Hunting for marine minerals in the Baltic Sea
While Norway is by far the most dominant player amongst the Nordic countries in terms of marine minerals, some activities are also being performed in Swedish waters. The presence of…
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Speeding up geothermal exploration in Europe
On behalf of the University of Bucharest, the implementation team was formed by Florina Ţuluca, Dumitru Ioane, Lucian Petrescu, Iulian Popa, Lonelia Panea, Ioan Munteanu, Nicolae Cruceru, Mihaela Roca, Mihaela…
Exploration at times of war
In the face of unprecedented challenges posed by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Ukrgasvydobuvannya (UGV) JSC, a subsidiary of Naftogaz of Ukraine NJSC and Ukraine’s largest national gas producer, has demonstrated…
Revitalising geothermal exploration: A path toward efficiency and sustainability
On behalf of the University of Bucharest, the implementation team was formed by Florina Ţuluca, Dumitru Ioane, Lucian Petrescu, Iulian Popa, Lonelia Panea, Ioan Munteanu, Nicolae Cruceru, Mihaela Roca, Mihaela…
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…
From the shores of Lake Maracaibo to a paleontology museum in Europe
“I couldn’t get it over my heart to dispose of these cores,” says Evert van de Graaff in an email. It was at some point in the late 1990’s, during…
How new seismic and old core have shed new light on the Zechstein play along the Mid North Sea High
As part of the Aberdeen Energy Talk series, PhD student Thomas Houghton from Aberdeen University discusses his work on the Mid North Sea High area of the UK offshore. Using…
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…
It’s not the seal, it’s the potential thief zones that form the biggest risk
This summer, a surprising announcement was made by the Danish authorities; the Stenlille CO2 storage project was not awarded a licence to progress with their work programme to realise storage…