He is a geophysicist who does exploration work for oil companies.
"They don't do exploration".
Bois d'Arc Energy (pronounced "bo-dark") does exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, with two-thirds of its reserves in natural gas.
"It's a brilliant observation, particularly in a heavily forested area that's difficult to do exploration in," says Karin Olson Hoal, a diamond geologist at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden.
"The slower the healthcare system is in exploring these things, the more people are at risk by doing the exploration on their own," says Estrin.
If you prefer a more passive approach to Web-map entertainment, there are plenty of geo-bloggers doing virtual exploration.
"About 15 years ago, the Syrian government was doing some exploration for oil here and put their steam shovels in the ground, and piles of bones came up".
Cynics suggest his interest in the area has more to do with untapped oil in the region, and it just so happens that Sibneft is doing some exploration.
Again, if you simply stepped into your parent's shoes without doing some exploration first, you wouldn't be sure what your own beliefs and convictions are.
We like to have definite answers when we're doing these explorations, but unfortunately, it's not there yet".
