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Production from the Vaca Muerta now accounts for 23% of Argentina’s natural gas output. With only 4% of the shale play’s acreage in development, the US EIA says the country is in position to boost LNG exports in the coming years.

Photogrammetry—stitching together images to create photorealistic 3D models—can be part of a larger industrial digitalization strategy that aims to liberate data from its silos, connect it to other relevant information, and make it available to the workers who need it.

The era of Big Data is coming to an end as the focus shifts from how we collect data to processing that data in real-time. Big Data is now a business asset supporting the next eras of multicloud support, machine learning, and real-time analytics.

The Italian operator reported positive appraisal and exploration results from wells drilled some 10,000 km apart.

UK operator Trident Energy is entering Brazil while Australian firm Karoon Energy is expanding its position in the country. Both will try to boost output from already-producing assets.

With a $100-million investment and submittal of its offshore Pecan field development plan to Ghana authorities, Aker Energy continues its positioning for an IPO later this year.

Findings from Kayrros suggest the average Permian well is both less productive and more expensive than reflected in public data.

One of the company’s pipelay and construction vessels will install rigid and flexible pipelines for Equinor’s Peregrino Phase 2 project, adding an estimated 273 million bbl of recoverable oil to the field.

The green light for Santos Energy’s drilling program in the McArthur Basin comes after a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in the Northern Territory was lifted in 2018.

Getting water is a big issue for those who fracture wells, as is the disposal of it. The number of companies investing in water facilities and reuse, though, remains a minority.

Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), announced that Jud Bailey joined the company as vice president of investor relations, effective August 2019. Bailey joins BHGE from Wells Fargo Securities, where he spent the last five years as managing director, senior equity analyst, and head of oil services equipment research. Prior to joining Wells Fargo Securities, he was head o…

BCCK Holding Company, a provider of engineering, procurement, fabrication, and field construction services, has promoted John Peterson to senior vice president of business development. Peterson will be responsible for leading the business development teams, managing BCCK, NG Resources, and NGF Construction sales functions. He previously served as director of business …