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…
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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…
Norway creates room for more exploration, but it won’t get a thank you from Europe
“I am touched and excited with this government”, wrote E&P analyst Anders Wittemann on LinkedIn yesterday. He referred to the announcement of the 2023 APA Round – Awards in Predefined…
Energy Geoscience Conference
The Energy Geoscience Conference – EGC – is a new conference series launched by the Geological Society and the GESGB under the strapline ‘powering the energy transition through subsurface collaboration’.…
A potential depth record?
The website ThinkGeoenergy reported in February that preparations were ongoing for drilling a geothermal well in the south of Poland, with a potential terminal depth of 7 km. Reaching this…
Northern Viking Graben – Chasing the Upper Jurassic Play
Left: Location map showing CGG’s legacy north-south, new east-west and dual-azimuth seismic coverage in the Northern Viking Graben. Right: TL-FWI velocities with frequencies up to 14 Hz, draped over dual-azimuth…
The world’s first storage project of 100% hydrogen in a sandstone reservoir
After many years of preparation, last week saw the start of injecting 100% hydrogen into the Rubensdorf gas reservoir, onshore Austria. The injected hydrogen is generated through the electrolysis of…
A key member in Europe’s upstream network
“I’m so pleased to be able to organise in-person meetings again”, says Helena Dobrova. “Soon, we will host our 56th event in Poland.” Helena can easily be ranked as one…
Boring? Maybe not so boring!
“It’s the details that always bite you in the end”, said Ronny Parr from the North Sea Transition Authority to the audience at SPE’s Seismic 2023 Conference in Aberdeen yesterday.…
How an oil service company is moving into renewable space
It is well known that elements such as copper, nickel and lithium are in high demand to provide materials needed for the energy transition. It is less well-known that chemical…
Producing more from Norwegian oil fields without impacting the climate
“The answer is a definite yes”, says Ole Gunnar Tveiten, geologist at AGR, regarding the possibility for Norway to maintain oil production in the years to come and at the…