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As global electricity demand surges, driven by AI, digitalization, and electrification, offshore innovation, spanning oil and gas, renewables, nuclear, and data infrastructure, will be critical to delivering a cleaner, more resilient energy future.

Agentic AI can enhance subsurface workflows when its autonomy is deliberately designed around physics, data integrity, and accountable decision-making through architectures that separate reasoning, computation, interpretation, and validation.

The program is designed specifically for STEM students without an engineering background and prepares students to work in energy- and sustainability-focused fields.

Researchers at the University of Houston have developed a new ultrathin, carbon-based film that could make AI chips run faster, cooler, and more energy-efficient.

The energy sector is rapidly transforming toward a data-driven, decentralized future where combining human expertise with AI and machine learning unlocks new efficiencies, solves complex challenges, and creates a decisive competitive advantage.

Jim Clark, a reservoir engineer with more than 4 decades of experience, reflects on the evolution of subsurface engineering and CCS, emphasizing the growing importance of analytics, cross-disciplinary skills, and technical curiosity for the next generation of engineers.

Researchers are studying how excessive groundwater extraction is causing global and regional aquifer depletion and land subsidence.

AI is transforming oil and gas, but the real change will come from young professionals (YPs) who bridge technology and field expertise. By leading pilots, building networks, and challenging old assumptions, YPs can drive the industry’s digital transformation from within.

Researchers have developed a low-cost carbon capture technology called PICC that uses only water and pressure to remove nearly all CO2 from industrial exhaust, offering a simpler, cleaner, and more affordable alternative to traditional chemical methods.

Allison Taylor, SPE, is studying whether nanogels can improve how gas, specifically CO2, is stored underground during CO2 flooding operations.