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The companies have released the Event Learning Taxonomy CLUE, which aims to improve the understanding of incidents beyond individual blame and toward clearer reporting and increased learning.

A memorandum of understanding between the companies targets technical services for safety and performance across Egypt’s onshore and offshore assets.

No injuries were reported, and work has been suspended on the North Sea rig while the BOP is recovered.

This article from the SPE Sustainable Development Technical Section (SDTS) explores how the next phase of methane performance will be defined less by pledges and more by measurement, response, and verifiable results.

War‑related infrastructure damage is beginning to influence global energy supply chains in ways that could reshape project development and capacity growth.

Sulzer and JSIL are teaming up to provide the service for oil and gas, power generation, and industrial operations.

OTC has named Rebuilding Together Houston as its 2026 charitable beneficiary, recognizing the nonprofit’s longstanding impact in providing critical home repairs, accessibility improvements, and community revitalization for underserved Houston-area residents.

Artificial intelligence is prompting oil and gas companies to redefine roles, rethink trust, and rework operations, experts said during CERAWeek.

The deal includes Waygate’s inspection portfolios and is expected to close later this year.

The gap between machine learning research and effective deployment in the oil and gas industry is an alignment challenge between research questions and real decisions, between model design and operational constraints, and between innovation and the people expected to use it.

An asset swap with PDVSA helps consolidate the supermajor’s heavy-oil operations in the country.

Co-owner Chevron confirmed the find at the Bandit prospect offshore Louisiana and suggested it may become a subsea tieback to existing faciltiies operated by Occidental Petroleum.

The multiyear contract with YPF includes electric pumping units and automated stimulation services.

The Orange Basin and Gulf of Guinea will see most of the high-impact drilling activity planned this year in Africa.

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Agreements create long-term frameworks to advance offshore Suriname developments, aiming to streamline project delivery, reduce costs, and accelerate field development through early integration across the project life cycle.

ExxonMobil will retain its equity stakes in ongoing Bass Strait projects even as it hands off its operatorship responsibilities to Woodside Energy.

While Uzbekistan has seen a significant drop in flaring, methane leaks from deteriorating infrastructure continue to reveal themselves to satellites in space.

Technology and partnerships remain important, while phased approaches may supplant lengthy appraisal programs, experts said during CERAWeek.

Thermal stimulation can accelerate the formation of shale creep barriers for long-term well integrity but only within a carefully controlled temperature window. This study identifies optimal thermal conditions for maximizing barrier performance while avoiding thermally induced shale damage.

Analysts weigh near‑term risks for Middle East oil and gas producers after a tentative 2‑week ceasefire between the US‑Israeli coalition and Iran.

The North Sea project, which is sending production to the nearby Ivar Aasen platform, came online 9 months ahead of schedule.

The ASEAN Council of Petroleum and Energy and SPE have taken a step toward deeper regional collaboration, formalizing a Memorandum of Cooperation at OTC Asia 2026. The agreement signals a shared commitment to advancing energy security, sustainability, and technical excellence across ASEAN through expanded knowledge exchange and workforce development.

The transaction creates a new company, NEO NEXT+, which is now the largest independent producer on the UK Continental Shelf.

The department announced it plans to combine the Bureau of Offshore Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement into the Marine Minerals Administration.