Jennifer Pallanich

Senior Technology Editor Journal of Petroleum Technology

Jennifer Pallanich has covered the upstream oil and gas industry as a journalist since 2000. Based in Houston, she focuses on technology and trends in the industry. She can be reached at jpallanich@spe.org.

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AI/machine learning

Hybrid Solution to Refracturing Delivers Best of Both Worlds

Operators tell an audience at the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference how a hybrid expandable liner system and machine-learning-based analysis improve the bottom line.

June 25, 2024 • Jennifer Pallanich • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Artificial lift

URTeC: ExxonMobil’s Machine Learning Workflow Boosts Bakken Output

Machine learning is refining gas lift production optimization with scalable automated workflow.

June 24, 2024 • Jennifer Pallanich • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Water management

URTeC: Holistic Approach Needed To Handle Permian Basin’s Produced Water

The Permian’s produced-water challenge presents an opportunity for innovation to pave the way toward a more sustainable future for the industry.

June 21, 2024 • Jennifer Pallanich • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Drilling

URTeC: High-Tech Meets Low-Tech To Boost Well Efficiency

The chief operating officer of Chesapeake Energy tells the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference that small wins can pave the path to big achievements.

June 20, 2024 • Jennifer Pallanich • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Production

Sangomar, Senegal’s First Offshore Project, Reaches First Oil

Woodside Energy’s deepwater Sangomar field offshore Senegal has reached first oil, and company CEO Meg O’Neill called the reservoir quality “very, very close” to pre-drill predictions.

June 13, 2024 • Jennifer Pallanich • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Exploration/discoveries

Mud Volcanos in Barents Sea Suggest Unproven Source Rocks

A May expedition identified 10 mud volcanos on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, and geochemical and biostratigraphy tests are underway to determine the age of the mud and the potential for hydrocarbons.

June 7, 2024 • Jennifer Pallanich • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Field/project development

BP Awards Kaskida LOI to Seatrium

The deepwater Gulf of Mexico project in the Paleogene will require a 20K-psi production semisubmersible.

June 5, 2024 • Jennifer Pallanich • Oil and Gas Facilities
Field/project development

BP’s GTA Project Offshore West Africa Nears Startup

Mooring operations underway following arrival of the GTA FPSO on-site at the maritime border of Mauritania and Senegal.

June 5, 2024 • Jennifer Pallanich • Oil and Gas Facilities
Field/project development

Equinor Moves Forward on $1.1-Billion Troll Infrastructure Plan

The first wells from the current North Sea development project are expected online in 2026.

May 24, 2024 • Jennifer Pallanich • Journal of Petroleum Technology
LNG

Golden Pass LNG Contractor Zachry Holdings Files for Chapter 11

Chiyoda, CB&I discussing how to complete the expansion project, which is expected online this year.

May 24, 2024 • Jennifer Pallanich • Oil and Gas Facilities

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