We would like to share the news

of the public release of the 'The Standard Stratigraphic Nomenclature of Ireland' of which IGI was happy to be a part of the consortium who worked on this project.

MERLIN ENERGY RESOURCES CONSORTIUM. 2020. The Standard Stratigraphic Nomenclature of Offshore Ireland: An Integrated Lithostratigraphic, Biostratigraphic and Sequence Stratigraphic Framework. Project Atlas. Petroleum Affairs Division, Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment, Special Publication 1/21.

To read the report click here:


Merlin have always maintained that good quality subsurface evaluations are based on a robust and consistent stratigraphic framework. This report establishes a framework for the offshore Ireland area and helps provide a base for the wider North Atlantic area. We are pleased to have been able to lead the consortium for this project and are delighted with Clare Morgan’s (Head of Technical Services, Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment ) response to the quality of the work.