Upstream

Deepwater well abandonment rarely attracts the engineering investment that drilling does — yet it can consume just as much time...

Somewhere between the drill bit and the surface, a thin barrier of hardened material is all that stands between pressurized...

In Karnes County, South Texas, a major Eagle Ford operator faced a problem quietly familiar across the basin: high-viscosity friction...

For decades, the refinery on the outskirts of Bakersfield, California, did what refineries do: it turned crude oil into diesel....

Every day, billions of people light a stove to cook a meal — an act so routine it barely registers....

Europe is taking a few steps back toward old wells in the North Sea due to a shortage crisis. While...

In May 1984, a young ADNOC employee stepped into a lift at Abu Dhabi's InterContinental Hotel, rode down two floors,...

Every day, billions of cubic feet of CO2-laden gas flow into Kinder Morgan's SACROC facility in West Texas — volumes...

For decades, Peru's largest refinery quietly vented hydrogen sulfide — a toxic byproduct of its own operations — into the...

It is the most expensive error made by drilling operators when drilling horizontally, which typically occurs immediately prior to realizing...

We’re moving away from the idea that small decisions don’t have big impacts. There's an overwhelming amount of information coming...

For years now, there hasn’t really been a matter of if we could reach the oil and natural gas in...

Offshore oil projects rarely fail due to geology alone. Most often, challenges emerge as schedules stretch out, interfaces multiply, and...

Fuel pipeline logistics in the Southwest U.S. typically go unnoticed unless a shortage of supplies or a constraining supply route...

The conversation around jet fuel shortages often starts in the wrong place. Most assume the issue is crude oil supply,...

The industry-standard LWD azimuthal resistivity tool operates on the principle of electromagnetic wave propagation. It measures the attenuation and phase...

Drilling and other preparatory work at major upstream energy projects often proceed with little public visibility until effects become apparent...

The Beetaloo Basin now belongs in any serious discussion of future gas supply in Australia. East coast market agencies have...

BP’s new acreages in Namibia are drawing fresh attention to how exploration priorities are being reshaped. For many years, Namibia's...

Egypt's offshore gas sector is at an important turning point as BP and ADNOC are investing in developing natural gas...

Strategic collaboration between energy companies has become increasingly important in response to rising demand for cleaner fuels, geopolitical factors, and...

Typically, as offshore oil fields age and are moved toward redevelopment, there is more scrutiny applied toward how they were...

After confirming the existence of a commercial oil reserve, the pace often slows as attention turns to longer‑term assessment of...

On the surface, most reports regarding oil production seem fairly straightforward and uneventful. That is exactly the case in PetroNor's...

Offshore oil and gas activities take considerable time to develop even after a discovery announcement, so project timelines are often...

The global energy debate often presents the idea of an equilibrium between supply and demand, as well as sustainable development,...

More than ever, stakeholders are interested in how energy company Diamondback's production trends, capital allocation plans, and cost reduction strategies...

The impact of an increasing trend toward digitalization within energy technology is beginning to attract interest from non-specialists. There have...

The energy industry has been touting global liquefied natural gas (LNG) opportunities for years; however, many viewed Caturus's project ambitions...

The energy sector has long promised faster and more intelligent operation—yet for so many, true change seems both slow and...

To assess Occidental Petroleum’s (Oxy’s) ability to continue generating profits by increasing efficiency, investors will review a variety of U.S....

Because ConocoPhillips provides its stakeholders with a wealth of information through the release of their Operational Summary, stakeholders now possess...

Routine production activities throughout the energy sector occur with relatively little public awareness; however, there are certain regularly-scheduled events that...

Weeks since strange substances have begun appearing along several sections of Mexico's Gulf Coast, suspicions have developed. Initially, each individual...

The largest and most diverse Oil Sands producer within Canada is Canadian Natural Resources Ltd (CNRL), which is transitioning from...

Energy doesn't always make its way into your home or office exactly as you might think. Changes taking place in...

It is clear that there is an increasing level of uncertainty facing the United States' energy sector. Many stakeholders and...

In response to a pollution incident affecting the Southern Coast of Veracruz, Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) has activated personnel, equipment, and...

Early concerns by local government officials responsible for protecting coastal towns and fisherman due to initial reports of oil washing...

ConocoPhillips has chosen a relatively low-profile development plan for 2026, a year that will likely see the U.S.-based integrated energy...

In the Permian Basin, ExxonMobil is continually implementing a broad array of advanced digital technologies in all phases of its...

Oil and gas lease auctions in Alaska rarely attract much public attention until the actual bidding is concluded, at which...

Investors typically perceive conference appearances by CEOs as part of their normal duties. They attend; they talk; they go home....

Production growth in U.S. shale is rapidly evolving to be based upon scale, quality of the underlying assets, and integration...

Following the long path through the desert that leads to a global energy supply. Fortunately, when the going gets tough,...

The performance of an Upstream Natural Gas Development operation is typically measured using multiple metrics. The way that continued improvement...

Corporate re-domiciling is typically done without impacting the day-to-day operations of a company; however, it provides insight into how a...

Selling mineral rights in Texas can feel straightforward. An offer arrives. A deadline follows. The buyer promises a quick close....

While the time of year brings much focus to the time when actual bids for oil and gas leases are...

It seems as though oil and gas lease auctions get attention from the public at large only when the sales...