Field/project development
As Africa’s top oil producer, Libya is ramping up momentum—offering 22 exploration areas and welcoming BP back to Tripoli with a major deal.
Electricity produced onshore powers oil production at Johan Sverdrup holding CO₂ emissions at only 5% of the global average.
Shell became the first international company to operate producing fields offshore Brazil and the first to navigate the country’s complex and detailed decommissioning permitting process, which involved extensive environmental assessments, regulatory approvals, and coordinated stakeholder engagement.
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This paper’s focus is a case study of an Eagle Ford refracturing project in which a range of completion designs were trialed with an approach using offset sealed wellbore pressure monitoring and fiber-optic strain. -
The Mexican state oil company turns to the bit in a bid to add meaningful reserves from the deep Mexican Gulf.
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Enhancement to the drillship comes ahead of work commitment on Shell's Sparta development in the US Gulf of Mexico, its first in the Gulf to produce from 20K reservoirs.
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The post-salt, heavy-oil fields will be developed in tandem tied back to an FPSO.
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The US contractor will provide subsea installation services with work expected to begin in 2026.
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Slickline-Deployed Fiber-Optic Cable Provides First Production Profile for High-Temperature Gas WellThis paper describes a case study in which, in the absence of a conventional production log, distributed fiber-optic sensing, in conjunction with shut-in temperature measurements, provided a viable method to derive inflow zonal distribution.
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This paper provides insights into the technical and economic viability of repurposing oil and gas wells for geothermal energy production for direct heating.
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This paper discusses and evaluates retrofitting abandoned petroleum wells for geothermal applications as a commonly proposed solution to meet the challenge of the capital expenditure required for drilling and completion.
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This paper provides an overview of a geothermal assessment project completed to assess geothermal energy resources in and around an operational high-pressure/high-temperature field on the UK Continental Shelf.
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While projects offshore Cyprus and Israel advance, Lebanon’s latest licensing round follows news that Eni, TotalEnergies, and QatarEnergy drilled a dry hole on Block 9 near the country’s maritime border with Israel.
