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This paper presents the recent expansion of UNFC guidance to cover social and environmental effects and the further transformation of the system to make it a valuable tool in resource management for governments and businesses.

Recently, AI researchers from Microsoft open-sourced the Decentralized & Collaborative AI on Blockchain project that enables the implementation of decentralized machine-learning models based on blockchain technologies.

Researchers mapped 251 faults in the North Texas home of the Barnett Shale, the birthplace of the shale revolution, finding that wastewater injection there “significantly increases the likelihood for faults to slip.”

A joint-venture agreement gives Solaris control of Concho’s produced-water infrastructure in New Mexico, and Lagoon Water Solutions closed on a deal with Continental in Oklahoma.

Cybersecurity firm Dragos has identified a new threat to the oil and gas industry, HEXANE. The company has also released a report assessing the cybersecurity environment in oil and gas.

Using direct air capture in the near-term is critical if the technology is going to be affordable at a truly large scale in the coming decades. Enhanced oil recovery is the most-economic way to do that.

Often, I receive questions from colleagues asking for tips on data science and machine learning as applied to petroleum engineering. This column address some of those questions I have collected. Here is my advice on becoming a petroleum engineer and a data science wizard.

A critical support role within the upstream sector is played by the thousands who work in HSE and sustainability. The HSE performance of the industry has improved dramatically over the decades because of technological advances and a greater understanding of systems, processes, and human performance.

GSP has signed a contract with TechnipFMC for the execution of various activities at the Karish gas development project in Israel. Under the terms of an EPCIC contract with Energean Israel, TechnipFMC will engineer, build, and commission the entire project infrastructure. GSP, a subcontractor of the Karish project, will perform spool removal and manifold tie-in instal…

Royal Boskalis Westminster has won a contract for the seabed intervention and shore crossing activities for Woodside’s proposed Scarborough export gas pipeline in Australia. The scope of activities include the pre-trenching of the nearshore pipeline route along a 50-km section, offshore deepwater excavation works, pre-lay and post-lay rock installation for pipeline an…

The Bakken and Niobrara operator will eliminate 254 jobs in an effort “to better align [its] business with the current operating environment.”

Lundin reports that the hookup and commissioning of installed facilities at the large North Sea field is progressing as planned. Phase 1 startup is still scheduled for November.