A loss of connection to our energy system
Three essential pillars of modern society are food, energy and access to clean water. The World Resources Institute refers to insecurity in these resources as a “Triple Threat”. The UN…
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Escaping the relentless cycle of re-orgs
“The reactions were overwhelming,” Samuel says at the start of our conversation in October. He alludes to the LinkedIn post he made when he left his role at Shell in…
From scattered campfires to integrated cities: The future of energy software
For the last decade, the technology landscape of the energy industry has resembled a wilderness at night – vast, dark and punctuated by innovative points of light. Over time, these…
Why P10/P90 prospect ratios are meaningless without involving the geology
In many exploration departments, the ratio between the low-case P90 volume and the high-case P10 volume of a prospect is used to assess the distribution of its volume estimates. Frontier…
Geoscience & marine life: Sustainably coexisting
Since 1995, the geophysical industry has become accustomed to mitigation protocols that aim to minimize the risk of injury to marine mammals. The protocol by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee…
The ambivalent position some European countries find themselves in when it comes to seabed mineral extraction
When the convention of the sea was adopted in 1994, the newly formed International Seabed Authority (ISA) started to award licences for the exploration of seabed minerals. Now, in 2025,…
Natural hydrogen: Is it here to stay or will the bubble burst?
The conference opened strongly with a keynote by Viacheslav Zgonnik from HyReveal, tackling this question. His market research shows that the number of companies exploring for natural hydrogen is rapidly…
How a sandbox model caused an epiphany
“I think I watched it about 50 times,” Sean tells me when we meet online on a rainy morning. He refers to a video published by the FluidFlower research team…
Porosity in compressional stress regimes
Porosity prediction sits at the heart of basin models and prospect evaluation. It underpins our understanding of reservoir quality, pore pressure, and thermal history. Traditionally, porosity has been modelled as…
Does oil really stop diagenesis?
It is all about timing. That is the main conclusion when reading a new paper recently published by Olav Walderhaug and Kristin Porten from Equinor. The paper is mostly about…
PETRONAS’s digital gambit: Architecting an AI-powered E&P ecosystem
In a strategic pivot that extends far beyond typical corporate upgrades, PETRONAS is executing a national data strategy designed to redefine Malaysia’s position in the global energy landscape. The company…
Fracture connectivity and power laws
It was about a year ago that I heard about a deep geothermal drilling project in Finland (St1 Deep Heat Project), during which a couple of 6 km deep wells…