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BP sanctioned development of the Kaskida in 2024, with first oil from the high-pressure project expected in 2029.
SPE’s newest technical community, the Critical Minerals Technical Section, aims to connect petroleum expertise with emerging opportunities to extract lithium, rare earth elements, and other critical minerals from subsurface reservoirs and industrial brines.
Companies largely focused on deepwater acreage in the second Gulf lease sale held under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments. -
Oil and gas experts encourage human/AI partnerships that can “supercharge” capabilities to create competitive advantages.
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Jennifer Miskimins will take office as 2026 SPE President during the 2025 SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in October. She shares her views of the challenges facing our industry and SPE members, her outlook for our industry, and what her goals will be during her presidency.
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The US supermajor is using one of its lowest-value hydrocarbon products to generate double-digit production increases in its most prolific US asset.
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This paper presents an efficient mathematical optimization method for well placement that maximizes contact with the productive zones for the best locations in the reservoir.
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This paper reviews lean construction management processes adopted in the Apani Field development, from facility design to construction management and drilling-location preparation.
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While new imaging capabilities are rejuvenating old data so explorers can discover hydrocarbons, finding and developing reserves is increasingly complicated.
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The transaction adds 267,000 net acres and nearly 140,000 BOE/D from Vital Energy, lifting Crescent into the top 10 largest US independents.
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The latest acquisition strengthens Cenovus Energy’s position as Canada’s largest SAGD producer.
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Contractor realizes big gains on divestment of business unit owned less than a year.
