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Snorre Olaussen is affiliated with the University Centre in Svalbard in Svalbard and Jan Mayen. Their research is primarily situated within the fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, and Engineering, with a particular focus on subfields such as Mechanics of Materials, Geology, Environmental Chemistry, Atmospheric Science, and Paleontology.

Their research topics encompass several key areas including Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Geological Studies and Exploration, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Geological formations and processes, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, as well as Geological and Geophysical Studies.

Olaussen has contributed multiple papers to the scientific community. Recent publications include:

  • "You learn as long as you drill; research synthesis from the Longyearbyen CO2 Laboratory, Svalbard, Norway" (2020) published in Norwegian Journal of Geology
  • "Arctic reappraisal of global carbon-cycle dynamics across the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary and Valanginian Weissert Event" (2020) published in Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology
  • "Sub-permafrost methane seepage from open-system pingos in Svalbard" (2020) published in The Cryosphere
  • "Underpressure in the northern Barents shelf: Causes and implications for hydrocarbon exploration" (2020) published in AAPG Bulletin
  • "Teaching with digital geology in the high Arctic: opportunities and challenges" (2021) published in Geoscience Communication

Frequent co-authors working alongside Olaussen include:

  • Kim Senger
  • Aleksandra Smyrak-Sikora
  • Peter Betlem
  • Alvar Braathen
  • Sten-Andreas Grundvåg

Olaussen's work has appeared in several publication venues, with recurrent contributions to:

  • Basin Research
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Norwegian Journal of Geology
  • Marine and Petroleum Geology
  • Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

Best Publications

  • Methane-related carbonate cements in pockmarks of the North Sea

    Martin Hovland;Michael R. Talbot;Henning Qvale;Snorre Olaussen

  • The Permo-Carboniferous Oslo Rift through Six Stages and 65 Million Years

    Bjorn T. Larsen;Snorre Olaussen;Bjorn Sundvoll;Michel Heeremans

  • Depositional environment and diagenesis of Jurassic reservoir sandstones in the eastern part of Troms I area

    S. Olaussen;A. Dalland;T. G. Gloppen;E. Johannessen

  • The Upper Carboniferous-Permian Oslo Rift; Basin Fill in Relation to Tectonic Development

    Snorre Olaussen;Bjorn T. Larsen;Ron Steel

  • The Silurian succession of the Oslo Region.

    Nils Aarhus;Michael G. Bassett;Michael P.A. Howe;Atle Mørk

  • Tempestite facies variability and storm-depositional processes across a wide ramp: Towards a polygenetic model for hummocky cross-stratification

    Mads Engholm Jelby;Mads Engholm Jelby;Sten-Andreas Grundvåg;William Helland-Hansen;Snorre Olaussen

  • The Aptian (Early Cretaceous) oceanic anoxic event (OAE1a) in Svalbard, Barents Sea, and the absolute age of the Barremian-Aptian boundary

    Ivar Midtkandal;Henrik H. Svensen;Sverre Planke;Fernando Corfu

  • The Lower Cretaceous succession of the northwestern Barents Shelf: Onshore and offshore correlations

    S.-A. Grundvåg;D. Marin;B. Kairanov;K.K. Śliwińska

  • Marine incursion in upper Palaeozoic sedimentary rocks of the Oslo region, southern Norway

    S. Olaussen

  • High-resolution organic carbon–isotope stratigraphy of the Middle Jurassic–Lower Cretaceous Agardhfjellet Formation of central Spitsbergen, Svalbard

    M.J. Koevoets;T.B. Abay;Ø. Hammer;Ø. Hammer;S. Olaussen;S. Olaussen

  • Basin Evolution in Southern East Greenland: An Outcrop Analog for Cretaceous-Paleogene Basins on the North Atlantic Volcanic Margins

    Michael Larsen;Lars Hamberg;Snorre Olaussen;Niels Nørgaard-Pedersen

  • The geological evolution of Bjørnøya, Arctic Norway: Implications for the Barents Shelf

    David Worsley;Torleiv Agdestein;John G. Gjelberg;Knut Kirkemo

  • Recently formed methane- derived carbonates from the North Sea floor

    Martin Hovland;Mike Talbot;Snorre Olaussen;Lars Aasberg

  • Sedimentary architecture during Carboniferous rift initiation — the arid Billefjorden Trough, Svalbard

    Aleksandra Smyrak-Sikora;Aleksandra Smyrak-Sikora;Erik P. Johannessen;Snorre Olaussen;Geir Sandal;Geir Sandal

  • Integrating subsurface and outcrop data of the Middle Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous Agardhfjellet Formation in central Spitsbergen

    Maayke Jacqueline Koevoets;Øyvind Hammer;Snorre Olaussen;Kim Senger

  • The importance of natural fractures in a tight reservoir for potential CO2 storage: a case study of the upper Triassic–middle Jurassic Kapp Toscana Group (Spitsbergen, Arctic Norway)

    K. Ogata;K. Senger;K. Senger;K. Senger;A. Braathen;J. Tveranger

  • Mesozoic strata of Kong Karls Land, Svalbard, Norway; a link to the northern Barents Sea basins and platforms

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  • In Situ Triaxial Testing To Determine Fracture Permeability and Aperture Distribution for CO2 Sequestration in Svalbard, Norway

    Jeroen F. Van Stappen;Redouane Meftah;Marijn A. Boone;Tom Bultreys

  • Linking regional unconformities in the Barents Sea to compression-induced forebulge uplift at the Triassic-Jurassic transition

    R. Müller;T.G. Klausen;J.I. Faleide;S. Olaussen

  • Petroleum, coal and research drilling onshore Svalbard: a historical perspective

    Kim Senger;Peter Brugmans;Sten-Andreas Grundvåg;Malte Michel Jochmann

  • Provenance characteristics of the Brumunddal sandstone in the Oslo Rift derived from U-Pb, Lu-Hf and trace element analyses of detrital zircons by laser ablation ICMPS

    Tom Andersen;Ayesha Saeed;Roy H Gabrielsen;Snorre Olaussen

  • Seepage in Isfjorden and its tributary fjords, West Spitsbergen

    Srikumar Roy;Srikumar Roy;Martin Hovland;Riko Noormets;Snorre Olaussen

  • CO2 storage resource estimates in unconventional reservoirs: insights from a pilot-sized storage site in Svalbard, Arctic Norway

    Kim Senger;Jan Tveranger;Alvar Braathen;Alvar Braathen;Snorre Olaussen

  • MIGRATED PETROLEUM IN OUTCROPPING MESOZOIC SEDIMENTARY ROCKS IN SPITSBERGEN: ORGANIC GEOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL EXPLORATION

    T.B. Abay;D.A. Karlsen;B. Lerch;S. Olaussen

  • Evidence of faulting contradicts a quiescent northern Barents Shelf during the Triassic

    I. Anell;A. Braathen;S. Olaussen;P.T. Osmundsen

  • Geometries of doleritic intrusions in central Spitsbergen, Svalbard: an integrated study of an onshore-offshore magmatic province with implications for CO2 sequestration

    Kim Senger;Srikumar Roy;Alvar Braathen;Simon John Buckley

  • Carbon dioxide injection: The importance of natural fractures in a tight reservoir for potential CO2 storage: A case study of the upper triassic - Middle Jurassic Kapp Toscana Group (Spitsbergen, Arctic Norway)

    K. Ogata;K. Senger;A. Braathen;J. Tveranger

Frequent Co-Authors

Alvar Braathen
Alvar Braathen University of Oslo
Lars Stemmerik
Lars Stemmerik University of Copenhagen
Øyvind Hammer
Øyvind Hammer University of Oslo
Veerle Cnudde
Veerle Cnudde Utrecht University
Martin Hovland
Martin Hovland University of Bergen
James G. Ogg
James G. Ogg Chengdu University of Technology
Riko Noormets
Riko Noormets University Centre in Svalbard
Jan Inge Faleide
Jan Inge Faleide University of Oslo
William Helland-Hansen
William Helland-Hansen University of Bergen
Andy Hodson
Andy Hodson University Centre in Svalbard

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