Henk Kombrink, Author at GeoExpro

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No oil at the horizon in Hemispheres

January 28, 2022

In the far north-eastern corner of the Norwegian North Sea, Wellesley and partner Petoro (20%) have finalised drilling the 36/1-4 exploration well targeting the Middle Jurassic Krossfjord Fm Hemispheres prospect.…

Swedish government approves deep geological repository for nuclear waste

Henk Kombrink

January 28, 2022

After many years of study and preparation, a landmark decision has now been reached to build a geological repository for nuclear waste. This is not only good news for Sweden…

The sedimentary record of a drowning basement high

Henk Kombrink

January 26, 2022

It is probably the most important reservoir in the Norwegian offshore sector, but it is difficult to map using seismic data because of its limited thickness of 5 to 40…

A game-changing geothermal project

Henk Kombrink

January 26, 2022

Plans to drill up to seventeen wells – each to a depth of around 2,500 m. That is the scale of the geothermal development that may be realised in the city…

Store excess green electrical energy in…. synclines

Henk Kombrink

January 24, 2022

How to store excess electrical energy when there is a surplus generated by wind and solar and how to supply energy when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun doesn’t…

The oil field that was discovered by drilling a geothermal well

Henk Kombrink

January 21, 2022

Germany’s domestic oil production is limited and has been declining for many years. In 2019, almost 38,000 BO/d was produced domestically, where the country consumes more than 2 million BO/d.…

There’s still plenty of fizz in FANTA

Henk Kombrink

January 20, 2022

Systematic exploration for smaller volumes can still pay off. A perfect example of this is the perseverance with which Equinor and partners DNO, Idemitsu, Neptune, Petoro, Vår Energi and Wellesley keep…

Number of companies and awards in 2021 APA round lowest in eight years

Henk Kombrink

January 19, 2022

In NPD’s press release announcing the APA 2021 awards, there is an interesting remark: “This year’s awards show that there is still great diversity among the players,…” The key in…

PGS awarded contracts in both UK and Norway to better image carbon stores

Henk Kombrink

January 19, 2022

In separate press releases, PGS announced the acquisition of seismic surveys in both the UK and Norwegian sectors this year. Yesterday, the company announced the award of the Endurance seismic…

Denmark to see large geothermal project developed

Henk Kombrink

January 18, 2022

As announced yesterday, Innargi – a company founded by Danish conglomerate A.P. Møller Holding in 2017 – will develop a large geothermal energy project in the Danish city of Aarhus…

No Johan Sverdrup in the Norwegian Sea for Lundin

Henk Kombrink

January 17, 2022

As announced by the NPD this morning, Lundin and partners Spirit (20%; soon to be Sval Energy) and Petoro (20%) have drilled a dry well on the Frøya High in…

Glengorm may still be viable as a tie-back option

Henk Kombrink

January 17, 2022

When the results of the Glengorm discovery well (22/21c-13) came in early 2019, partner Total announced that the accumulation could hold 250 MMboe recoverable. Following the completion of two appraisal…

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Posts by Henk Kombrink

No oil at the horizon in Hemispheres

Swedish government approves deep geological repository for nuclear waste

The sedimentary record of a drowning basement high

A game-changing geothermal project

Store excess green electrical energy in…. synclines

The oil field that was discovered by drilling a geothermal well

There’s still plenty of fizz in FANTA

Number of companies and awards in 2021 APA round lowest in eight years

PGS awarded contracts in both UK and Norway to better image carbon stores

Denmark to see large geothermal project developed

No Johan Sverdrup in the Norwegian Sea for Lundin

Glengorm may still be viable as a tie-back option

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