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…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
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…
The deep subsurface is not always to blame
When data on land subsidence in the Epe area (Germany) was made public, Pandorra’s box opened. Those who looked at the data were quick to point their finger to the…
The two options for Calypso
In what is Neptune’s third discovery in six months, following on from Ofelia and Hamlet in the greater Gjøa area, this time oil has been found in the Calypso prospect…
Hamburg geothermal well should have been drilled in another location
There is a lot of public and political pressure to make the energy transition a success. Germany is a country that faces this pressure too, further augmented by a strong…
When the tramlines are missing
To assist geologists in orientating cores correctly in terms of what is up and what is down, the outside of the core is often marked with a red and yellow…
Drilling into the top of a salt dome results in unexpected temperatures
There is a huge drive to reduce the use of gas for heating in the Netherlands. However, whilst the share of renewables in electricity generation is increasing, heat demand in…
The biggest flooding event in North Sea geological history
In late Permian times, around 255 million years ago, the area that now occupies the North Sea, parts of Britain and the area stretching from the Netherlands to Poland, formed…
A closer look at Baodao 21-1
The Baodao 21-1 discovery is not new, but its volumes have recently been confirmed by the Chinese government. Time to put the discovery in a regional context.
Cold water injection may cause earthquakes
A newly published study points to injected water from geothermal projects as the main driver for induced seismic events.
Mozambique – a gas nation in development
In August, Bloomberg reported that an LNG tanker was soon to arrive at Eni’s new Floating Liquified Natural Gas Terminal Coral Sul (South), indicating that it will not be long…
Russia – how is the state of play in the upstream industry?
We spoke to Konstantin Sobornov, who runs his own exploration company in Russia to discuss the current situation. “There is definitely a shift in strategic planning when it comes to…