Eclipse Energy

We’re creating a biorefinery underground. We're using deep microbiology and subsurface engineering to stimulate hydrogen production directly within existing reservoirs. No new drilling. No massive greenfield buildouts. Just a different way of thinking about the subsurface. #HydrogenEconomy #SubsurfaceHydrogen #EnergyTransition #EnergySecurity

Brad Plumer's piece in The New York Times this week captures something important: the subsurface is rapidly becoming the most interesting frontier in clean energy — which is why we’ve been spending our time there. The article rightly asks whether geologic hydrogen can ultimately become economic. If we want this industry to have an impact, that is the only question that matters. Our field work, developed alongside Weatherford, suggests a pathway toward hydrogen production at roughly $0.50/kg — below the DOE’s benchmark assumptions for geologic hydrogen. The broader takeaway is bigger than any one pathway:  The subsurface may ultimately become one of the largest energy manufacturing systems on Earth. The debate now is less about whether hydrogen can be produced underground. It’s about which subsurface architectures scale most reliably, most economically, and with the lowest development risk. Companies like Vema are helping push subsurface hydrogen from theory toward engineering reality. The geologic hydrogen thesis is compelling. If you can find the right iron-rich formation, trigger the right chemistry, and retain the hydrogen economically, the scale could be enormous. At Eclipse Energy, we arrived at a similar conclusion from a different direction. We aren’t searching for ideal geologic formations or drilling new wells. We work in depleted oil reservoirs: systems that have already been drilled, pressure-tested, mapped, and connected to infrastructure, with decades of production and data. The question for us became:  What if the reservoir itself could become the energy system? Instead of relying on serpentinization, our biotechnology stimulates hydrogen generation in-situ using existing reservoir conditions. Last year, we demonstrated a first-of-a-kind pilot in California to prove this is possible. We’ve already produced hydrogen from mature reservoirs without drilling new wells. Now this changes the development equation materially:  ✅  known geology  ✅  existing infrastructure  ✅  existing wellbores  ✅  existing offtake regions  ✅  and a reservoir framework, the industry already understands deeply https://lnkd.in/gdG-tmey #Hydrogen #EnergySecurity #SubsurfaceScience #CleanEnergy

What if shut-in wells were seen for their hidden value? Not depleted, but a hydrogen asset. Across North America, low-producing and dormant oil wells are being taken offline. But the infrastructure, geology, and subsurface potential remain. Join us as we explore how these wells could become part of the hydrogen economy — without new drilling. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gSkVtttv #Hydrogen #EnergyTransition #AssetRepurposing

We don’t talk about hydrogen without talking about data. Our first subsurface bio-stimulated hydrogen field trial wasn’t designed to prove a narrative—it was designed to test a hypothesis under real field conditions. The result: measurable hydrogen production in an end-of-life reservoir. Validation matters. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gaZzCdQD #EclipseEnergy #EnergyTransition #SubsurfaceHydrogen

Late-life fields are often treated as liabilities. We see something else: known geology, existing infrastructure, and time-tested operations. Turning that into energy security requires respect for the asset—and the people who ran it. #EclipseEnergy #EnergyTransition #EndofLife

Hydrogen scale will depend on more than production pathways — it will depend on infrastructure, economics, and deployment discipline. At Drilling for Hydrogen 2026, Eclipse Energy’s team will be contributing to that conversation from both the technical and commercialization sides. Abbie Booker, our Sr. Business Development Associate, will join a panel discussing technology transfer between the oil & gas and natural hydrogen sectors, including commercialization pathways. She will also present: “From Stranded Hydrocarbons to a Productive Hydrogen Subsurface Playbook,” focused on repurposing depleted reservoirs into scalable hydrogen assets using microbiology, reservoir engineering, and existing infrastructure. Looking forward to the conversations shaping the future of subsurface hydrogen. 👉 https://lnkd.in/gyXUCpUs #Hydrogen #SubsurfaceHydrogen #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #GeologicalHydrogen

"Hydrogen is not competing with other clean energy sources. We are all chasing the same thing: energy abundance." - Prabhdeep S Sekhon And we believe collaboration is the fastest path towards energy security.

Subsurface biotechnology has never looked so good. Applying it intentionally, with modern genomics, reservoir data, and field-scale testing takes a known science and makes it an innovation for the ages. Progress can be about re-examining what we already know and adding value. #EclipseEnergy #EnergyTransition #SubsurfaceHydrogen

What if the future of hydrogen isn’t defined by color… but by where it’s produced? At the World Hydrogen & Carbon Americas Conference, one idea stood out: The hydrogen economy may be built as much below the surface as above it. From natural hydrogen to repurposed reservoirs and engineered geological systems, subsurface pathways are reshaping how we think about scale, cost, and infrastructure. 👉 Read our key takeaways: https://lnkd.in/gVUC5Kg4 #Hydrogen #EnergySecurity #SubsurfaceHydrogen #EnergyTech Abbie Booker