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Since 2008, Pennsylvania has seen a dramatic shift away from conventional drilling. For that year, 4,511 conventional and 300 unconventional wells were drilled.

Ever since its pioneer Renz No. 1 well, recompleted to target the Marcellus shale in October 2004, Range Resources has led trends in the play’s activity. If this holds true, the Marcellus is in for a surge in liquids-rich development.

Twenty-five years ago next month, the oil and gas industry’s worst offshore disaster took place. The explosion and fire on the Piper Alpha North Sea oil production platform killed 167 men and left only 61 survivors.

The beneficial use of produced water is receiving great attention in the oil and gas industry. As oil and gas are produced, large quantities of water containing high amounts of total dissolved solids (TDS) are produced in the process.

The Southwest Kinsale (SWK) reservoir is part of the Kinsale Head reservoir in the Celtic Sea offshore Ireland. SWK was completed with three subsea wells tied back to the Kinsale Head platforms in 1999 (Well 3) and 2001 (Well 4 and Well 5)

Many may not know that SPE has a parent organization: the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME).

The head of High Growth Regions at Honeywell International discusses technologies being developed and challenges faced in the dynamic Middle Eastern market and elsewhere.

Following lessons learned from the Macondo blowout, institutional investors are using multiple strategies to fin dout how offshore drilling companies assess and manage risks from deepwater drilling operations.

The key disciplines and technologies involved in the development of North American resource plays will be brought together for the launch of the Unconventional Resources Technology Conference (URTeC) to be held 12–14 August

Oil companies and governments in the Middle East set their sights on technology advancements.