news : Geneva opens with a plea to join Swiss initiative : Greenland's bright but distant prospects : Teraflops from Cray to Phillips : Aurora Atlantic Margin gas study : People in the News : UK Northern North Sea still a major item : Azerbaijan looks to rehabilitate fields near Baku : Multi-client surveys preferred by PGS : Data road ahead for GeoQuest : Borehole oil recovery : Irish government's Rockall awards and new licence round : New class of vessel for Veritas DGC seismic operations : Improved positioning for hydrophones with OBC : Magnetic attraction