New Gas

Natural hydrogen: Is it here to stay or will the bubble burst?

The conference opened strongly with a keynote by Viacheslav Zgonnik from HyReveal, tackling this question. His market research shows that the number of companies exploring for natural hydrogen is rapidly…

Subsurface bio-stimulated hydrogen

The quest for affordable, low-carbon hydrogen is far from over. While well-established techniques such as steam reforming and electrolysis exist, they come with significant drawbacks in terms of cost and…

The Koloma Enigma

The company describes itself as a technology-enabled explora­tion firm that leverages indus­try expertise, proprietary data, specialised exploration tools, and ad­vanced data analytics to facilitate large-scale natural hydrogen production. Backed by…

Sometimes an old well is better than a fancy new one

While there is always press around he­lium discoveries, companies that are actually producing it often go unno­ticed. That doesn’t mean they don’t have interesting stories to tell. Ca­nadian-based Thor Helium,…

Cuba – the next hydrogen hotspot?

“I have concluded that this area should not be explored for oil, but for hydrogen instead. And I believe that the potential is colossal,” wrote Marcello Rebora in his email.…

A surge in exploration for natural hydrogen

The global search for natural hydrogen is centered around a few hotspots, and the Tim­iskaming Graben in Canada is one of them. The graben is locat­ed on the Canadian Shield,…

Successful near-field helium exploration

Blue Star Helium and joint venture partner Helium One, have successfully conclud­ed a six-well development campaign at the Galactica project in Las Animas County, Colorado. The company reported positive re­sults…

A helium reservoir in fractured basement

In 2011, a borehole tar­geting nickel unexpect­edly discovered gas. The gas flowed from the hole with such force that it reportedly ‘screamed like a jet engine’ for four days un­til…

Estimates of trapped hydrogen globally – a reality check

Over the last few years, there has been a continu­ous stream of news cover­age on “ground-breaking natural-hydrogen discoveries.” A paper by Ellis and Gelman, published late last year, very much…