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Field results highlight how rethinking tubing-anchor-catcher design can reduce gas interference and support late-life production.
This article is the sixth and final Q&A in series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this final edition, Matthew T. Balhoff, SPE, of The University of Texas at Austin shares his views on the future of upstream education.
Experience in subsurface production and lift design is shaping a new generation of geothermal operations built for reliability and scalability.
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As cutting-edge technologies unlock geothermal potential, Japan is channeling investments into powerhouse projects across the US, Indonesia, and New Zealand—priming its own reserves for a clean energy boom at home. -
The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission has set its sights on anti-corruption efforts for the 2025 Licensing Round, which began on 1 December. -
Vår Energi ASA and partners have officially sanctioned the Previously Produced Fields Project in the Greater Ekofisk Area. The redevelopment is expected to add high-value barrels starting in 2028, extending the production life of one of Norway’s key offshore regions. -
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ fourth-quarter energy survey shows that oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty are curbing enthusiasm heading into the new year.
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Only about one-third of Africa’s discovered hydrocarbon resources have reached commercialization.
The capability of modern wellbore surveying to increase asset value through improved subsurface modeling and completion-equipment placement is being overlooked by managers of operating companies.
Your willingness to contribute ideas and field experience helped strengthen a global community committed to advancing safe and responsible energy development.
With inventories swelling and China’s stockpiling nearing its limit, global oil prices may be running out of room to hide.
Growing energy transition investment highlights oil and gas technologies as key enablers.
With artificial intelligence and online training both on the rise, it's crucial to ensure workers and companies treat safety as more than a box-checking exercise.
Three SPE specialty publications are being retired, yet coverage of their respective topics will live on in JPT. The change gives members a single platform for upstream knowledge while streamlining SPE’s publishing operations.
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Intelligent completions could improve many of the world’s oil and gas wells, but not all are suited to the technology. There is another option.
SPE members who are in Houston next month can join thousands of peers with a complimentary exhibition pass to ATCE 2025.
The upstream industry has viewed real-time completions as a long-term goal, but the technology is already in use.
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Data and impartial viewpoints can help de-risk exploration portfolios and keep resource estimates in check. -
A new tubing-conveyed tool combines wellbore cleanout with multi-tracer deployment for production diagnostics and reservoir monitoring. -
Technology developers expect the tight-oil industry to give lightweight proppants another look after the Permian Basin’s biggest operator becomes an adopter. -
Alaskan oil is entering a renaissance driven by a predicted 13% upswing in 2026 production, the largest since the 1980s, and a possible reboot of LNG exports to Asia from the Kenai Peninsula, supplied via pipeline from the North Slope.
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What do today’s membership trends mean for SPE? While declining numbers and an aging demographic can be unsettling, the reality is that these challenges are not unique to SPE. As professional associations everywhere face generational shifts, SPE members have an opportunity to hear about the success stories ongoing now and reflect on what will sustain our community in …
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The $100-billion project is widely considered the largest unconventional development outside of the US and is noted by Aramco as the largest nonassociated gas development in the kingdom.
Sustainability in reservoir management emerges not from standalone initiatives but from integrated, data-driven workflows, where shared models, closed-loop processes, and AI-enabled insights reduce fragmentation and make sustainable performance a natural outcome.
First oil is expected from Phase 1 of the project in 2028, with up to four more phases planned.
Westwood Energy analysts suggest operators have an opportunity to secure rigs at lower rates for their 2027 drilling programs.
The decision keeps the effective tax rate on upstream projects at 78%, prompting new warnings that investments will continue to dwindle in the UK Continental Shelf.
The Distinguished Lecturer program is now accepting nominations for the 2027–2028 season. Nominees typically have at least 10 years of experience in a subject of widespread interest and are nominated by a colleague, acquaintance, or friend.
The Denver-headquartered shale producer will become a pure-play operator of the Marcellus Shale in West Virginia.
Preliminary estimates indicated recoverables of between 30 million and 110 million BOE at the discoveries, which Equinor called its largest of the year.
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KTH researchers unveil a nickel–iron catalyst that speeds up water splitting, boosting efficient, sustainable hydrogen production. -
SPE member Silviu Livescu has been chosen to receive the award in recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to next-generation, low-enthalpy geothermal energy systems, which are enabling widespread, cost-effective building heating and cooling solutions.
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GeoMap Europe is the latest in a series of interactive global geothermal maps that combine large subsurface and surface data sets to highlight where geothermal resources and development opportunities are strongest for power, heat, cooling, and storage.
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