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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Portraits

The master of near-field exploration

Henk Kombrink
When thinking about exploration geology in the oil and gas sec­tor, most people will envisage going to places unknown, map the big bumps, and get them drilled. That’s not how…

From Moscow to Mohkínstsis

Henk Kombrink
“I was the first generation of students that graduated in the Soviet Union without having a job lined up for me,” says Svetlana Bidikhova. “When I started university, few people…

“Playtime is over”

Henk Kombrink
“A lovely little department dedicat­ed to geothermal energy. That’s what I found when I started at the Interna­tional Geothermal Association (IGA) in 2017,” says Marit Brommer, who had left a…

On drift

Henk Kombrink
When we meet on Teams on a morn­ing in March, F. Javier Hernández- Molina is calling in from his office in Granada, Spain, where he works at the Andalusian Earth…

From scratch

Henk Kombrink
“No data, no problems,” laughs Tan­guy Lomme from Epslog when he reminisces on his years at Shell when he worked as a reservoir engineer. As soon as he joined founder…

Turning adversity into opportunity

Henk Kombrink
“I grew up in the state of Perak, north of Kuala Lumpur, in the town of Batu Gajah. Being the oldest of eight chil­dren, I felt the responsibility to take…

Eyes wide open at the right time

Henk Kombrink
“I took the most jagged path into the oil business, as you can imagine,” says Henry S. Pettingill. “There was noth­ing for me to identify myself with the oil industry,…

Identifying issues before they arise

Henk Kombrink
“In the oil and gas industry, there are often multiple unknowns that can significantly impact operations. These gaps in understanding frequently lead to a reliance on what we call “opin­ioneering,”…

Never say no

Henk Kombrink
“I was born disciplined”, says Aluka at the start of the interview. “With my parents both being academics, it was no surprise that I wanted to learn”, she continues, “but…

Chasing zombie wells

Henk Kombrink
“It doesn’t have the dramatic fire and oil shooting out like the bp Macondo well. No, here, in the Permian Basin, wells are spewing fully saturated brine instead”, says Sarah…