Field/project development
TotalEnergies has signaled its intent to reenter Venezuela after a 5-year absence, while Halliburton has teamed up with Brazil’s independent natural gas operator Evena and Venezuelan engineering firm WESCA to also assess business opportunities.
With funding opportunities improving, developers and researchers are focused on shortening project learning cycles and reducing uncertainty to attract more capital and speed deployment.
The US Department of Energy has awarded more than $99 million to 21 projects that will advance geothermal development through field-scale testing of next-generation technologies and exploration drilling programs across the US.
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TotalEnergies and the Danish Underground Consortium complete a 7-year effort to redevelop the Tyra field, lowering emissions and extending field life. -
Mozambique is poised to become Africa’s third-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas when Coral Norte comes onstream in 2028.
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Australia’s H2Perth blue and green hybrid hydrogen project is expected to benefit from carbon credits from the offshore Bonaparte carbon storage facility where Inpex and TotalEnergies are drilling appraisal wells together with Woodside.
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Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
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This paper discusses cases from the North Sea and offshore California in which high-fidelity pressure and dynamics measurements, combined with high-speed telemetry, helped overcome complex geotechnical challenges.
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This paper describes an alternative lower-completion concept for developing Lower Wilcox reservoirs referred to as high-angle multifractured well design.
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This study explores the feasibility of implementing in-situ carbon dioxide recycling for sequestration as a fit-for-purpose developmental strategy for a Malaysian gas field characterized by an initial carbon-dioxide content of approximately 60%.
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The technology to desalinate and reuse produced water for cooling AI data centers in the Permian Basin exists, but addressing cost challenges remains critical to widespread adoption.
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The $5-billion Tiber-Guadalupe project in the Gulf of America is BP's second major project in the region to be sanctioned in 2 years.
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Smackover Lithium, an Equinor joint venture, will drill new wells on the Franklin project to get a better understanding of its brine makeup and lithium potential.
