Business/economics
As the pace of new discoveries slows and high-quality prospects become harder to find, oil companies may need to rely more heavily on mature fields to maintain production and support future supply.
After years of market shocks, technological breakthroughs, and rising uncertainty, ATCE 2026 will provide new insights on how industry leaders and technical experts are preparing for the next era of the upstream business.
This guest editorial examines why geothermal projects require a different planning, financing, and development approach than traditional oil and gas projects.
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Hess Corp. sold its stake in the Shenzi development to BHP for $505 million to help pay its share of the cost of developing discoveries offshore Guyana. -
Petrobras began negotiations with SBM Offshore to contract the floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) Almirante Tamandaré to be installed in the Búzios field in the Santos Basin.
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More than half of the oil and gas production in the region is shut in.
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Hurricane Zeta is intensifying as it approaches the US Gulf of Mexico coast of southeastern Louisiana, where it is expected to make landfall around 4 p.m. CST today. View a video of Zeta posted by the US Air Reserve Hurricane Hunters.
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Describing it as a “bolt-on” acquisition, the Marcellus Shale producer EQT expects the deal will boost its gas production by 10%.
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In his first remarks as SPE President, Tom Blasingame announced that the theme of his tenure is “Survive, Revive, and Thrive.”
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Evacuations in the GOM began on Monday, but so far nearly 50% of current oil production and 55% of natural gas production in the region is shut-in due to Tropical Storm Zeta.
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The Canadian oil company consolidation formula looks a lot like the one offered by US shale producers.
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In an updated projection, Rystad said that a breakeven of only $50/bbl is needed to produce 100 million BOPD in 2025, reflecting the reduction in oil-production costs.
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In another all-stock transaction, one of the largest operators in the Permian Basin is set to add nearly 250,000 acres to its portfolio and swell oil production to more than 300,000 B/D.
