The Low Earth Orbit satellites are coming
Until very recently, seismic acquisition companies only “saw” the data resulting from a marine survey when the vessel returned to shore. Of course, basic quality control of the data always…
Posts by Henk Kombrink
How the winner of a technology competition made room for the losers to take over the market
Sweden comes third in the list of countries using geothermal energy. But it is not deep geothermal energy, it is shallow geothermal – mostly sourced through closed loop systems of…
There are plenty of positive indications for hydrocarbons in Zanzibar, including oil
Launched in March this year, the Zanzibar 1st Licensing Round offers a large frontier area with both oil and gas potential. There are 8 blocks available, named Block 1A to…
Natural hydrogen – as you may not have seen it before
The “mainstream” hydrogen community in the West leans towards multiple physical and chemical processes that lead to the formation of hydrogen in the crust, such as serpentinization, ferrolysis, nuclear decay…
“A poor site that fails to meet the criteria for safe subsurface storage”
Onshore seismic is always more of a challenge to interpret than marine seismic data, and the seismic lines from the area around Cousland to the southeast of Edinburgh that Malcolm…
Shallow geothermal in Canada – A deep penetration in the geo-energy market
This is the last out of three articles in the shallow geothermal series. In previous articles, we discussed shallow geothermal drilling technology, the market, and the role of the subsurface…
Finding gas beneath gas – China’s policy to drill deeper seems to work but questions remain
Today, a press release issued by CNOOC discusses the results of the first ultra-deep well (Bozhong 19-6 Condensate Gas Field D1 Well) completed in the Bohai Bay area, offshore China.…
Shallow geothermal in Australia – from “cold” Melbourne to “hot” Sydney
This is the second out of three articles in shallow geothermal series. In the first one, we focused our attention on Sweden, where 100% of geo-energy is produced by shallow…
Putting a stop on oil and gas licensing now compares to taking away a cake when most of it has already been eaten
British politicians used to be honorary guests when new oil fields were taken into production. That was how things worked in the past. A celebration of technological ingenuity, drilling deep…
Shallow geothermal in Sweden – A deep penetration in the geo-energy market
The top three countries in terms of geothermal energy production are China, the US and Sweden. In total, these countries produced around 200 TWh in 2020. Of that figure, ground-source…
Not one, but seven new discoveries announced in Saudi Arabia
Just a couple of days ago, Reuters published a short article stating that Saudi Arabia’s energy minister announced the discovery of seven oil and gas accumulations in the country. As…
Getting increasingly complicated reservoirs to surface
“In a way, we have benefitted from the slowdown in drilling activity”, says Steve Rait from Reservoir Group when we meet at the company’s coring headquarters just north of Europe’s…