Natural hydrogen exploration offshore Southern Cuba
It is generally accepted that most of the natural hydrogen is generated by reaction with water and ophiolites of the mantle, locally obducted towards the surface. Hydrogen tends to escape…
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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 large natural hydrogen gas accumulation or an aqueous hydrogen seepage with localised gas pockets?
The Bourakebougou (Bougou) field in Mali has made headlines as the “world’s first producing hydrogen field”. It has been described as a “large accumulation of hydrogen gas in carbonate and…
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…
If there was a hydrogen market, geological storage would not be the bottleneck
To balance intermittent renewable energy generation with grid demand, green hydrogen can be produced and stored in the subsurface at times of surplus energy generation, and subsequently used to supplement…
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…