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Our friend Dan Cornford

(by Paul Farrimond & Rich Price)

We said one last goodbye to Dan two weeks ago at North Devon Crematorium. After the service, we headed back to Dan and Julie’s home (formerly the IGI offices) on a gloriously warm September’s day.

Paul Farrimond

Director & Technical Advisor

User Group

IGI User Group Meeting Rescheduled

The 2026 IGI User Group Meeting has been rescheduled to 03 - 11 November 2026.   Throughout the week, we will be hosting group sessions at 08:00 and 15:00 (BST/UK time) each day. Each session will be approximately one hour long and will cover the topics listed below.

Helen Davis

Office Manager

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Dan Cornford

It is with deep sadness that we must share the news that Dan passed away on Thursday 10th September after a short illness. Our thoughts and most sincere condolences are with Dan’s family during this most difficult time.

Paul Farrimond

Director & Technical Advisor

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Geochemistry

Molecule of the month - 25-Norhopanes

By Paul Farrimond

25-Norhopanes have been reported in biodegraded oils since the late 1970s, and Seifert & Moldowan (1979) proposed that the methyl group at C-25 in the regular hopanes was removed by microbial demethylation associated with the degradation at the oil/water contact of an oil accumulation.

Paul Farrimond

Director & Technical Advisor