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Why physical collaboration matters in a digital subsurface

Dan Austin, Sekal

July 10, 2026

I will be honest: I was sceptical about bringing EAGE to P&J Live in Aberdeen, Scotland, this year. Historically, out-of-town campus venues risk fracturing a conference. You fight the traffic,…

Storing heat in basement rocks

Henk Kombrink

July 6, 2026

“Having a look at our lineament map,” says Jon Engström from the Geological Survey of Finland, “that is the first thing you need to do when you’re planning a subsurface…

Why high oil prices can also be a bad thing for the energy transition

Henk Kombrink

July 3, 2026

Signhild Gehlin A lot can happen in two years. That’s how long it is since I spoke to Signhild Gehlin, CEO at the Swedish Geoenergy Centre (read our previous interview…

Deep hydrogen in Lorraine: An appraisal well or a science project?

Arnout Jw Everts, AEGeo

June 24, 2026

Following the discovery in 2023 of hydrogen in Folschviller-1A, a coalbed methane test-well analysed by La Française de l’Energie (FDE), Lorraine’s hydrogen potential made headlines again in March this year…

Ideas over barrels

Rodney Garrard

June 18, 2026

When France launched the slogan «On n’a pas de pétrole, mais on a des idées» during the oil shock, it wasn’t clever copy – it was national reframing. Lacking domestic…

The very first core cut in the UK North Sea

Henk Kombrink

June 8, 2026

It is boxing day 1964, a day most people in the countries around the North Sea don’t think about spending a day at sea. Yet, the crew of the Global…

From image to insight: Why seismic data quality matters for CO₂ storage

Irina Pene and Idar Kjørlaug, Viridien

June 3, 2026

Left: Overview map of the NVG reprocessed seismic dataset; Right: Coloured interpretation of the seismic line. Repurposing seismic data for carbon storage activities Carbon storage licensing on the Norwegian Continental…

Keep that well

Henk Kombrink

May 20, 2026

Equinor made a discovery in the North Sea recently, but that is not the biggest piece of news. What is interesting about the Omega Sør Alfa discovery (34/4-19S) is its…

The critical role of cement

Henk Kombrink

May 15, 2026

In January this year, during a presentation at the Canadian Energy Geoscience Association (CEGA), Eavor’s VP Drilling Performance, Mark Hodder, shared some insights on the drilling aspects of the Geretsried…

A round-up of key development projects across Europe – a subsurface summary

David Moseley, Welligence Energy Analytics

May 14, 2026

Production in the North Sea and in most oil and gas-producing countries in continental Europe is largely in decline. The upstream investment landscape in Europe is challenged by a combination…

Eavor stepping away from operator role in Geretsried

Henk Kombrink

May 13, 2026

Fair play. I have published about Eavor before, and I’ve been critical not only of the level of secrecy surrounding the company and its operations, but also of the concept…

United Downs – it is too early to uncork the bottle

Henk Kombrink

May 8, 2026

Maybe it is because I am connected with Ryan Law on LinkedIn, but the number of posts about the success of the United Downs geothermal project was unstoppable for a…

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Europe

Why physical collaboration matters in a digital subsurface

Storing heat in basement rocks

Why high oil prices can also be a bad thing for the energy transition

Deep hydrogen in Lorraine: An appraisal well or a science project?

Ideas over barrels

The very first core cut in the UK North Sea

From image to insight: Why seismic data quality matters for CO₂ storage

Keep that well

The critical role of cement

A round-up of key development projects across Europe – a subsurface summary

Eavor stepping away from operator role in Geretsried

United Downs – it is too early to uncork the bottle

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