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This paper documents the testing, integration, and field deployment of a metal expandable packer used as an openhole toe isolation plug in a deepwater well under high-pressure, high-temperature conditions.

New agreements for exploration and production in Africa include activity in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia, offshore Angola, Senegal, and Côte d’Ivoire. In the Gulf of Mexico, a memorandum of understanding for deepwater evaluation was signed between Woodside Energy and PEMEX and Viridien initiated its Walker Ridge Reimaging Extension. TotalEnergies provided a targe…

The French major said it plans to fast-track the development of Acacia-5, expecting to increase production in Angola’s Block 17 by 6,000 B/D.

While equipment run life and reliability remain core concerns, experts say operators are increasingly turning to real-time surveillance and autonomous optimization to unlock new production gains.

The supermajor expects output to double to about 600,000 B/D as a result of a new agreement with one of its joint ventures in Venezuela.

Brownfield redevelopment and new exploration projects could lift Venezuelan output above 2 million B/D by next decade.

This energy roundup highlights major global developments, including Western Australia’s approval of Woodside’s Browse gas project, TotalEnergies’ FID for Cyprus’ first gas development, and new oil and gas discoveries offshore Colombia, Namibia, and Angola. Read the latest updates on LNG projects, exploration successes, seismic surveys, and strategic upstream investmen…

A new licensing deal with ZL Chemicals will make Chevron’s unconventional EOR technology available to other tight-oil producers.

The US supermajor will use Permian Basin natural gas to support the hyperscaler’s AI business.

Industry experts at URTeC assessed more than a decade of unconventional growth while discussing where productivity gains will come from next.