Asset Management
Robotic and autonomous systems are transforming energy operations, but their full value emerges only when paired with data science, engineering analytics, and AI/ML to turn data into decisions. The transition of the SPE Robotic & Autonomous Systems Technical Section into the SPE Data Science & Engineering Analytics Technical Section helps bridge this critical technolo…
Trafigura will purchase 100,000 metric tons of battery-grade lithium products under a decade-long take-or-pay contract valued at over $2 billion.
The Absheron gas field expansion will supply additional natural gas to Azerbaijan’s domestic market and support its export commitments to Turkey, allowing Baku to stay focused on meeting its gas export obligations to Europe.
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Phase 1 production from the deepwater US Gulf of Mexico field is expected to reach 30,000 BOPD. The field contains an estimated 5 billion bbl of oil in place.
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Saudi Aramco awarded a contract* to McDermott International for engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) services in the Marjan and Zuluf fields, offshore Saudi Arabia.
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Wood secured two new contracts from Equinor for onshore and offshore facilities in Norway.
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Reports 20 June that Iran shot down a US Navy drone over the Strait of Hormuz—the global oil market’s most critical transit point—exacerbated tensions in the region following a pair of attacks on oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman just a week earlier.
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New analysis from Rystad Energy shows service companies are beginning to raise prices after seeing a significant drop following the oil price downturn. Pricing power is projected to keep rising in 2020 as the service industry sees more demand across the supply chain.
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Ranking places US ahead of Saudi Arabia and Russia.
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This new development is the first to recover commercial quantities of oil in the UK from reservoirs that are generally considered non-productive.
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Trade tensions and economic sentiment take a toll.
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Schlumberger introduced the GAIA digital exploration platform, which it says enables exploration teams to rapidly discover and access basin-scale data and manage their exploration opportunities.
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The Independent Project Analysis recently reached out to its clients to understand why digitalization tools are so burdensome for projects organizations to implement.