Field/project development

INEOS Energy and Shell have partnered to invest in Gulf of Mexico exploration, while Eni reported strong productivity from its Geliga 1 discovery in Indonesia. Santos is advancing its Agogo project in Papua New Guinea, and ConocoPhillips received approval to redevelop several previously producing oil fields in Norway’s Greater Ekofisk Area.

This paper details a new enhanced oil recovery method piloted successfully by several operators in the Bakken and recently implemented in the Midland play of the Permian Basin.

The companies will work together to increase future production and value creation at their respective assets in the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

After a decade and a half of declining production, Uzbekistan, ranked 15th worldwide in gas output, has been seeking foreign partners to revive and reverse the fortunes of its oil and gas industry.

While often associated with smaller discoveries, subsea tiebacks are playing a growing role in contributing to the broader energy mix.

AI‑driven data center growth is straining US power grids and accelerating interest in enhanced geothermal systems as a scalable, low‑carbon solution.

The following three papers show challenges and potential solutions across various stages of the deepwater well-development cycle from a variety of deepwater basins across the world.

The authors describe a study on key technologies for intelligent risk monitoring of workover operations.

This paper establishes that the use of a dual-gradient fluid column during the running of large casing in an extreme-reach deepwater well is an effective method to overcome drag and enable the casing to reach total depth.

The authors write that by replacing outdated, labor-intensive processes with an integrated, cloud-based platform, companies can streamline planning, improve accuracy, and foster better coordination across teams and vendors.