How long could Europe survive on Norwegian gas alone?
When the NPD issued their latest resources inventory last week, one of the headlines was that proven resources had increased by 893 MMboe compared to last year’s accounts. And, 65%…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
Reabold Resources aims to drill new production well in West Newton
In what is claimed to be the biggest onshore UK find after the discovery of Wytch Farm, a potentially significant volume of oil (146 MMbo in place) and gas (6…
Hamburg is hot
With an estimated power output of 10 MW – which could supply 5,000 houses with heat – the city of Hamburg in northern Germany hopes to integrate geothermal energy with…
The well that targeted a turbidite but found an intrusion instead
Well 205/10-5a was spudded in 1997 by Chevron in the UK Faroe-Shetland Basin, targeting what looked like a Paleocene turbiditic sandstone on the Flett High. Seismic data indeed suggested a…
ONE-Dyas spuds second appraisal well at IJssel
Either volumes are larger than initially expected or drilling wells in this fairly shallow find is just very affordable, ONE-Dyas is now in the process of drilling a second appraisal…
Oil is increasingly critical for production of batteries
Just as you were about to think that batteries represent the NEW way of energy use versus fossil fuels standing for the OLD way, then continue reading. Even if no…
A plug and abandonment of Britain’s shale gas adventure
When I was a young geologist at the Geological Survey in Utrecht (the Netherlands) in spring 2010, a representative from Realm Energy rocked up at the office one day. He…
Are there some diamonds to be found in diatomite?
With oil prices reaching levels not seen since the 2014 crash, there is no doubt that at some point in time attention will again shift towards those plays that were…
Firing up the development of six UKCS fields? A reality check
Over the past year, the UK government has not been particularly decisive when it comes to approving field developments. Jackdaw is the best example of this, with Shell’s preferred exit…
The power of the offshore
Up to 60% of the required reduction in CO2 emissions for the UK can be released through a variety of projects focussed on the UK North Sea. This illustrates the…
ONE-Dyas finds oil in IJssel appraisal well
Drilling appraisal wells doesn’t happen every day in the Dutch sector, where new finds are scarce. Let alone an appraisal well on an oil discovery. However, according the NLOG website,…
Equinor spuds exploration well near Snorre field, on trend with Dugong
Whilst Neptune is working on the next phase for the Dugong discovery, Equinor and partners Petoro (30%), Wintershall Dea (24.5%), Idemitsu (9.6%) and Vår (4.9%) are now drilling a prospect…