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BHP Billiton lost billions during its foray into US shale, but that doesn’t mean it has soured on oil and gas—particularly when it comes to deepwater development.

A close look at hundreds of feet of fractured core samples suggest that new fracture models are needed to simulate complicated reality.

The same tools that make it fun and easy for you to see a friend's updates online are also pretty good at tying together unconnected databases holding valuable well information.

When methane is found in water wells near an unconventional well, fingers point to facturing as the liklely suspect. But a study of wells in the Utica Shale named other sources.

The US has “likely surpassed” Russia as the world’s largest oil producer, according to a US Energy Information Administration report.

The benchmark comes as operator Eni solidifies concession agreements and ramps up exploration and development in the North African country.

WPX Energy COO Clay Gaspar discusses his company’s timely transformation into a Permian player and the challenges that lie ahead in the basin.

What do 60,000 sensors on 1,200 pieces of equipment add up to? Hopefully, hundreds of millions of dollars in savings.

Advances in space sensing allow direct measuring of gas flaring, opening a window into production trends.

ExxonMobil’s ninth discovery offshore Guyana solidifies the area as a premium offshore basin.

The technology will provide Equinor a continual feed of updated reservoir information from its Johan Castberg and Johan Sverdrup fields with the aim of improving well placement, production, injection, and—ultimately—recovery.

A marked change from a decade ago, Appalachia, the Permian, and the Haynesville now represent almost half of total US gas production, EIA reports.