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…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
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…
It’s the temperature that matters
“The Golden Zone concept and its clear significance for understanding oil and gas occurrence seem not to be widely known within the petroleum industry”, write Paul Nadeau, Shaoqing Sun and…
Extended reach drilling for geothermal energy production
The energy transition is about pipe, lots of pipe. Where gas can be transported across the globe, geothermal energy, especially the low-temperature version of it that is mainly used for…
Why did it take so long to develop Rosebank?
Rosebank was discovered in 2004 by Chevron and partners DONG, OMV and then StatoilHydro. The reservoir quality of the Paleocene/Eocene Colsay Sandstone Member was shown to be good (around 20%),…
Half full or half empty
“Oil major ExxonMobil bets that through technological advances, shale producers can manage to double crude output from their existing wells.” That was one of the headlines from an article published…
Embracing change
“My parents approached my upbringing in different ways”, says Hayet when we met up on Teams to do the first part of this interview. “My father, an accountant, is curious…
A passion for the product
“My best tip for salespeople new to the job is to establish long-term relationships with clients. Let them know you will go the extra mile and show them a passion…
Are Sleipner and Snøhvit calling into question the long-term viability of CCS?
It appears that the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), headquartered in Ohio US, is overly critical towards the future of Carbon Capture and Storage projects. The Institute…
Dynamic model giant Groningen field publicly released
With the imminent cessation of production from the giant Groningen gas field in the north of the Netherlands, the operator NAM – a joint venture between Shell and Exxon Mobil…