NATURAL HYDROGEN CONSULTANTS LIMITED

What NATURAL HYDROGEN CONSULTANTS LIMITED does

NATURAL HYDROGEN CONSULTANTS LIMITED (trading as NHSG) is a privately held, Oxford-headquartered geoscience consultancy founded in 2023 that applies play-based exploration methodologies to the discovery of natural (geological) hydrogen. The firm is built around a multidisciplinary team of nine senior practitioners spanning petroleum exploration, minerals exploration, petrophysics, geophysics, and metamorphic geology, and operates with a defined scientific premise: that hydrogen generated through serpentinisation of ultramafic protoliths — and analogous processes in greenstone-cratonic and forearc basins — represents a viable, lower-carbon energy source whose exploration can be de-risked by repurposing techniques from oil-and-gas and mineral exploration.

NHSG's commercial offering centres on three proprietary components. Hy-Eval® is a trademarked geochemical modelling routine that quantifies hydrogen yield from serpentinisation of variable protolith compositions across a 25–400°C temperature range, validated against peer-reviewed literature and built on open-source software. Hy-Pet is an integrated petrological–petrophysical–geophysical methodology for characterising hydrogen-generating protoliths and designing multi-physics subsurface characterisation programmes. pIGI-H2 is a hydrogen-specific database tool co-developed with IGI, customising IGI's established p:IGI+ oil-and-gas platform for standardised hydrogen exploration data visualisation. These tools underpin project-based consulting engagements, software licensing through technology partners, and joint technical studies with exploration counterparties.

The business model is a mix of professional services and software licensing. Direct consulting revenue is generated through feasibility studies, regional screening, and technical assessments sold to government petroleum authorities (notably RAK Petroleum Authority in the UAE) and to natural hydrogen exploration companies (notably H2Au Ltd, holding three Technical Cooperation Permits in South Africa). A secondary revenue stream is derived through technology-partner distribution, particularly with IGI for the pIGI-H2 database. Geographic reach spans the Middle East, North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, NW Africa, and Central America (Nicaragua), with thought leadership reinforced through peer-reviewed publications, AAPG/Geological Society of London/PESGB conference participation, and the co-convened Burlington House 'Natural Hydrogen: A New Frontier for Energy Geoscience' conference series.

Name

NATURAL HYDROGEN CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Legal name

Natural Hydrogen Consultants Limited

Website

https://nhsgconsultants.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NATURAL HYDROGEN CONSULTANTS LIMITED is an Oxford-based geoscience consultancy applying petroleum and minerals exploration techniques to natural hydrogen discovery, serving government petroleum authorities and exploration companies via project-based consulting and proprietary tools (Hy-Eval®, Hy-Pet, pIGI-H2).

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geoscience Consulting Services — Natural Hydrogen Exploration

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Exploration Services (1382)

akta.pro primary industry

Exploration & Prospecting (Geology, Geophysics, Seismic) (EUALAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Exploration, Appraisal & Subsurface (Seismic, Geology, Reservoir Characterization) (EUAAAAAH), Geotechnical & Subsurface Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAB), Seismic & Geoscience Services (Acquisition, Processing, Interpretation) (EUALABAK)

Keywords

• Natural hydrogen consulting
• Geoscience exploration services
• Hydrogen prospectivity evaluation
• Petroleum geology consulting
• Subsurface geological analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Oxford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Technical Consulting Services: NHSG provides specialized consulting services for natural hydrogen exploration, including feasibility studies, play model development, and technical assessments for clients such as government petroleum authorities and energy companies. Engagement appears project-based with custom scopes.
2. Database and Software Tools: Collaboration with IGI to develop and distribute pIGI-H2 database tool for hydrogen exploration. Revenue generated through software licensing or tool access.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NHSG provides geoscience consulting and exploration workflows for natural hydrogen resources, leveraging team expertise in petroleum exploration, minerals exploration, petrophysics, geophysics, and metamorphic geology. The firm delivers proprietary evaluation studies — Hy-Eval, Hy-Pet, and pIGI-H2 — that assess subsurface hydrogen prospectivity and play fairway analysis for energy-sector clients.

Product overview

NATURAL HYDROGEN CONSULTANTS LIMITED (trading as NHSG) offers a portfolio of specialised consulting services and proprietary analytical tools for natural hydrogen exploration. The core offering consists of Hy-Eval, a geochemical modelling routine for evaluating hydrogen yield potential through serpentinisation, and Hy-Pet, an integrated petrological-petrophysical-geophysical exploration approach that characterises hydrogen-generating protoliths. These tools are complemented by pIGI-H2, a customised database developed with IGI for hydrogen-specific data visualisation and interpretation. The company applies science-led exploration techniques derived from petroleum and minerals sectors to locate natural hydrogen occurrences in various geological settings including ophiolites, greenstone-cratonic basins, and forearc basins.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hy-Pet: Integrated petrological-petrophysical-geophysical exploration approach for characterising hydrogen-generating protoliths in different geo-tectonic settings.
• Hy-Eval

Products and services

• Hy-Eval

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• IGIcoreTechnology or IntegrationNHSG and IGI are collaborating to create pIGI-H2, a database of measurements relevant to natural H2 exploration. The project customises IGI's existing p:IGI+ tool originally written for oil and gas data visualisation and interpretation. The collaboration aims to identify hydrogen-relevant data, compile it in a standardised database, and provide customised methods to present data for hydrogen exploration interpretation.
• Metatek Group (Bridgeporth)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHSG collaborates with Metatek Group (Bridgeporth) on geophysical workflows for hydrogen exploration. Working with Metatek, NHSG integrates geophysical datasets with measured rock property and petrophysical data, interpreted in the context of regional tectonic settings to evaluate hydrogen generation potential.
• H2Au LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHSG is collaborating with H2Au Ltd on multiple regional screening studies to evaluate natural hydrogen potential and identify exploration targets. Completed regional studies in NW Africa, ongoing in North America and Sub-Saharan Africa. NHSG provides technical support for H2Au Ltd's three Technical Cooperation Permits in South Africa awarded in 2024.
• RAK Petroleum Authority (RAK PA)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHSG completed a natural hydrogen potential assessment study for RAK PA with support from RAK Gas in Ras al Khaimah, onshore UAE. Study involved integration of airborne FTG and magnetic data to assess hydrogen potential from ophiolite sequences. Additional geophysical acquisition and drilling programme planned for continued exploration.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Gold Hydrogen Ltd: ASX-listed natural hydrogen explorer pursuing subsurface hydrogen exploration permits in Australia and elsewhere; competes for the same scarce pool of natural-hydrogen geoscience expertise and project financing.
• 45-8 Energy: France-based natural-hydrogen explorer pursuing permits in the Pyrenees and Lorraine; directly comparable as a specialist natural-hydrogen E&P company that NHSG could support — or compete with — for technical workflows.
• H2Au Ltd: Direct peer and active partner in natural-hydrogen exploration; H2Au holds three Technical Cooperation Permits in South Africa and collaborates with NHSG on multi-region screening studies in NW Africa, North America and Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Hydroma: Natural-hydrogen exploration company focused on Mali and West Africa; comparable niche E&P operator with overlapping geographic footprint to NHSG's NW Africa screening work.

Broad incumbents

• RPS Group: International geoscience and environmental consultancy providing subsurface and exploration advisory services; comparable for the technical-consulting scope NHSG delivers to government and energy clients.
• CGG: Major geophysical-services and subsurface-imaging provider; directly comparable for the seismic/geophysical workflows NHSG delivers through its Metatek/Bridgeporth partnership.
• SLB (Schlumberger): Global oilfield-services incumbent offering upstream exploration, geophysics, and reservoir services; would be the most likely broad incumbent to add a natural-hydrogen offering if commercial exploration scales.
• TGS: Subsurface data and multi-client library provider with overlapping geophysical-data products that could be customised for natural-hydrogen exploration workflows.
• Halliburton: Broad energy-services incumbent with deep upstream geoscience and well-construction capability; potential competitor for enterprise hydrogen-exploration mandates.

Emerging players

• Bridgeporth (Metatek Group): Geophysical-services firm and active NHSG partner on airborne FTG and magnetic data acquisition for hydrogen exploration; comparable as a specialist airborne-geophysics provider in the same workflow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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