JPT April 2021 Issue
On the Cover
Workers at India’s Hazira LNG regasification terminal and deepwater port, 250 km from Mumbai, reflect the sheer scale of the project in human terms. Shell owns the facility after having bought out its original joint-venture partner, Total. India is currently the world’s fourth-largest LNG importer. Source: Stuart Conway/Shell.
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NASA is undertaking a drilling project on the Moon—the first on any planetary body outside the Earth. The mission’s purpose, collecting subsurface soil and ice samples to search for water beneath the lunar surface, is being compared to collecting core samples on Earth and will use technologies, such as a rotary-percussive drill, that have been adapted from those for h… -
The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) forecasts in its annual global gas outlook that natural gas will comprise nearly a third of the global energy mix by 2050 and fuel more than half of the world’s electricity production. So, when it comes to fixing climate change, natural gas is one fossil fuel that can’t be dismissed. The 11 countries comprising the GECF control… -
Ease of use and crowd-pleasing economics are driving US shale producers toward wet-sand completions. Chesapeake Energy is among the latest converts and explains why it wants to use wet sand on every new well.
Guest Editorial
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The market may be different from what we have previously experienced, but the path to a successful digital transformation is durable and the core principles of success have not changed.
President's Column
Students seeking internships and permanent employment are being challenged like no other time in the history of our industry. Along with guidance, SPE President Tom Blasingame shares his outlook on the future of the oil and gas industry and the opportunities it offers.
This section lists with regret SPE members who recently passed away.
The growth in renewable energy is spurring battery-storage projects, which are fueling a “gold rush to metals.”
Latest Canje Block test does not find commercial hydrocarbons.
OBR 4 will include license opportunities in the country’s exclusive economic zone.
New Sarta field well brings gross field production over 10,000 B/D of oil.
The government of Oman has transferred its stake in one of the Middle East’s largest oil blocks to a newly established firm. By royal decree, the new, state-controlled Energy Development Oman (EDO) will hold the country’s 60% stake in Block 6. The stake was moved from Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), another government-run company.
South American country looks to revitalize its offshore oil industry by offering 32 new blocks for exploration
Total number of applicants down for latest Barents Sea frontier licensing round.
Independent producer’s 2021 exploration budget will remain flat at around $150 million.
Oil major sells its holdings in Egypt’s Western Desert.
After more than 19 years with SPE and nearly 40 years in the oil and gas industry, Stephen Graham has announced his retirement in mid-April.
Technology Focus
