Management
Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
This month’s papers highlight new combinations of technologies, along with workflows automated in innovative ways, deployed to ensure precise measurement, accurate forecasting, and environmentally conscious operations.
This paper describes a novel 6.75-in. logging-while-drilling geochemical tool developed for accurate lithology, mineralogy, well-placement, and geosteering applications in complex reservoirs.
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Contract awards for EPC on shore-based liquification facilities and FEED for upstream offshore infrastructure in Mozambique’s ExxonMobil–Eni project bodes well for an East African LNG hub.
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With emissions mineralization established as a proven approach, the companies’ next objective is to move the underlying technology toward commercial success.
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Subject-matter experts from industry and academia advanced distributed fiber-optic sensing technologies and their implementation in flow measurement during a special session.
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Speaking at this year's ADIPEC, leaders from BP, Shell, Petronas, ADNOC, and Eni said the energy transition must become profitable and that AI will likely play a key role.
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The deal follows an asset swap on the same acreage earlier in the year and increases Equinor’s natural gas holdings in the region.
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The birthplace of Royal Dutch Shell, Indonesia and Malaysia, buck trends and grow their gas and oil industries, expecting a record number of final investment decisions in the next 4 years in gas, deep water, and carbon capture projects to support Southeast Asia’s booming economic growth.
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Undergraduate education in petroleum engineering has survived the latest downturn in the industry, and enrollment has started to show an uptick in numbers. However, a different trend is evident in graduate training and academic research: the number of researchers being trained in oil and gas topics is drastically dropping.
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Olivier Houzé discusses his views on SPE finances, including a historical perspective, the effects of downturns and the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing recovery, and future plans.
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This paper describes a project in the heavy oil Captain field in the UK sector of the North Sea in which reduced environmental impact dovetails with improved economics.
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This paper presents a specialized workflow that aims to quantify the severity of condensate banking and subsequently optimize reservoir development strategies for a deep formation in the Permian Basin.