b'Seismic window Seismic windowprevents CO 2from being released into the atmosphere, effectively reducing greenhouse gas emissions.Hydrogen, as a clean and versatile energy carrier, has gained significant attention in the drive towards decarbonisation. It can be produced through electrolysis, utilizing renewable energy sources, or through reforming fossil fuels with CCS. The latter method, known as blue hydrogen, allows for capturing Michael Micenkoand storing CO 2emissions, thereby Associate Editor for Petroleum enabling the production of low-mick@freogeos.com.au carbon hydrogen.By integrating CCS with hydrogen production, the energy sector can Conference highlights and trends effectively decarbonise various I recently attended the APPEA (Adelaide)industries, such as transportation, and EAGE (Vienna) conferences and itpower generation, and manufacturing. is quite obvious that the direction ofHydrogen can be utilised in fuel cells exploration has changed significantly infor zero-emission vehicles, blended the last year. The transition to nett zero haswith natural gas in existing gas taken off with all the talk about renewablepipelines, or used as a feedstock for energy and the role of gas as a transitionindustrial processes like ammoniaFigure 1.This 150 g node contains a battery, fuel. Nobody mentions oil at all anymore. Iproduction. memory, GPS and a sensor and can continuously feel like a blacksmith standing by my forgeThe CCS-hydrogen transition offersrecord seismic data for 28 days.watching all the cars drive past. At leasta unique opportunity to rapidly28 days continuous recording (or 45 days Im familiar with all the new buzz wordsreduce emissions while maintainingif they are told to turn off at night) plus a such as net zero, carbon capture andenergy security and supportingGPS receiver and a sensor. Thats a lot to sequestration (CCS) and hydrogen. economic growth. However, successfulpack into a 150 g package. Charging is by implementation requires substantialinduction and takes four hours, and data On another tack, a new product that willinvestments in infrastructure, research,is also harvested wirelessly so there are no have a big impact on us all is Artificialand development. Governments,plugs or ports.Intelligence. This is not the AI I have usedindustries, and research institutions for defining faults in seismic data, butmust collaborate to accelerate theThese nodes have been tested in urban rather it is software that can write articlesdeployment of CCS and hydrogenand rural areas with snow, deserts, for Preview. So, for a little bit of fun, Itechnologies, establish supportivejungle, and rocky terrains and I expect we tried the AI software that had somehowpolicies and regulations, and fosterwill see more of them in future seismic wormed its way into my computer usinginnovation. surveys.only the list of buzzwords above as input. Three seconds later I had a 250-wordIn conclusion, the combination of article. No more racking my brain forCCS and hydrogen technologiesBouldersideas for me, just think of a topic andpresents a promising pathway towards somewhere a full-blown Preview articleachieving a net-zero carbon economy.Another trend in seismic interpretation is created in less than a minute and sentThis transition holds the potential tosoftware is the move away from to the Editor. See what you thinkthe AIsignificantly reduce emissions fromtraditional picking and mapping with article below seems to make sense to me. various sectors and enable the long- vendors now concentrating on reservoir term sustainability of our planet. modelling and simulation. No doubt thisThe transition to a net-zerois because engineers tend to have easier decarbonised economy has becomeNodes access to exploration funds. But a number an urgent priority in addressingof software companies have implemented climate change, and Carbon CaptureI mentioned ocean floor nodes in ana boulder detection module. This works and Storage (CCS) coupled witharticle earlier this year but what aboutbest in the shallow section and is used hydrogen production plays a crucialonshore? In the EAGE Exhibition Hall I wasto identify possible boulders which may role in this endeavour. CCS technologyimpressed by the latest node technologybe troublesome when installing the involves capturing carbon dioxidebeing showcased by STRYDE (www. foundations for wind turbines.(CO 2 ) emissions from industrialstrydefurther.com). At only 129 mm high processes and power generation,and 35 mm diameter (Figure 1) these areWell, thats my take on the conferences transporting it, and then securelythe worlds smallest nodes. In that smalland exhibitionsnow its back to the storing it underground. This processpackage there is a battery and memory forforge for me.37 PREVIEW AUGUST 2023'