Arnout Everts
Geoscientist with more than 30 years of experience in the energy industry
Arnout Everts has a PhD in Geology from VU University Amsterdam, 34 years of industry experience with Shell, PETRONAS, Murphy Oil and THREE60 Energy, and works independently since 2022 through his private consultancy AEGeo. His areas of expertise include techno-commercial project due diligence, oil and gas field (re)development, resource assessments, geothermal resources, carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen underground storage, and geologic hydrogen. Throughout his career, Arnout has participated in and/or led over 100 energy projects spanning the entire project life-cycle, from frontier exploration to late field-life, including conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons. In recent years his focus has shifted away from oil and gas towards renewables and underground storage.
Arnout is an active member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG), the European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), the Geological Society of Malaysia (GSM), and a professional member of the Australian Geothermal Association (AGA). He has authored or co-authored some 30 research papers in international scientific journals. As a EuroGeologist title holder, he is entitled to sign off on Company Reserves and Resources reports submitted to regulatory bodies.
Area of hydrogen expertise: Geologic/natural hydrogen, CCS, underground hydrogen storage.
Written by Arnout Everts
Mar 14, 2024
In this guest blog post, Dr Arnout Everts, geoscientist and energy consultant with more than 30 years of experience in the oil and gas industry, separates fact and fiction when it comes to geologic hydrogen’s clean energy potential
