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Every year, SPE recognizes members who have made an exceptional effort to ensure the technical excellence of the Society’s peer-reviewed SPE Journal.

A government-imposed limit on gas reinjection aimed at fueling domestic growth risks cooling future investor interest in Brazil’s offshore.

The $10.5 billion deepwater project is expected to start production in 2028 as the country’s first offshore development.

Experts at SPE’s Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition say that despite AI’s great potential, it’s important to be realistic about AI’s capabilities and to remember that successful projects solve specific business problems.

Oil and gas leaders identified the upcoming US presidential election and economic uncertainty as significant drivers of their decision making for 2025.

Over the past 75 years, drillers have gone from the Stone Age to the Space Age when it comes to technological improvements in well construction methods. Yesterday’s crude wood and iron drilling techniques have given way to today’s video game-inspired controls and robotic assistance—much of which migrated from offshore applications. These advancements have driven costs…

Straddling Europe and Asia, the Black Sea is emerging as a frontier for deepwater gas exploration and production as Romania and Turkey drive projects complicated by subsea hazards found nowhere else on earth.

Shale Ingenuity’s first pilot used common natural gas liquids to boost daily output 30-fold from a low-producing horizontal well in Texas.

Maximizing profits in geothermal energy may require the flexibility to adjust output as electricity prices fluctuate. Battery storage can ensure power is available when prices peak.

New and evolving artificial lift technology is helping operators improve production rates.

SPE welcomes 199 members into the Legion of Honor recognizing 50 years of consecutive membership in the Society.

The Energy & Environmental Research Center in North Dakota outlines the difficulty that the oil and gas industry faces in pinpointing sources of H2S production.