b'CommentaryEducation mattersTeamwork also assumes significance, withIn summary, a solid understandingof skills including petro-geophysics, collaboration across various disciplinesof digitalisation and data analyticsgeology, and engineering. Transitioning becoming increasingly vital. Whetheris imperative in todays job market,to non-traditional oil and gas projects its geophysics surveys for wind energyparticularly in sectors like mining andis feasible due to the transferable installations or the remote operation ofenergy. Its essential for young professionalsknowledge of these professionals.mines, interdisciplinary collaboration isto receive guidance and advice to navigateHydrogen is a key area of focus in the key to success. these evolving landscapes effectively. energy transition. Hydrogen is an energy carrier that can be used to store, move, and deliver energy produced from other Whether its geophysicsa solid understanding ofsources. Today, hydrogen fuel can be surveys for wind energydigitalisation and data analyticsproduced through several methods. The installations or the remoteis imperative in todays jobmost common methods today are natural gas reforming (a thermal process) which operation of mines,market, particularly in sectorsrequires CCS, and electrolysis. Exploring interdisciplinary collaborationlike mining and energy for natural hydrogen is recently another iskey to success up and coming activity. This involves understanding subsurface processes and MP:Finally, what role will hydrogenrequires the expertise of geoscientists Despite the importance of subjects likeand CCS play in the transition toand engineers. The production of geophysics and geology, their emphasiscleanenergy? hydrogen, whether green or blue, in university curricula seems to beinvolves chemical, civil engineering and diminishing. However, these fields remainCO:CCS, involves two main components:process engineeringdisciplines. crucial, especially in areas like windthe capture of carbon, which falls underAs the hydrogen economy evolves, energy installation, offshore stabilitychemical engineering and processthere will be numerous opportunities assessments, subsurface energy storage,engineering, and the subsequent storagefor employment, requiring a solid CCS, geothermal to name a few. of carbon in subsurface formations,understanding of engineering disciplines. requiring expertise in well and reservoirWhile oil and gas will continue to play In todays digital age, proficiency in dataengineering, geophysics, geochemistrya role for decades to come, the future analytics, machine learning, and AI isand geology. Companies are formingseems to lean towards hydrogen and essential. Combining these skills withexpert teams from their workforce torenewable energy sources. Flexibility, traditional disciplines like engineering orexplore the feasibility of storing CO 2 including willingness to work overseas, geology can be immensely beneficial.Itsin various formations like depletedcan unlock exciting opportunities in this crucial to ensure that students receivereservoirs or saline aquifers. The feasibilityrapidly evolving transition.adequate education in mathematicsof re-purposing offshore infrastructure and physics to cope with the demandsfor so-called CCS Hubs is currently beingMP:Thank you, Claus, for sharing your ofdigitisation. investigated. This necessitates a blendinsights with Preview readers.30 PREVIEWJUNE 2024'