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Wood Mackenzie energy transition experts take on some of the trickiest questions about how to meet the world’s future energy needs while managing climate change.

Texas continues to lead the nation in oil and gas production, but communities in the state’s main energy production areas have also seen a rise in deaths on the road accounting for close to half of all traffic fatalities in Texas, according to the state’s transportation department.

With McDermott announcing “substantial completion” of the production platform, operator Pemex is expected to begin commercial operations soon. Abkatun-A2 will produce up to 220,000 BOPD from shallow-water fields in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Sidri 36 appraisal well confirmed the downdip westward extension of the Sidri 23 discovery announced last July by the Italian major.

Italian oil major Eni formally committed not to perform oil and gas exploration and development activities within the boundaries of natural sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Norwegian offshore vessel operator Golden Energy Offshore Services has agreed to a contract extension with Wintershall for its Energy Swan platform supply vessel (PSV). The company chartered the PSV in 2013 for in a four-year deal that included an option for an additional year. The contract was set to expire on 30 November, but now it will continue for an additional 8…

Nominations are now open for the 2020 IOGP Outstanding Young Professional Award, sponsored by the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers in association with the biennial SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability.

Eni credits an integrated work model for the startup just 3 weeks after completion. Under the model, various disciplines worked in parallel from the exploration phase and synergies with existing production facilities were leveraged.

The time it takes for a shale producer to drill a well has been a major focus for the past decade. A new report says the industry should place equal weight on how long it takes a well to actually deliver first oil.

The deal sees ExxonMobil provide feed gas from its Point Thomson field to Qilak LNG’s proposed export project, which would use icebreaking carriers to export 4 mtpa of LNG to Asia directly from Alaska’s North Slope.

Expected to close 31 October, the deal will create one of the largest pressure pumpers in the US.

Is this the end of petroleum engineering as we know it? 2016 SPE President Nathan Meehan dives into the question on the new SPE Podcast.