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Murphy Oil’s Hai Su Vang (Golden Sea Lion) appraisal well reinforces the commerciality of the 2025 discovery.
The London-headquartered independent acquires position in the US Gulf while preparing Zama for final investment decision.
Engineering, procurement, construction, and installation awards made at the end of 2025 are expanding Saipem’s role in Turkey’s two largest offshore gas fields, plus Saudi Arabia’s Berri, Abu Safah, and Marjan oil fields and Qatar’s North Field gas giant in the Persian Gulf.
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The authors of this paper write that the use of high-angle wells through anisotropic shale formations represents a promising approach to improving oil recovery while reducing the overall number of wells required. -
This paper highlights the continuous improvement of multilateral technology used in the Middle East by demonstrating how the application of a multilateral well strategy is a proven and reliable method to reduce time-intensive operations.
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Effective exploitation of deepwater assets, which often present extraordinary challenges, requires continuous flexibility, reflected in the approaches developed in these papers.
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Pacific Meltem and Pacific Scirocco will be sold out of the marketed fleet; Noble posts over $2 billion in fresh contract backlog.
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First LNG at Tellurian’ asset known as Driftwood LNG before Woodside’s acquisition last year is expected in 2029.
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SOCAR’s expansion of its exploration footprint in Israeli waters could position Azerbaijan as a future player in EastMed gas.
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Young Professionals Leading the Energy Transition: Insights From SPE’s Beyond the Borders InitiativeIn March, 27 young professionals representing 15 SPE sections and 12 countries convened in Paris for the first edition of SPE Beyond the Borders 2025. The event served as a unique platform for cross-cultural dialogue and forward-looking discussions about the role of YPs in the energy transition.
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Using emergency procedures, the permitting timeline is expected to be significantly reduced, from years to weeks in some cases.
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The latest deepwater exploration well offshore Namibia has found 38 m of net pay and flowed more than 11,000 BOPD of 37 °API oil during testing.
