In the North Sea, drilling to a depth of 3,000 metres must be carried out to obtain geological information on structures that could contain oil and gas.

On eastern Greenland, the same rock types are sectioned in the mountainside over many miles on land.

This gives the geologist an increased understanding of how probable oil fields occur on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).

The analogy between the NCS and eastern Greenland is so good that well information can be practically superimposed on the mountainsides of Jamesonland.

Consequently, Statoil arranges excursions and fieldwork in this area each year.

The video example focuses on the area of Jamesonland north of Scoresbysund.