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With Norwegian authorities giving the go-ahead for startup, oil shipments from the massive Equinor-operated North Sea field could begin as soon as October, one month ahead of schedule.

Partnerships with big tech, tech startups, and innovative service companies—and the merging of their data, cloud, and software applications—are proving essential for operators in the scaling phase of digital deployment. Equinor, Microsoft, and Halliburton are among those joining forces.

Oceaneering has contracted Airborne Oil and Gas to supply thermoplastic composite pipe (TCP) flowlines for an unnamed operator’s project in West Africa. Under the terms of the deal, Airborne will provide a 2.5-mi, 7.1-in. ID, 160-bar design pressure TCP flowline for water injection, replacing existing corroded flowlines in the field. TCP is a lightweight, non-metallic…

Shauna Noonan will take office as 2020 SPE President during the SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in October in Calgary. In this interview, she shares the key issues she will emphasize during her term, the challenges facing SPE, and the growth plan for the Society.

Technology is an enabler. But why do some technologies get deployed while other seemingly superior technologies struggle to get traction?

If you can see it, then maybe you can control it. This sums up the latest quest that the unconventional engineering community embarked upon to get a better understanding of proper well spacing and how fractures really interact.

Drilling change requires training drillers. Leadership matters, as does motivation, engaging displays, and understanding office politics. Four different looks at the human side of drilling productivity improvement.

After the oil price downturn, operators placed renewed emphasis on spending discipline, in drilling, project costs, and balance sheets. For some, that was a different metric: return to shareholders over production growth.

SPE welcomes 86 members into the Legion of Honor, which observes 50 years of consecutive membership in the Society. Each honoree becomes dues-exempt and receives a commemorative plaque marking the milestone. The honorees are listed below under their respective sections.

Colombia is walking a thin line between becoming another fading petroleum province and Latin America’s next big success story. Its aces in the hole: unleashing its nascent offshore and unconventional sectors.