The Netflix of geoscience
“When I left BP in 2016, I didn’t know anything about virtual reality, but what I did know is that I wanted to do something with it”, says Claudia Ruiz-Graham…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
Staatsolie announces bid round for eleven shallow water blocks
On the back on exploration success in deep water, Staatsolie is now putting the spotlight on the shallow part of the shelf.
“We don’t see these jobs”
The energy transition has become a main driver for panel discussions, technical talks and exhibition opportunities at the big geoscience conferences across the world, with industry leaders promising loads of…
The further from shore the more sand
Looking at this cross-section from the Norwegian Sea, showing Upper Cretaceous and Paleogene sediments, a surprising thing seems to happen. The amount of sand increases going westwards, away from the…
Exploration drilling – for geothermal energy
Only a few days ago, a very interesting drilling campaign kicked off in the Netherlands, at a very prominent location close to the Ajax football stadium in Amsterdam. And while…
Middle East as an analogue
The Seram fold and thrust belt in Eastern Indonesia is an underexplored area. Yet, it shares many characteristics with fold and thrust belts with proven hydrocarbon potential in the Middle…
The source rock for Venus
Duncan Macgregor and his colleague Colin Reeves are working on a project that will result in the creation of a series of paleotectonic and paleogeographic maps of the African continent.…
Paleogeography and business
“The production of paleogeographic maps is an economically useful exercise for consultancy companies such as ours”, says Andy Horbury from Cambridge Carbonates. His company has been involved in constructing, editing,…
Is there an equivalent of the Orinoco heavy oil belt in Colombia?
Many geologists in Colombia, at some point during their career, had a pressing question in mind: “Is there an equivalent of the Orinoco Heavy Oil as present in Venezuela in…
An order of magnitude more energy for drilling twice as deep
“What attracted me to geothermal is the fact that there are still a host of technical challenges to be addressed in order to unlock it as the ideal complement to…
Exploring the many facets of Africa’s geology on the back of world events
“You are not going to play around here for a month and do nothing”, said Keryn’s father when she returned home to Oranjemund (Namibia) from High School for the summer…
Carbon storage in Leman – how feasible is that?
The first thing that probably springs to mind when thinking about CO2 injection into the Leman gas field in the UK Southern North Sea is the high number of wells…