Fredrik Wesenlund

Disputas - Master of Science Fredrik Wesenlund

Master of Science Fredrik Wesenlund will on 25 March at 12.15 publically defence his thesis for the PhD degree in Science.

Title of the PhD thesis:

« Lithostratigraphy and chemostratigraphy of Triassic black shales on Edgeøya, eastern Svalbard: Implications for understanding Triassic source rock formation on the Norwegian Barents Shelf »

Popular scientific abstract: 

Fossil fuels account for more than 80 % of the World’s energy consumption. Knowledge of how petroleum forms is therefore still relevant. Ancient organic matter from plankton within mudstones is an important source for petroleum. Approximately 240–250 million years ago, plankton-rich muds were deposited in a shallow ocean north of Norway and can now be studied as organic-rich mudstones in Svalbard. This study aims to investigate the ancient environmental conditions that allowed this organic matter to be created, preserved, and accumulated within these mudstones. Through field work in Svalbard and geochemical analyses, we found out that climate changes approximately 247 million years ago could have influenced the nutrient and oxygen content in the water column, both very important factors for such petroleum-generating mudstones to form. This will help us understand in more detail how these mudstones can be distributed on the Barents Shelf and their ability to generate petroleum.
 

 

 Supervisors:

  • Associate Professor Sten-Andreas Grundvåg, Department of Geosciences, UiT (main supervisor)  
  • Jon Halvard Pedersen, Petroleum System Analyst, Lundin Norway AS  
  • Olaf Thiessen, Petroleum System Analyst, Statoil ASA  
  • Jon Erik Skeie, Senior advisor, AKER BP ASA  

Evaluation Committee:

  • Chief Consultant PhD Jørgen Kofoed-Bojesen, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark (1. opponent)  
  • Adjunct Professor Rolando di Primio, Lundin Energy Norway/Jacobs University Bremen, Norway/Germany (2. opponent) 
  • Professor Giuliana Panieri, Department of Geosciences, UiT (internal member and leader of the committee) 

Leader of the public defence:

Head of Department Matthias Forwick, Department of Geosciences, UiT, will lead the public defense.

 Opposition ex auditorio:

If you have any questions for the candidate during the public defence, please send an e-mail to leader of the public defence. They will announce your questions during the defence.

 Trial lecture:

The trial lecture is held on 25 March at 10.15 in the same auditorium.

The title of the trial lecture is:

«Formation, evolution and petroleum prospectivity of the Triassic Boreal Basin»

 Streaming:

The trial lecture and the public defense will be streamed via these links:

Når: 25.03.22 kl 12.15–15.00
Hvor: Teknologibygget auditorium 1.022
Sted: Digitalt, Tromsø
Målgruppe: Ansatte, Studenter, Gjester / eksterne, Inviterte
Kontakt: Gabriela Sirbu
E-post: gabriela.sirbu@uit.no
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