Upstream news updates

The 4406 km2 extension covers 189 new OCS blocks in the highly prospective Walker Ridge area, in addition to 46.5 blocks overlapping the original Walker Ridge Reimaging program over a 1085 km2 area.

Sverre Alvik, VP and Energy Transition Outlook director, DNV, argues that the longer the Hormuz crisis lasts, the heavier the tail of permanent demand destruction.

Proven deployments have reduced CO2 emissions by up to 160 t on a single ST25EL project.

Developed from PETRONAS-INSTEP industry-led expertise and formalised by OPITO, the programme supports the workforce transition across the evolving global energy sector.

Following a record gas demand in 2025, the 2026 global gas report shows a more resilient gas system faces a more demanding energy future.

Andreas Fliss, Norway Country Manager for James Fisher, explores how electrification, digitalisation, and asset intelligence in Norway’s upstream sector is supporting both energy security and net zero targets simultaneously.

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has agreed to acquire WellSpot, a digital solution that Equinor has developed and operated over the past 15 years.

Faster and easier integration delivered by ‘Connected Vessel’ control and safety solutions.

The Northern Endeavour decommissioning programme is one of the most significant offshore decommissioning programmes currently underway in the Asia-Pacific region.

Denholm Pipetech (Pipetech), a Denholm Environmental subsidiary, is celebrating a summer of activity that included delivering some of its best-known remediation services and a breakthrough in an upcoming wellbore cleaning solution.

Following a successful project off the coast of Angola, pipeline leak detection visionary PipeSense has expanded its capabilities to support offshore operations.

Dauren Kazimbek, Business Development Manager for SMARTCORR, highlights how asset life can be extended through real-time corrosion monitoring in the oil and gas industry.

UK geophysical company Metatek Group has been awarded a multi-disciplinary airborne geoscience data acquisition contract by the Department of Energy (DOE) of the Government of the Philippines to support their strategy to improve domestic energy security.

NPTLabs XRF Fi discusses how the next competitive advantage will not come from engineering intelligence.

Integrated control and safety systems will support remote operations, improving safety, reliability and production on a normally unattended offshore platform.

Ian Jackson, interviewed by Contributing Author Ellen Warren, discusses High-Angle Multi-Frac (HAMF) technology, production surveillance in the Whale Field, and the engineering decisions shaping the future of deepwater production.

Viridien has announced the signing of a strategic multi-client partnership agreement with Société de Pétroles du Sénégal (PETROSEN), Senegal's national petroleum company.

Bracewell LLP advised Gran Tierra Energy Inc. on the share sale and purchase agreement to sell its oil business in Colombia and Ecuador.

Unlocking legacy subsurface data: petabytes of valuable information remain trapped on obsolete media and in proprietary formats.

By Darren Guccione, CEO and Co-founder, Keeper Security.

The collaboration gives operators access to increased treatment capacity, more efficient handling of drill cuttings and a stronger end-to-end service offering from offshore operations to final treatment.

Sandeep R. Kondaveeti, PhD, P.Eng., SM-ISA, Senior Reliability Engineer and Automation Team Lead, CNOOC Petroleum North America, discuss transforming alarm data and operator actions into operational intelligence for oil and gas facilities.

Siemens Energy selected by SBM Offshore to supply power generation and gas compression systems for Petrobras.

Agreement positions Bedrock's autonomous technology at FMS's North Sea base, combining autonomous ocean intelligence with FMS's offshore infrastructure.