R&D/innovation

The US supermajor is using one of its lowest-value hydrocarbon products to generate double-digit production increases in its most prolific US asset.

This article is the fourth in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this piece, David Reid, the CTO and CMO for NOV, discusses the evolution and current state of automated drilling systems.

With the right infrastructure and interoperability, subsea resident robotics could unlock more frequent, cost-effective inspections—and a new standard for offshore efficiency.

Emerging solutions could solve current subsea pain points, while a new taxonomy system could clarify the capabilities of the expanding domain of underwater vehicles.

This article is the third in a Q&A series from the SPE Research and Development Technical Section focusing on emerging energy technologies. In this piece, Zikri Bayraktar, a senior machine learning engineer with SLB’s Software Technology and Innovation Center, discusses the expanding use of artificial intelligence in the upstream sector.

Successful in other applications, self-healing coatings could be the oil industry’s ticket to fighting corrosion and extending the life of steel.

The service giant shares how its new technology can sense rock properties 50 ft ahead of the bit in horizontal wells.

As US shale potentially stares at a production plateau, operators and service providers are turning to smarter tools to extend the life of aging plays.

Gold H2 says it is the first to achieve commercial-scale hydrogen production by introducing microbes to a mature oil reservoir.

The Dutch marine contractor says it plans to outfit its construction vessels with small modular reactors over 5 years.