Mature fields
In the fourth development phase, a planned tieback would connect resources from two North Sea discoveries to existing infrastructure at the Johan Sverdrup field, pending project sanction.
Production delivered by the subsea artificial lift system will equal that obtained by drilling two new wells, according to BP.
Thanks to stepout-well and tieback technologies, Shell’s Mars platform is the first single offshore platform in the US Gulf to produce 1 billion bbl of crude over its lifetime with production expected to continue into the 2040s.
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The award comes as a contract release purchase order under a long-term agreement that simplifies ongoing efforts to maintain mature field production in Saudi Arabia. -
Westwood links 2026 exploration outcomes to policies, with operators offshore Norway finding seven times more resources than those offshore the UK.
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Equinor, Aker BP, DNO Norge, and Vår Energi received the most licensing offers in APA 2025.
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This paper describes a data-driven well-management strategy that optimizes condensate recovery while preserving well productivity.
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This work presents the development of fast predictive models and optimization methodologies to evaluate the potential of carbon-dioxide EOR and storage operations quickly in mature oil fields.
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This paper introduces a system that leverages sophisticated algorithms and user-friendly interfaces to tackle the challenge of developing complex, compartmentalized reservoirs effectively.
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This paper assesses the technical feasibility of geological carbon storage in the operator’s Brazilian brownfields, focusing on mature oil fields and associated saline aquifers.
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These papers exemplify value creation at each stage of hydrocarbon maturation and should prompt practitioners to don their thinking caps.
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Field results highlight how rethinking tubing-anchor-catcher design can reduce gas interference and support late-life production.
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Operators are turning to new gas-lift and nanoparticle-fluid technologies to drive up production rates.
