Production
The 2026 Upstream Scale Guidelines establish a common workflow for field measurements, scale modeling, and risk assessment to support more consistent operational decisions.
The long-term outlook analysis says a potential shift toward new construction could push 2026 production 3% above 2025 levels.
Lower operating expenditures and a changing asset mix helped UKCS operators cut average production costs by 9% year over year, despite relatively flat production levels, according to the NSTA.
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The C-NLOPB has green-lit the supermajor’s plans to develop new sands within the field’s Jeanne d’Arc formation. -
The well was spudded from the new Azeri Central East platform in the giant ACG field in the Caspian Sea.
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It seems that it has been a very productive period for production and facilities. I reviewed a significant number of abstracts on such an interesting variety of topics—new technology developments down- and midstream, improvements in corrosion detection and prediction, new systems for emulsion monitoring, and even downhole drones.
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This paper presents the evaluation results of a water-shutoff agent based on an emulsion-type chemical material with nanoparticles.
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The authors of this paper discuss the use of dissolved polystyrene waste for the preparation of nanomembranes for separation of hydrocarbon pollutants from wastewater streams.
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Cemvita and ChampionX are launching a pilot project next year to turn an old oil field into one that may yield tons of hydrogen each day.
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Suncor Energy brought the Terra Nova FPSO back into production as part of an extensive field life extension project offshore Newfoundland and Labrador.
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Australian explorer purchases minority stakes in Who Dat and Dome Patrol deepwater fields.
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With the startup of South Ghawar field complete, the Saudi national oil company can look toward the commercialization of its tight-gas giant, Jafurah.
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The best wells in which to find lithium are in old conventional fields where rusty pump jacks are pulling out mostly water.
