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Preliminary estimates indicated recoverables of between 30 million and 110 million BOE at the discoveries, which Equinor called its largest of the year.
The decision keeps the effective tax rate on upstream projects at 78%, prompting new warnings that investments will continue to dwindle in the UK Continental Shelf.
Adura will become the UK North Sea’s largest independent producer by combining 12 key oil and gas assets, employing around 1,200 staff. It aims to produce more than 140,000 BOED in 2026.
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Train 4 is expected to add 6 million tonnes per year of capacity to the South Texas liquefied natural gas project when it goes online in 2030. -
The deal between the Republic of the Congo and the Chinese oil and gas company aims to develop the Banga Kayo, Holmoni, and Cayo blocks and raise national oil output to 200,000 B/D by 2030.
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The companies said they plan to start deploying digital twin technologies in Oman this year.
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A total of 20 companies submitted applications for new exploration blocks offshore Norway.
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Egypt’s newest round of drilling agreements advances its quest to boost investment in mature fields to stop the freefall in gas production.
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The oilfield service company will supply power plants capable of electrifying 180,000 US homes with geothermal energy.
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The SPE Management Technical Section has been officially renamed the Asset Management Technical Section. The new name better reflects the section’s focus on asset management as a core discipline in the upstream oil and gas industry.
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The Human Resource Development Corporation and Society of Petroleum Engineers Asia Pacific signed a memorandum of understanding to support the development of a future-ready energy workforce and strengthen Malaysia’s position as a regional hub for technical expertise and innovation.
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Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
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This article is the fourth in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this piece, David Reid, the CTO and CMO for NOV, discusses the evolution and current state of automated drilling systems.
