Oil companies are interested in modern carbonate depositional environments as models for carbonate reservoirs. Christophe Mercadier, from Shell Oil Brazil, is part of a large collaborative initiative directed by Pamela Reid and others at the University of Miami studying stromatolites in Western Australia. Christophe visited the Darby Island Research Station in November 2012 to observe Bahamian stromatolites and other sedimentary environments of the Exuma Cays. While he was here, he purchased a magnificent straw hat made by Willamae Mckenzie, wife of our caretaker Wendell!
