Monthly Features

Addressing the challenge of developing a mature basin with a data-driven approach to spacing and inventory decisions.

Oman is embarking on a renewed effort to deploy the latest hydraulic fracturing technologies and techniques, tailored to its unique reservoirs and challenges.

From its origins running just a few light bulbs in Tuscany in 1904 to supporting baseloads on national power grids today, geothermal power generation has been driven by technological advancements. Many of these advancements stem from oil and gas exploration and production efforts.

Monitoring on the ground is helping the industry shift from best estimates to hard data so it can bring the true emissions profile into focus.

To overcome operational constraints tied to ball-and-seat valves, an operator tested a spring-loaded alternative downhole.

Despite a 2.8% drop in liquefied natural gas exports in 2025 because of lost market share in China, Australia anticipates a 2026 rebound as new North West Shelf capacity comes online. Meanwhile, East Coast operators brace for a tsunami of wells entering the decommissioning pipeline and potential energy shortfalls necessitating LNG imports.