Wood Mackenzie: strong balance sheets set 2027 up for oil and gas portfolio renewal
Balance sheets at strongest point in years, unlocking 5% investment rise and fresh wave of M&A in 2027 as companies rebuild post-2030 upstream portfolios.
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Balance sheets at strongest point in years, unlocking 5% investment rise and fresh wave of M&A in 2027 as companies rebuild post-2030 upstream portfolios.
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Scott Gordon, Director of RBP product line, The WellBoss Company, describes a century of evolution for well control barriers and the growing role of retrievable bridge plugs in modern well integrity strategies.
New analysis finds land and ocean sinks are weakening and carbon prices and coverage fall short of what is needed to protect them, leaving net zero strategies built on unverified foundations.
Motaz Hassan, Global Application Manager - Artificial Lift Solutions at ABB, Motion Drive Products, explores some of the most common ESP challenges from backspin and gas lock to underload conditions. He then explains how application-specific drive control helps improve reliability, protect equipment and support production continuity.
James Ferguson, Hunting Subsea Technologies, describes a lifecycle approach to subsea engineering that connects standardised hardware, intervention capability, and enhanced reservoir recovery.
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.
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.
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.
NPTLabs XRF Fi discusses how the next competitive advantage will not come from engineering intelligence.