The Best of Brae
In Late Jurassic times, an overall north-south trending graben system transected the North Sea as a response to tensional stresses building up in the wider area. The grabens were connected…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
Decline in Number of APA Round Awards Continues
Like last year, the NPD expressed gratitude for the diversity of companies interested in the 2022 APA round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) licensing…
How Does Wet Gas Form?
A study performed by Olav Walderhaug from Equinor, the main outcomes of which he shared with GEO ExPro, shows that out of 50 reservoirs classified as wet gas accumulations, 47…
A Look-Back at Petoro’s 2022 Wells to Watch
When it comes to drilling more audacious exploration wells on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, Petoro is often one of the partners. As a state-owned company, Petoro’s risk profile differs from…
Spotted at..
What was the main reason for you to attend the NCS Strategy conference? With a shift of consciousness (and policies) towards new energy for the net zero targets, my main…
The Ups and Downs of Dutch Offshore Gas Production
When the Groningen field was found in 1959 in the north of the Netherlands, one would think that the first offshore well in the Dutch sector was to be drilled…
Western Australia – Looking towards a busy year in 2023
For Western Australia, the year 2022 saw two sides. On one hand, there was hesitance when it comes to developments offshore, further marked by a court case, but on the…
The Schwerin Sweet Spot
The current energy situation, together with a favourable geological setting and recent technical advances, have put the Schwerin geothermal project back on the radar big time. Schwerin, the capital of…
The most cost-effective way of monitoring CO2 injection
The business case for Carbon Sequestration and Storage is challenging, and that is the reason why there is a huge drive to come up with ideas to carry out the…
Core photos of giant Groningen gas field publicly released
Following the release of the Groningen field static model in 2020, Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij (NAM), in collaboration with a Data publication platform of Utrecht University (EPOS-NL), has now made available…
The Poles were bang on time
It must have been a good moment for PGNiG Norway’s Subsurface and Exploration manager Chris Dart to present his company’s business outlook at the recent NCS Exploration Strategy Conference in…
Norwegian Continental Shelf not yet creaming
Whilst the call for more frontier exploration and the associated likelihood that bigger fields are being found is getting louder, it is important not to forget that infrastructure-led exploration is…