Where to drill in the Dutch offshore?
The GEODE platform, an online viewer and database compiled by EBN and TNO – Geological Survey of the Netherlands – provides an overview of the exploration potential and risks associated…
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Norway inches closer to opening up for deep-sea mining
“We need minerals to succeed with the energy transition. Today, resources are controlled by a few countries, which makes us vulnerable. Seabed minerals can become a source of access to…
Would Keir Starmer have changed his mind when he would have attended Devex 2023?
Twenty years ago, the first edition of Devex took place in Aberdeen. At the time, the conference revolved around extending the life of oil and gas fields. “Not much has…
Schoonebeek oil production is on hold in the Netherlands – again
When looking at a map of the Schoonebeek oil field and its equivalent in Germany (see below), one would almost think that the Germans and the Dutch agreed on the…
“If I do it again, I want to do it even better”
At some point in the last few years, Anders Kihlberg asked himself: “What were the best years of my life?” Soon he came to the conclusion that it was the…
Coring the seal of a geothermal reservoir
In the little village of Monster, which ironically translates to “sample” in Dutch, operator HVC recently completed a new geothermal well. The well targeted the Lower Cretaceous Delft Sandstone, from…
Ampfing’s flirt with the subsurface is not over yet
There are probably not too many climate activists in the small village of Ampfing in Southern Germany, as the information plaques and monuments dedicated to the local history of oil…
New GeoStreamer X data for exploration, ILX and appraisal in the Norwegian Sea
The GeoStreamer X 2022 survey is shown in orange with the main seismic section highlighted. The survey area for the ongoing GeoStreamer X 2023 and the 2024 program is outlined…
10 can turn into 1000
Hydrothermal chimneys are a spectacular sight. They were first observed in the Pacific Ocean in 1979, and in Norway at the Jan Mayen hydrothermal fields on the Mohns ridge in…
The heartbeat of Europe
Norway remains the heartbeat activity in Northwest Europe, and is the gift that keeps on giving to use that well-known phrase. The country has had successful bid rounds, regular deal…
Oil is out, CCS and Geothermal are in at EGC1
When the plenary keynotes concluded on the first day of the Energy Geoscience Conference (EGC1) in Aberdeen last week, a very interesting thing happened. The room, which had been pretty…
Revolutionising shallow geothermal borehole drilling
“We have been drilling in London’s complex geology for years now. The progression from completing only one borehole every two days, to now having the capability of delivering two in…