Asset Management
The transition away from materials that contain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), co-called forever chemicals, creates an opportunity to preserve historical information. Information that appears to have little operational value today may later become important when organizations need to evaluate past PFAS use. Once that information is lost, recreating it may…
US buyers are looking for extra shale inventory and added another $18 billion in purchases in October alone.
TotalEnergies signed off for 30% operated stakes in the Lang Lebah and B14 gas fields offshore Sarawak on the sidelines of ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi, while also highlighting methane-reduction partnerships in Angola, India, and Southeast Asia.
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Union of rival contract drillers will create one of the largest offshore rig companies.
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The 2021–2022 Drillbotics competition will require the contestants to integrate human factors engineering considerations into their automated drilling rigs for the first time.
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Oil production from West Africa has fallen from last year’s depressed levels and will remain down without increased investment.
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Even though the market seemingly expected a 400,000 B/D increase from the oil exporting group, crude prices took a bit of a tumble.
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Already the largest producer in the gas-rich play, Southwestern has bolstered its status with the acquisition of the third-largest producer.
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For Pioneer, the deal marks its return as a pure-play operator in the Midland Basin side of the Permian region. For, Continental, it represents the first steps into the most productive shale play in the US.
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Shell’s sibling solutions for its Vito and Whale deepwater US Gulf developments are proving the “design one, build two” model can work.
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Over the past 30 years Caspian nations such as Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have built thriving economies on oil and gas wealth led by global energy companies and a handful of megaprojects. As times change, that model may need to be reassessed.
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Field will deliver gas to Trinidad market from a resource discovered in 2017.
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Where does employment in the oil and gas industry stand today? It remains far from the peak seen in 2014, but it is incrementally recovering. Will it grow, and how?