Products for the market Oil and Gas
Global economic developments cause increasing energy demands and require adequate response to the effects of growing energy consumption. Therefore, the main challenges for society in geo-energy are security of supply and sustainability. Research by TNO Built Environment and Geosciences strongly contributes to realisation of these objectives.
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In hydrocarbon exploration, TNO's research is focused on development of niche technology and application of integrated basin studies for improved estimation of the remaining exploration potential and minimizing risk and uncertainty. Furthermore, from its advisory function to the ministry of economic affairs TNO provide forecasts of up to date gas resources.
'Smart technology' is developed and applied to expand oil and gas production from known reservoirs as well as to facilitate production from tight or complex reservoirs. To this purpose a 'closed-loop' approach is applied: based on the integrated 'asset-data-model-decision' chain TNO improve the internal decision-making process. Besides, technology is being developed for the production of unconventional sources.
To encourage production of sustainable energy, TNO perform research into application of geothermal energy. Furthermore, to reduce greenhouse gas emission ('clean fossil fuels') technology is being developed in EU research programs for subsurface CO2-storage in gas and oil reservoirs, coalbeds (if possible with enhanced gas or oil production) or aquifers. On behalf of sustainable production of earth resources, TNO develop and apply software to understand and predict seismicity and/or subsidence resulting from these activities.
