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Sustainability in reservoir management emerges not from standalone initiatives but from integrated, data-driven workflows, where shared models, closed-loop processes, and AI-enabled insights reduce fragmentation and make sustainable performance a natural outcome.

Deepwater blocks drew most of the attention in the first lease sale for the offshore region to be held in 2 years.

The decision keeps the effective tax rate on upstream projects at 78%, prompting new warnings that investments will continue to dwindle in the UK Continental Shelf.

The Gorgon Phase 3 project aims to counter declining reservoir pressure to sustain gas supplies to Western Australia’s domestic market and support LNG exports to Asia.

First oil is expected from Phase 1 of the project in 2028, with up to four more phases planned.

Project financing raised by JP Morgan will enable YPF and its partners Eni and ADNOC’s XRG to launch Phase 2 of Argentina LNG, boosting production to 18 mtpa by 2030–2031.

The discovery in the Kutei Basin offshore Indonesia is being considered for fast-track development.

The new development is estimated to hold 46 million bbl of recoverable oil and is planned to start up in late 2028.

The project in the US Gulf is expected to add about 15,000 BOEPD to the deepwater Atlantis project at peak production.

The 14 available locations are estimated to be able to provide up to 2 gigatonnes of additional carbon-dioxide storage capacity.

As the year winds down, we’re filled with gratitude for your incredible support and involvement.

SPE member Silviu Livescu has been chosen to receive the award in recognition of his groundbreaking contributions to next-generation, low-enthalpy geothermal energy systems, which are enabling widespread, cost-effective building heating and cooling solutions.

The Distinguished Lecturer program is now accepting nominations for the 2027–2028 season. Nominees typically have at least 10 years of experience in a subject of widespread interest and are nominated by a colleague, acquaintance, or friend.

If there is a key takeaway as 2025 comes to a close, it is the new level of diligence and depth in water-management planning, along with a growing recognition of the need to invest in more complex methods and sophisticated technologies.

This paper describes a decision-support system that integrates field data, system specifications, and simulation tools to quantify system performance, forecast operational challenges, and evaluate the effect of system modifications in water management.

The authors of this paper aim to design, optimize, and evaluate a scalable and energy-efficient plasma-driven advanced-oxidative-process system for produced-water remediation, emphasizing regulatory compliance for safe discharge or reuse.

This paper demonstrates that high-purity salts of calcium, magnesium, strontium, sodium, and lithium can be recovered from produced-water brine using a chemical-reaction pathway followed by vacuum-driven crystallization and a lithium-extraction process.