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Over the past 75 years, drillers have gone from the Stone Age to the Space Age when it comes to technological improvements in well construction methods. Yesterday’s crude wood and iron drilling techniques have given way to today’s video game-inspired controls and robotic assistance—much of which migrated from offshore applications. These advancements have driven costs…

In this vodcast and column, Olivier Houzé explores the polarized views among SPE's members about the energy transition, highlighting the geographic and demographic differences. He examines historical perspectives on energy transitions, evaluates future scenarios, and discusses how SPE can adapt its mission to stay relevant.

The Eagle Ford deal comes as the US LNG market's growth remains stunted by policy.

A new plan to secure electricity for the powerhouse of Texas oil and gas will cost billions of dollars to achieve.

The facility for open-source carbon capture, transport, and storage has been completed.

This paper proposes a holistic, automatic, and real-time characterization of cuttings/cavings, including their volume, size distribution, and shape/morphology, while integrating 3D data with high-resolution images to pursue this objective for use in the real-time assessment of hole cleaning sufficiency and wellbore stability and, consequently, for the prediction, prev…

New names and new deals continue to reshape the US shale sector.

The conference program focused on powering the future of energy with a century of innovation.

Wearable technology aims to take advantage of hands-free functionality to allow workers to perform their duties while maintaining communication remotely with the control room.

The lawsuit claims federal regulators have undermined the Texas oil and gas industry by misusing environmental law, negatively affecting drilling and production.

IPIECA and IOGP have released two new guides—a recommended practice for drug testing and a guidance for managing infectious disease outbreaks.

Collaboration and technology will help the industry meet its toughest challenges, experts said during the opening session at ATCE.