Europe

Divided opinions on area announcement

Not unexpectedly, the wide range of consultation bodies expressed different views and recommenda­tions related to the proposal, which includes 386 blocks divided into five areas: Mohns Ridge North and South,…

4 out of 4: exploration drilling success onshore Croatia

Vermilion Energy and partner INA have announced four commercial discoveries out of four exploration wells drilled in block SA-07 during 2024, in the Sava part of the Pannonian Basin, onshore…

Drilling into new frontiers – drilling into magma

No, it is not entirely new. Drilling straight into magma has happened be­fore. But in Iceland, the Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) con­sortium is now going to research it more rigorously…

Identifying issues before they arise

“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,”…

Looking deeper than the traditional petroleum plays

Whilst many Western European nations have either banned or disincentivized hy­drocarbon exploration in their own juris­dictions, some have continued to open their doors. Hungary is an example of a country…

Helium found in new and unexpected places

In Finland, 80 Mile positively tested copper-zinc exploration boreholes, while Pulsar Helium has drilled an appraisal well in Minnesota after nickel exploration accidentally found helium. In South Africa, Renergen is…

Draghi’s nod to marine minerals

”My concern (…) is that, over time, we will inexorably become less pros­perous, less equal, less secure and, as a result, less free to choose our destiny.” Mario Draghi, former…

New mineral discovery in the Norwegian Sea

Grøntua is the name of the new sulphide depos­it that was found during a trip under the auspices of the Center for Deep Sea Research at the University of Bergen…