Exploro Geoservices

Exploro Geoservices is an independent geological and geophysical company based in Trondheim, Norway, established in 2005 by Dr. Tomas Kjennerud. The company specialises in services and products for the energy industry, with expertise spanning exploration, business development, production, decommissioning and beyond. It is privately held by its management and employees, a structure the company presents as underpinning a long-term commitment to value creation and technical excellence. Exploro's service portfolio covers the full asset lifecycle. Its E&P services range from prospect identification through production and decommissioning, while its CCS (carbon capture and storage) services support subsurface evaluation and monitoring for the energy transition. The company has worked with the majority of oil companies operating on the Norwegian Continental Shelf across various stages of subsurface operations. A central commercial offering is STRATiBase®, a multi-client cornerstone database for North West Europe. STRATiBase® integrates seismostratigraphic sequences within a chronostratigraphic framework in a regionally consistent manner, covering the entire Norwegian Continental Shelf, the Danish Continental Shelf and most of the UK Continental Shelf including West of Shetlands. It is sold either as a one-time package or through a continuously updated subscription, with clients able to select specific layers, areas or deliverables. The company also runs multi-client studies such as Emerge, a high-resolution erosion reconstruction project covering 60–63° in the Norwegian North Sea. Exploro is led by its founder, CEO Dr. Tomas Kjennerud, alongside COO Harald Østby, CMO Bjørn Seeland and HR & Office Manager Vibeke Svendsen. The leadership team combines decades of petroleum geoscience experience, largely with backgrounds from NTNU in Trondheim. The company positions itself as a trusted, independent partner for subsurface evaluation, combining in-house expertise with proprietary technology to serve both traditional exploration and the energy transition.

Exploro was established in 2005 by Dr. Tomas Kjennerud, who holds a PhD and MSc in Petroleum Geology from NTNU and has over 30 years of industry experience. From its base in Trondheim, Norway, the company built an independent geological and geophysical practice focused on subsurface evaluation for the energy industry. Harald Østby, who joined at the beginning and serves as COO, has been a cornerstone of the company's development, leading data acquisition and consulting services. Over nearly two decades, Exploro has collaborated with the majority of oil companies operating across the Norwegian Continental Shelf, working at various stages of subsurface operations from exploration through production and decommissioning. This track record underpins its positioning as a trusted independent partner. A defining development has been the creation and launch of STRATiBase®, a multi-client cornerstone database for North West Europe. STRATiBase® integrates seismostratigraphic sequences within a chronostratigraphic framework in a regionally consistent and continuous manner, covering the entire Norwegian Continental Shelf, the Danish Continental Shelf and most of the UK Continental Shelf including West of Shetlands. It is offered as a one-time package or a continuously updated subscription, with flexible licensing that lets clients select specific layers, areas or deliverables. Exploro has also expanded into the carbon capture and storage (CCS) market, offering subsurface evaluation and monitoring support as part of the energy transition. In March 2025 the company announced Emerge, a high-resolution erosion reconstruction project covering 60–63° in the Norwegian North Sea, building on its prior studies and using all released wells and a high-resolution 3D autotracked seismo-stratigraphic framework. The company remains privately held by its management and employees.

• 2025

  Launch of Emerge, a high-resolution erosion reconstruction project covering 60–63° in the Norwegian North Sea.

• 2005

  Exploro founded by Dr. Tomas Kjennerud in Trondheim, Norway.

Independent, employee-owned geological and geophysical specialist delivering tailored subsurface solutions and proprietary database products to the energy industry.

• STRATiBase®

  Multi-client cornerstone database for North West Europe integrating seismostratigraphic sequences within a chronostratigraphic framework; covers the Norwegian, Danish and most of the UK Continental Shelf including West of Shetlands.

• Emerge

  High-resolution erosion reconstruction project covering 60–63° in the Norwegian North Sea, incorporating all released wells and a 3D autotracked seismo-stratigraphic framework.

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