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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.
Initiative identified as the single highest-priority action to support geothermal capital market creation following a 2-year expert analysis of financial barriers to exponential-scale geothermal development.
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The environmental impact statement is a required step before another lease sale can be held in the Gulf of Mexico, a move welcomed by the oil and gas industry. -
A new UK-based operating company is set to launch next year with a production profile of nearly 140,000 BOE/D.
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If the find is commercially viable, the company and its partners say a subsea-to-shore development plan could produce first gas as early as 2027.
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The contractor will conduct front-end work related to the subsea portion of the joint Polok/Chinwol development.
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The proposed facility would be used to accelerate innovations in lithium extraction, carbon storage, and geothermal energy in addition to oil and gas technologies.
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This article examines how decommissioning costs impact project viability, showing that operational profitability can mask uneconomic end-of-life obligations, and advocates for ethical diligence in assessing these costs.
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SPE has launched a new community on SPE Connect for 2025 SPE President Olivier Houzé, the first of its kind. This platform offers members a unique opportunity for direct, open discussions with Houzé.
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Sharing state-of-the-art design and troubleshooting methods, the workshop identified future separation needs and gap statements and proposed how to close the gaps.
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This year has been both inspiring and exhilarating in the production and facilities domain, highlighted by a record 269 abstracts. This plethora of ideas fosters industry knowledge and promotes the exchange of innovative solutions driven by engineering advancements and data analytics.
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Hot rock is found worldwide, but the methods used to generate energy from it vary.
