Eclipse Energy and Wood have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the commercialisation and global deployment of subsurface hydrogen production.
The partnership
combines Wood’s global engineering, consulting, and decarbonisation expertise with
Eclipse’s subsurface hydrogen technology, which repurposes existing oil
reservoirs into low-cost hydrogen-producing assets.
It aims to advance
hydrogen projects from early development to commercial execution.
The partnership comes
as Eclipse transitions from technology validation to commercial execution, with
multiple projects progressing this year.
Eclipse’s approach
leverages existing oilfield infrastructure to produce low-cost, sustainable
hydrogen, avoiding high capital expenditure typically associated with
greenfield hydrogen developments.
By repurposing
end-of-life assets, the model challenges the perception that clean hydrogen
must come at a premium, while creating new revenue opportunities for their
partners through geoscience, engineering, and microbiology expertise.
“Scaling hydrogen
requires more than innovation—it requires pragmatism,” said Prabhdeep
Singh Sekhon, CEO of Eclipse Energy. “At Eclipse, we see the subsurface not as
a legacy of the energy system, but as its next frontier. By converting
end-of-life oil fields into productive hydrogen assets, we can deliver a
pathway that is both economically and operationally viable. Partnering with
Wood strengthens our ability to move projects forward at the pace and scale
required in the global market.”
Through this
partnership, Eclipse will continue to lead on technology development and
commercial project origination, alongside its oil field services execution
partner, Weatherford.
In tandem, Wood will
provide engineering design, downstream expertise and advisory support
including decarbonisation strategy, lifecycle assessment (LCA), and levelised
cost of hydrogen (LCOH) analysis.
“We are proud to partner with Eclipse as they move subsurface hydrogen from innovation to commercial reality,” said Dan Carter, President of Consulting at Wood. “This technology has the potential to extend the life of mature assets and oil fields, while delivering a scalable source of lower-carbon hydrogen. We’re pleased to provide the engineering and advisory expertise to help accelerate deployment in global markets.” -OGN/TradeArabia News Service
