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    Acidizing/stimulation
    Reducing Frac Diagnostics Costs: What Wellhead-Pressure Monitoring Reveals
    A Chinese operator in the Sichuan Basin used high‑frequency pressure monitoring to evaluate frac performance in unconventional wells.
    May 8, 2026 • Jennifer Pallanich • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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    Reservoir characterization
    SLB Launches AlphaSight Reservoir Mapping Platform
    The company says the service is designed to advance geosteering capabilities in complex drilling environments.
    May 7, 2026 • JPT Staff • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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    R&D/innovation
    Inside NETL’s Oil and Gas Center of Excellence, an Engagement Hub for US Upstream
    Acting director of the new center Ale Hakala outlines the research priorities guiding the newly established center’s focus on production enhancement technologies.
    May 6, 2026 • Trent Jacobs • Journal of Petroleum Technology
  • Strait of Hormuz map
    Business/economics
    High Prices, Hard Constraints: Rystad on DUCs, Longer Laterals, and Growth
    Operators aren’t rushing to drill, even as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz drives oil prices up.
    May 1, 2026 • Jennifer Pallanich • Journal of Petroleum Technology
  • Fig. 1—The working process of the gas-breakthrough controller.
    Digital Oil Field
    AI-Based Technology Enables Real-Time GOR Control in Oil-Rim Reservoir Management
    The authors write that deployment of artificial-intelligence-based high-gas/oil ratio well-control technology enabled stabilization of well performance and maintenance of optimal production conditions.
    Locked
    May 1, 2026 • Journal of Petroleum Technology
  • Fig. 1—Data acquisition at the study location showing streamer lines connected to the seismic vessel.
    Field/project development
    Prospect Revalidation Using Integrated Perspective Leads to No-Drill Decision
    The paper describes the revalidation of a deepwater prospect that resulted in a no-drill decision.
    Locked
    May 1, 2026 • Journal of Petroleum Technology
  • Sarah Fenton, executive vice president of upstream at EQT, during CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston in March. Source: CERAWeek by S&P Global.
    AI/machine learning
    Exclusive Q&A With EQT’s Sarah Fenton: Every Metric Matters
    EQT is benchmarking its way to basin-leading productivity and relying on partnerships and new technology to turn KPIs into operational reality.
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    May 1, 2026 • Jennifer Pallanich • Journal of Petroleum Technology
  • A hydraulic fracturing operation in the UAE. Source: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company.
    Unconventional/complex reservoirs
    Guest Editorial: Fracture Stimulation in the Middle East—Past, Present, and Future
    Hydraulic fracturing holds great potential in the region, but there are several key questions worth asking as efforts move forward.
    May 1, 2026 • Josef Shaoul • Journal of Petroleum Technology
  • Exhibitors and attendees on the exhibit floor at OTC 2025.
    Business/economics
    Comments: OTC Returns as Industry Faces Challenge of a Coming ‘Production Gap’
    In partnership with OTC 2026, Rystad Energy has shared its latest outlook for the offshore sector and the role it is expected to play in supplying low-cost barrels through 2050.
    May 1, 2026 • Trent Jacobs • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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    Asset/portfolio management
    Shell Makes $16.4 Billion Bet on Montney
    After tracking ARC Resources for more than 2 years, Shell is buying the company to access its tier-one Montney assets.
    April 29, 2026 • Jennifer Pallanich • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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    Geothermal energy
    Utica Shale Targeted for $14 Million Enhanced Geothermal Systems Demonstration
    The US Department of Energy and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will convert a horizontal Utica Shale gas well into an enhanced geothermal system. Building directly on horizontal drilling and completion practices developed in the Utica, the project will include evaluation of optimal well orientation, lateral placement, and spacing.
    April 27, 2026 • JPT Staff • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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    Asset Management
    Chevron Adjusts Its Heavy-Oil Position in Venezuela
    An asset swap with PDVSA helps consolidate the supermajor’s heavy-oil operations in the country.
    April 14, 2026 • JPT Staff • Journal of Petroleum Technology
  • Gulf of Mexico
    Exploration/discoveries
    Oxy Announces Discovery in US Gulf
    Co-owner Chevron confirmed the find at the Bandit prospect offshore Louisiana and suggested it may become a subsea tieback to existing faciltiies operated by Occidental Petroleum.
    April 14, 2026 • JPT Staff • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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    Completions
    Halliburton Wins Multibillion-Dollar Vaca Muerta Completions Contract
    The multiyear contract with YPF includes electric pumping units and automated stimulation services.
    April 13, 2026 • JPT Staff • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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    Business/economics
    Africa Remains Global Hot Spot for High-Impact Wildcat Drilling
    The Orange Basin and Gulf of Guinea will see most of the high-impact drilling activity planned this year in Africa.
    April 13, 2026 • Pat Davis Szymczak • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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    Mature fields
    Operators Refine Exploration and Development Strategies
    Technology and partnerships remain important, while phased approaches may supplant lengthy appraisal programs, experts said during CERAWeek.
    April 9, 2026 • Jennifer Pallanich • Journal of Petroleum Technology
  • USA, Iran and Israel flag together
    Business/economics
    Analysts Reevaluate Middle East Upstream Risks After Ceasefire
    Analysts weigh near‑term risks for Middle East oil and gas producers after a tentative 2‑week ceasefire between the US‑Israeli coalition and Iran.
    April 8, 2026 • Trent Jacobs • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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    Business/economics
    US Oil and Gas Executives See Higher Prices in Dallas Fed Survey but Flag Volatility Risks
    Conflict‑driven price gains may be offset by higher costs, supply‑chain risks, and a limited appetite for new drilling activity.
    April 6, 2026 • Trent Jacobs • Journal of Petroleum Technology
  • Fig. 1—Primary membrane in AGRU.
    LNG
    Emissions Reduced, Recovery Enhanced From Permeate Stream Using Integrated Process
    This paper describes the operator’s initiative to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and recover additional hydrocarbon, monetizing it as sales gas, by integrating upstream and downstream gas facilities in a unified approach.
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    April 1, 2026 • Journal of Petroleum Technology
  • Example of the Fayetteville Shale Expert agent in action.
    Well intervention
    Well Completions Optimized by Agentic Conversational Analytics
    This paper presents a workflow that leverages a multiagent conversational system to integrate data, analytics, and domain expertise for improved completion strategies.
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    April 1, 2026 • Journal of Petroleum Technology
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