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The global energy sector from a subsurface perspective

Europe

Drilling into new frontiers – drilling into magma

Henk Kombrink
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

Henk Kombrink
“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

Henk Kombrink
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

Mariël Reitsma, HRH Geology
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

Ronny Setså
”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

Ronny Setså
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…

The birth of a new play

Henk Kombrink
This is a story of how subsur­face data was used in the way it should be – to incremental­ly gain a better understand­ing of how a petroleum system works. And…

Exploration geology – science or art?

Jan de Jager
During my career in the oil industry, exploration geology has changed enormously. Not long after I joined Shell in February 1979, my son, who was play school age, asked me…

Never say no

Henk Kombrink
“I was born disciplined”, says Aluka at the start of the interview. “With my parents both being academics, it was no surprise that I wanted to learn”, she continues, “but…