Mature fields
BP’s new electric gas compression platform at Shah Deniz, Azerbaijan’s largest natural gas producer, is expected to sustain exports to Europe even as the field enters decline.
ExxonMobil joins BP, Chevron, and TotalEnergies in greenlighting new investment projects in Iraq in 2025 as the government targets oil production of 6 million B/D by 2029.
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Intelligent completions could improve many of the world’s oil and gas wells, but not all are suited to the technology. There is another option.
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The new channel-fracturing technique is capable of increasing fracture conductivity by up to two orders of magnitude. -
As a field matures, there is a crucial need to focus on integrity-related issues such as hazard prevention and mitigation.
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VICO Indonesia is the operator of the Sanga-Sanga production-sharing contract (PSC) in Indonesia.
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In the southern North Sea, many fields suffer from declining gas production because of reservoir-pressure depletion and associated liquid loading.
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A successful field trial in which foam was used as a gas-injection conformance enhancer was implemented in the Cusiana field in Colombia.
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Regulations are driving increased decommissioning activities in the Gulf of Mexico. Incomplete data is one of the obstacles in planning decommissioning. As fields have changed ownership over time, key information has been lost, creating challenges for the current operator.
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