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The events will be co-located 3–5 May 2027 at Reliant Park in Houston, Texas.

This paper proposes a shift in the timing of risk modeling to much further back within the job life cycle, recognizing each function’s role in the mitigation of risk.

This article from the SPE Methane Technical Section features Arvind Ravikumar of the University of Texas at Austin and focuses on how the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab is integrating satellite observations, facility-level measurements, operational data, and emissions inventories into more credible methane accounting for oil and gas systems.

The firm’s latest analysis puts the bulk of the blame on a fragmented supply chain.

The supermajor said the fields are not expected to contribute meaningfully to its production profile by 2030.

With the latest addition, the Italian major’s computational capacity passes the exaflop threshold, making the firm the world’s leading company by computing power in the new TOP500 global ranking.

This case study describes how edge computing and industrial internet of things platforms were deployed to automate and optimize production operations across four distinct basins.

This case study presents a procedure in which the operator compared production from wells with adjusted wettability to a control group, finding that the adjustments resulted in significant improvements in production and reductions in produced water.

This guest editorial addresses the need for high-temperature directional drilling technologies as the number of rigs used to develop next-generation geothermal wells is set to rise in the coming years.

As equipment advances to handle extreme pressures and temperatures, new Gulf opportunities are emerging—alongside increasing operator demands for standardized, scalable, faster, and more affordable solutions.

Ultradeepwater prospects along the northern coast of Brazil could help offset decline in legacy basins, though permitting hurdles remain a wild card.

Saipem has launched offshore operations in Suriname, while Repsol is expanding exploration efforts in Venezuela and partnering with MOL Group and TPAO in the Mediterranean. Petronas, Shell, and Murphy Oil reported new discoveries in Suriname, Namibia, and Côte d’Ivoire, respectively, as Occidental acquired a stake offshore Trinidad and Tobago and BP began gas producti…