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This article is the third in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this piece, Zikri Bayraktar, a senior machine learning engineer with SLB’s Software Technology and Innovation Center, discusses the expanding use of artificial intelligence in the upstream sector.
Successful in other applications, self-healing coatings could be the oil industry’s ticket to fighting corrosion and extending the life of steel.
This article presents a results-driven case study from an ongoing collaboration between a midstream oil and gas company and Neuralix Inc.
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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. -
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.
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The EIA issued a new forecast for US oil production as a result of US President Donald Trump’s recently announced tariffs.
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The operator’s deepwater discovery in the Gulf of Mexico is potentially commercial, and government analysis indicates the gulf holds 1.3 billion BOE more reserves than estimated.
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As part of Italy's Mattei Plan—named after Enrico Mattei, Eni's first chairman—Eni will invest close to $9 billion each in Algeria, Libya, and Egypt.
