Europe

From thrust faults to landslides

As I hiked the trail around Lake Oeschinensee near Kandersteg, Switzerland, my attention kept drifting away from the brilliant turquoise water toward the towering limestone cliffs across the lake. The scenery is breathtaking, and it is easy to understand why…

The Faroese offshore is back on the exploration radar

After years of quiet, a bit of exciting news emerged from the Faroe Islands this week: Atlantic Petroleum, through a new company that is currently being set up, applied for an exploration licence in the Faroese offshore sector. The timing…

Finding oil when everyone expects gas

“It took us a while before we could accept that we found oil,” says chairman Peter Putnam when we get to talk about the discovery his company Central European Petroleum (CEP) made in 2025. And there is a reason why…

Mediterranean eyes on Greece as deepwater drilling approaches

The exploration hunt for hydrocarbons in Greece started in 1938 with the drilling of shallow wells. After a post-war lull, the passage of Greece’s first comprehensive petroleum law in 1959 drew im­mediate international attention, prompting Esso to se­cure exploration permits.…

Exploring salt for hydrogen storage

Halite cores from one of the exploration wells drilled to evaluate the Zuidwending salt dome for hydrogen storage readiness. Photo: IOT Holland. Energy stock, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Dutch state-owned company Gasunie, is working on a project called…

Why physical collaboration matters in a digital subsurface

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, you miss the or­ganic energy of a city centre, and…

Storing heat in basement rocks

“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 project in our country.” Jon is a structural ge­ologist who…

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

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 with the drilling by FDE of a dedicated and much…