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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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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. -
The UK North Sea Transition Authority has awarded the required permits for the East Irish Sea project, and the project has reached financial close. The carbon capture and storage project is expected to receive its first carbon dioxide in 2028.
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The second-largest gas producer in the US is aiming to pump an average of 6.3 Bcfe/D this year.
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The 2025 Global Energy Talent Index survey found most energy professionals got a pay bump last year, but hiring managers face new challenges.
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Hammerhead, the seventh planned project offshore Guyana, is expected to reach FID later this year and go on-stream in 2029.
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The new plan will replace the current roadmap that contains just three planned Gulf of Mexico lease sales.
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Wood Mackenzie’s study identifies shale innovation, exploration, and fiscal terms as crucial for the US to maintain top oil and gas production status beyond 2030.
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ExxonMobil and Guyana expect to approach 1 million B/D of oil as the ONE Guyana vessel reaches the Stabroek block.
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The French major will supply the Caribbean country with LNG supplies while agreeing to take supplies from future Texas project.
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TWA Energy Influencers Nihal Darraj, Sayanima Kisku, Ismaila Ibrahim, Olawale Ajayi, and Gabrijel Grubac reflect on the significance of the TWA Energy Influencer award and how it has helped their professional journey. The deadline for 2025 nominations is 1 July 2025.
