The rock doctor
How often do geologists bring a helicopter to land these days? How much time do most professional geologists spend in the field? Probably by far not as much as John…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
Dry well for PGNiG
As announced by the NPD yesterday, well 6306/3-1S drilled by PGNiG and Lime Petroleum (10%) in PL937 has come in dry. It cannot be stated differently, this was a courageous…
A consolidation in exploration
More than 1.2 billion barrels of reserves, low operating costs of around 3 $/boe, electrification of almost all operations and a breakeven cost of approximately 10 $/boe: Lundin Energy is…
It’s time for Denmark to step up geothermal energy production
Denmark is a country where some key ingredients for the successful implementation of a geothermal project are present: a complex of district heating systems enabling the effective and local distribution…
Spirit Norway sold to Sval and Equinor
As this website joked this morning; British Gas owner Centrica should have enough money in the bank to cover the cost of a good Christmas party. The 69% shareholder of…
Identifying thin sand injectites to prevent drilling issues
Is it possible to get a better understanding of the presence of small-scale injected sands even when they are below seismic resolution individually? That’s what Alma Dzozlic Bradaric from the…
UK 3 – Norway 2
Against a backdrop of a (temporary) drop in drilling activity across the Norwegian Continental Shelf and a simultaneous increase in activity in the UK, the latter finds itself in the…
Shell withdraws from Cambo – a sigh of relief at Westminster?
“The economic case for investment is not strong enough at this time, as well as having the potential for delays,” a Shell spokesperson said in this BBC article published yesterday…
Two neighbouring countries, two contrasting exploration strategies?
As announced last week, the new German coalition plans include a potential ban on new exploration licences being issued in their part of the North Sea. Is this a surprise?…
The core of Svalbard
Svalbard is a geological outlier in Norway, as it is a place dominated by sedimentary strata rather than igneous and metamorphic rocks as is the case for the Norwegian mainland.…
Equinor leaves Ireland following sale of stake in Corrib
In a press release issued yesterday, Equinor announced the sale of its 36.5% non-operated stake in the only producing gas field in Ireland – Corrib – to operator Vermillion. After…
Seismic survey identifies two potential reservoirs for geothermal energy in Belgium
Subsurface consultancy Hita also suggests that 3D models can help reduce the risk for induced seismicity.