Asset Management
The following three papers show challenges and potential solutions across various stages of the deepwater well-development cycle from a variety of deepwater basins across the world.
The authors write that by replacing outdated, labor-intensive processes with an integrated, cloud-based platform, companies can streamline planning, improve accuracy, and foster better coordination across teams and vendors.
The authors write that deployment of artificial-intelligence-based high-gas/oil ratio well-control technology enabled stabilization of well performance and maintenance of optimal production conditions.
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The deal follows Blackstone’s recent moves in gas-fired power and a pipeline venture with top US gas producer. -
Shale’s slowdown leaves room for OPEC+ gains as tensions rise between the US and India over Russian oil imports.
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This month’s column recaps the top five objectives for the 2025 SPE President and introduces a new discussion on the future of the SPE name.
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The number of high-impact wells drilled across the globe this year are expected to be on trend with the most recent 5-year average.
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BP called the Bumerangue discovery in the Santos Basin the company’s largest find in 25 years, and announced it had begun production from its tieback project at Argos ahead of schedule.
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With the right infrastructure and interoperability, subsea resident robotics could unlock more frequent, cost-effective inspections—and a new standard for offshore efficiency.
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Emerging solutions could solve current subsea pain points, while a new taxonomy system could clarify the capabilities of the expanding domain of underwater vehicles.
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Big oil companies are backing direct lithium extraction while the market flashes warning signs.
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As LNG projects sanctioned earlier this decade come onstream, a shortage of new final and pre-final investment decisions threatens to leave the project pipelines dry at a time when global LNG demand is forecast to surge over the next 15 years.
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This paper reviews best practices and learnings from floating-production-unit transportation and installation, hookup, and commissioning and discusses subsea flowlines, export pipelines, and subsea-equipment installations.
