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Why the Rittershoffen geothermal plant came to a halt

The ECOGI geothermal heat plant, located in Rittershoffen (France), has been exploiting geothermal energy from the naturally fractured reservoir of the Rhine Graben for 10 years, with an injection well (GRT-1) and a production well (GRT-2) both reaching the same…

Clément Baujard and Vincent Maurer, ES-Géothermie

October 28, 2026

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…

Molly Turko, Devon Energy

October 20, 2026

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…

Henk Kombrink

October 8, 2026

One of Europe’s largest onshore oil fields has restarted production

Many people will know the Groningen gas field, the discovery of which triggered offshore exploration in the wider North Sea in the 1960’s. It is also well-known that the Groningen gas field was permanently shut in a few years ago,…

Henk Kombrink

October 1, 2026

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…

Henk Kombrink

September 24, 2026

Poland is the only serious helium supplier in the EU, but not because its subsurface is so special

The European Union has marked 34 substances as ‘critical raw materials’. Helium is among them due to its significant industrial importance and the high chances of supply chain disruption. Those supply vulnerabilities are currently more acute than ever; 40% of…

Mariël Reitsma

September 14, 2026

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.…

Ian Cross, Moyes & Co

August 17, 2026

The increasing importance of DHI’s in the Rotliegend play of the Southern North Sea

It sounds odd, bearing in mind the quality of broadband seismic data available these days: unlocking an offshore gas province without using seismic DHI’s to de-risk exploration drilling. Yet, that is what happened in the Southern North Sea, where the…

Henk Kombrink

July 28, 2026

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…

Henk Kombrink

July 20, 2026

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…

Dan Austin, Sekal

July 10, 2026

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…

Henk Kombrink

July 6, 2026

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

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 here) So, it was great to catch up with her…

Henk Kombrink

July 3, 2026

The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Europe

Why the Rittershoffen geothermal plant came to a halt

From thrust faults to landslides

The Faroese offshore is back on the exploration radar

One of Europe’s largest onshore oil fields has restarted production

Finding oil when everyone expects gas

Poland is the only serious helium supplier in the EU, but not because its subsurface is so special

Mediterranean eyes on Greece as deepwater drilling approaches

The increasing importance of DHI’s in the Rotliegend play of the Southern North Sea

Exploring salt for hydrogen storage

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

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