R&D/innovation
Findings from two new SPE papers argue that the tight-rock sector needs to rethink longstanding assumptions about how hydraulic fractures form underground.
The newest recipient of the title SPE Legend of Hydraulic Fracturing talks about his career, the evolution of fracture stimulation, the development of increasingly useful simulators, and the future of the oil and gas industry. The honor was given at the 2026 SPE Hydraulic Fracturing Technology Conference and Exhibition.
SLB's and Baker Hughes' partnerships with NVIDIA and Google Cloud, respectively, will develop advanced AI-enabled power optimization and sustainability solutions for the global data center sector.
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Oxy’s 1PointFive subsidiary and ADNOC plan to assess the feasibility of building the first megaton-scale DAC facility outside of the US. -
Part 4 of this series provides an overview of ongoing research and recent technology improvements within the US taking place in both academia and the service industry.
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Fervo Energy’s bet that fracturing methods can be used for geothermal power is looking like a winner.
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Wave power plus a subsea battery can be a reliable source for subsea operations, to a point.
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The winners of this year’s Drillbotics competition are teams from the University of Stavanger and Clausthal University of Technology. Thirteen teams registered last fall, coming from seven countries spanning four continents.
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The projects are expected to remove more than 2 million metric tons of CO2 emissions annually from the atmosphere.
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SponsoredThe Wyoming Gas Injection Initiative (WGII) makes available $22 million of matching funds from the State of Wyoming to implement, in close collaboration with oil and gas operators and Dow, multiple field pilot projects in the State of Wyoming. The Initiative will fund projects over a 3- to 5-year period to support developments with significant potential to enhance wel…
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Operators share emissions-mitigation research insights amid calls to accelerate to meet 2030 goals.
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With the acquisition of manufacturing firm Revak Keene, Fox Innovation and Technologies plans to launch technology aimed at disrupting the compressor and rotating equipment aftermarket status quo.
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Leading energy technology companies unite to unlock efficiencies and increase reserve recoveries using digital advances.
