Australasia

Building a reservoir model for a geothermal field

The first well in the Ohaaki geothermal field in New Zealand was drilled in 1965. However, it lasted until 1989 before power production really started, even though large-scale testing of…

Developing the Kuda Tasi and Jahal discoveries offshore Timor-Leste

Continuing the exploration and development success of the Laminaria High In 2024, Finder Energy underwent a transformational change, acquiring the rights to develop several oil discoveries on the Laminaria High…

Faster and faster

Drilling faster is a big driver for technological develop­ment in every aspect of the subsurface industry, and the shallow geothermal sector is no exception. “We can significantly increase the drilling…

Fairy circles

Companies ex­ploring for natu­ral hydrogen are rapidly popping up everywhere, but how do the geologists decide where to start prospecting? Many of them look at historical data from “dry” hydrocar­bon…

Gold hydrogen – or Gold helium?

On Wednesday 22 May, Gold Hydrogen’s share price reached its highest level so far at 2.09 Australian dollars. A few days later, following the release of an ASX statement on…