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Murphy Oil’s Hai Su Vang (Golden Sea Lion) appraisal well reinforces the commerciality of the 2025 discovery.

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The London-headquartered independent acquires position in the US Gulf while preparing Zama for final investment decision.

The Norwegian major said it is using artificial intelligence for predictive maintenance throughout its facilities and for interpretation of seismic data from the Norwegian continental shelf.

Engineering, procurement, construction, and installation awards made at the end of 2025 are expanding Saipem’s role in Turkey’s two largest offshore gas fields, plus Saudi Arabia’s Berri, Abu Safah, and Marjan oil fields and Qatar’s North Field gas giant in the Persian Gulf.

Following a US military operation to arrest Venezuela’s president, analysts say there is no easy fix for the country’s beleaguered upstream sector.

The platform brings the field’s installed production capacity to 1.5 million BOPD.

Field results highlight how rethinking tubing-anchor-catcher design can reduce gas interference and support late-life production.

Even as output hits record highs, a growing recognition of the Permian’s maturity is opening the door for new technologies to improve performance.

Operators are turning to new gas-lift and nanoparticle-fluid technologies to drive up production rates.

This article is the sixth and final Q&A in a series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this final edition, Matthew T. Balhoff, SPE, of The University of Texas at Austin shares his views on the future of upstream education.

This paper examines how real-time monitoring can improve both incident prevention and emergency response in the oil and gas industry. Drawing from real-world examples and case studies, it provides practical strategies for implementing this technology effectively.