Europe

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…

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…

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…