3500m1 Apr 2026 17:56
There is quite a bit of discussion about the need to go to the depth of 3500m. One reason is the 5th of the oil traps could be down at that depth ,but what has perhaps been missed is the GEOTHERMAL POTENTIAL. It's the Artic and power in large amounts is hard to come by in a place like Greenland. Imagine you can smelter your critical minerals on Greenland with sufficient free power left to heat every home and building in Greenland for only the cost of the infrastructure. Or how about a fractional cracking tower on Greenland rather than export the Brent sweet light crude, instead you crack it to the various constituents and export petrol, diesel, lubricating oil etc... Maybe Bitumen for all the roads that need built or for resurfacing runways. Picture how little cost to extract is required if the heat generated is free (infrastructure and maintenance aside).
With Geothermal energy on site the possibilities really open up and the Greenlanders no longer need to import fuel oil to heat their homes in the -30 degree Winters. All government building also heated for nothing.
I forget which of the many interviews it was that Rod did but pretty sure he mentions they would have Geothermal experts on hand as the data comes in similar to the Big Oil majors sending their teams to collect the data live.
This is the main reason they are going so deep. A real game changer if it's found to be there but DYOR and don't take my word for it. Looking at Norway and with its 1.9 trillion dollar Sovereign wealth fund they know how to harness Geothermal energy and given its been noted that Norway and Greenland were once joined.....it's maybe not so much of a leap that it could happen on Greenland.......one day.
Does Norway Have Geothermal Energy?
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Yes, Norway utilizes geothermal energy, primarily through shallow geothermal heat pumps for heating and cooling rather than electricity generation. It has one of the highest per capita rates of heat pumps in Europe, utilizing Ground Source Heat Pumps (GSHP) for buildings, including large-scale installations at Oslo Airport.
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Key details:
Main Use: Geothermal heat pumps are common in Norway, focusing on heating commercial and residential buildings.
No Power Generation: There is currently no electrical production from geothermal resources in Norway, as the country's electricity is almost entirely dominated by hydropower and wind.
Growth: The use of geothermal energy has grown significantly, with thousands of new geothermal heat pump systems installed annually.
Future Potential: While not a volcanic country like Iceland, Norway is exploring deep geothermal drilling, aiming to leverage expertise from the oil and gas industry for heat generation.
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