Production

Venezuela’s oil recovery will depend on restoring disciplined, reliable day-to-day operations by stabilizing existing assets, fixing operational failures, and using practical tools to rebuild predictable production.

Venezuela shows that vast oil resources alone do not create value. Institutional and political constraints have driven production collapse, and recovery depends on governance reform, stability, and sustained investment.

SPE President Jennifer Miskimins lent her expertise to Science Friday’s conversation about Venezuelan oil, explaining the reality of what it would take to extract and refine it.

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

Researchers at KAIST developed an integrated chemobiological platform that converts renewable feedstocks like glucose and glycerol into essential aromatic hydrocarbons (BTEX) using engineered E. coli strains and a solvent-integrated catalytic process, offering a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based production.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine reignited global interest in nuclear power, driving up uranium demand and prices as nations prioritized energy security and low-carbon reliability amid growing supply and geopolitical challenges.

Mircea Calarasu, SPE, takes us offshore to share lessons from a scale squeeze campaign in the North Sea.

This article outlines observations regarding P&A design and analyzes what can be done better to strengthen safety, reliability, and sustainability.

Colorado has introduced new regulations requiring oil and gas operators to reuse at least 4% of produced water by 2026.

Part 2 in this series in hydrofracturing is intended to give early-career petroleum engineers a comprehensive and accessible look into modern fracturing practices.