.

Centre affiliation:

Research projects (within):

Suprabasins, sedimentary response to growth of major extensional fault systems. Managed by Prof. Alvar Braathen, Department of Geosciences, University in Oslo. Partners: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, NTNU, UNIS, Geological Survey of Norway, University of Aberdeen, University of Nebraska, University of Copenhagen
LoCrA; (Industry sponsored) Lower Cretaceous Basin development and fill in the northern Atlantic, Barents Sea and Svalbard. University Stavanger and UNIS managed (RIS ID: 5843) More information: https://locra.ux.uis.no/
JuLoCrA: (Industry sponsored) Upper Jurassic Lower Cretaceous Basin development and fill in the northern Atlantic, Barents Sea and Svalbard. University Stavanger and UNIS managed (RIS ID: 5843) More information: https://locra.ux.uis.no/
ARCEx: (RCN/Industry sponsored) Quantitative analysis of petroleum systems and plays. Lead by University in Tromsø, UNIS as R&D partner. More information: https://www.arcex.no/
Triassic North: (RCN/Industry sponsored) Reconstructing the Triassic northern Barents shelf. Managed by University in Oslo-UNIS as Partner (RIS ID: 10002). More information: https://www.mn.uio.no/geo/english/research/projects/triasnorth/
Upper Paleozoic basins: (Industry and sponsored) Siliciclastic and carbonate sedimentology in pre-, syn- and post rift basins Univ. in Copenhagen and UNIS (RIS ID: 4748, 6045)
Organic rich mudstone facies and seeps. (Industry sponsored). Hydrocarbon seeps and geochemical characterisation of potential source rocks in the Northern Barents Sea – onshore offshore link University in Oslo and UNIS (RIS ID: 5893)
Upper Triassic To Middle Jurassic sequences. (RCN/industrial sponsored). Facies, sequence stratigraphy of the Wilhelmøya and Realgrunnen subgroups. University in Bergen, UNIS as Partner (RIS ID: 10025)
Ordovician, Silurian and Carboniferous Permian in the Oslo Region. Basin fil studies. University in Copenhagen and UNIS
CCS Storage potential in unconventional reservoirs Lead by Sintef (RIS ID: 2999) More information: https://co2-ccs.unis.no/ and https://www.sintef.no/prosjekter/nccs/