Asset Management
New insights from Chevron, Occidental Petroleum, and others at the SPE Improved Oil Recovery Conference highlight the different paths companies are using to squeeze more out of tight rocks.
An update on SPE’s path to financial sustainability: stronger revenues, new partnerships, and emerging opportunities—from geothermal initiatives to AI-driven licensing—are improving the outlook. While challenges remain, recent progress highlights a more resilient Society and a forward-looking strategy focused on long-term member value.
Since the US arrested and removed Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on 3 January 2026, all eyes have turned toward the country’s vast oil reserves, the largest of any country. From 2005 to 2024, oil production in Venezuela fell by 70%, from 3.1 million B/D to just 0.9 million B/D. The race is on to bring production back, but aging infrastructure and expatriation pre…
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In this study, artificial-intelligence techniques are used to estimate and predict well status in offshore areas using a combination of surface and subsurface parameters. -
Geothermal energy in the US has historically been concentrated in the West due to favorable geology, but emerging technologies have expanded the possibilities.
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Virtual reality and related visualization technologies are helping reshape how the industry views 3D data, makes decisions, and trains personnel.
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Oil price visibility, projects competing for funds, and regional market softness are all factors resulting in muted demand for deepwater rigs this year.
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Updates about global exploration and production activities and developments.
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The world’s reliable engine of crude demand growth is stalling out, and its impact on the upstream market is already being felt.
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Train 1 of the Corpus Christi LNG Stage 3 project is expected to reach substantial completion during the first quarter of 2025.
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The Scarborough Energy Project is on track to start delivering liquefied natural gas in 2026.
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Australia’s Ichthys LNG facility will provide feedstock, along with production from legacy Japanese gas fields that will also serve as repositories for CO2 storage.
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The formal design and construction contract award comes after an LOI for the work was signed this past summer.
