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Research by Enervus sees early 2026 permitting activity for the carbon capture and storage wells pointing to a growing approval queue, even while the rate of applications eases.

Thanks to stepout-well and tieback technologies, Shell’s Mars platform is the first single offshore platform in the US Gulf to produce 1 billion bbl of crude over its lifetime with production expected to continue into the 2040s.

Caturus Energy’s platform integrates upstream assets from the Haynesville and East Texas basins with downstream liquefaction and export terminal facilities on Louisiana’s Gulf Coast.

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.

The company said it has started transporting and storing carbon dioxide in its second carbon capture and storage operation in the state.

Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.

US EIA data show exports rising from 0.5 Bcf/D in 2016 to 15 Bcf/D in 2025, positioning the US as the world’s largest LNG exporter with further capacity growth expected next year.

A final investment decision is also expected by the end of the year for the company’s first low-carbon data center project.

For more than a century, LSU has shaped petroleum engineering education, but few assets showcase its impact like the PERTT Lab. With six deep test wells and rare reservoir-depth gas-injection capabilities, the facility is helping drive breakthroughs in well control, carbon-dioxide injection, and next-generation energy technologies.

DTEK has delivered its first US-sourced LNG shipment through Lithuania to supply Ukraine and neighboring countries this winter.