R&D/innovation
Drilling experts recently shared candid views on what will be required for their segment of the upstream business to move to the next stage of development.
The US Department of Energy and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will convert a horizontal Utica Shale gas well into an enhanced geothermal system. Building directly on horizontal drilling and completion practices developed in the Utica, the project will include evaluation of optimal well orientation, lateral placement, and spacing.
The Offshore Technology Conference will honor the winners of the 2026 Spotlight on New Technology Award on Monday, 4 May, at NRG Center in Houston. Seventeen groundbreaking innovations, from AI-powered geotechnics and autonomous well construction to next-generation subsea systems and drilling intelligence, demonstrate how bold ideas are translating into real-world gai…
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Early adopters of large language models praise the technology’s promise to advance upstream research and software development while also offering cautionary notes.
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SponsoredWith almost three-quarters of the global greenhouse gas emissions coming from the energy sector, there is a heavy burden and a huge responsibility on the shoulders of all countries of the world to transform the energy sector to be cleaner and greener by eliminating these emissions.
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With a successful pilot under its belt, Thailand's national oil company is planning a bigger production unit.
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The Research Council of Norway’s $118,000 grant will support development of longer fishbone laterals to raise production while lowering carbon footprints.
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Sage Geosystems said it will use the new equity funding to build a geopressured geothermal system by year's end.
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Specialty forgers manufacture custom, seamless rolled rings in a variety of materials and finishes in as little as 8 weeks.
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ExxonMobil’s Liza Phase 1 and Phase 2 project and ADNOC’s CCUS Evolution Journey were the winners at the conference taking place this week in Dhahran.
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SEG and SPE join forces to offer access to a robust research portal that harnesses the power of AI and ML.
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Former CTO of ConocoPhillips, Greg Leveille, makes the case for why more oil and gas professionals should take notice of the new-age geothermal space.
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SPE President Terry Palisch is joined by Bryan Hibbard, senior editorial operations manager for SPE, to highlight how writing SPE technical papers and articles for JPT, SPE Journal, and other SPE publications can help to boost your career.