Upstream news

The report identifies five key themes that will shape the upstream sector in 2026 as operators balance capital discipline with strategic portfolio positioning for the 2030s.

The combination of new 3D data acquisition, reprocessing of legacy surveys and faster permitting is offering clearer geological insight and reducing risk – giving governments and investors renewed confidence in frontier exploration.

The Nashville exploration well was drilled more than five miles beneath the seabed and confirmed high-quality oil in one of the Gulf’s most promising deepwater formations.

Julie Copland, Head of Wells, Elemental Energies, and Iain Farrow, Elemental Archer JV Manager, answer questions regarding decommissioning oil and gas assets.

Egill Abrahamsen, Vice President and Principle Drilling & Well Specialist, Sekal AS, Norway, details how advanced, real-time predictive monitoring systems are transforming offshore drilling operations.

Share buybacks at risk as companies face toughest strategic balancing act yet.

Viridien successfully completes BM-S-2 seismic reimaging project in the southern Santos Basin.

EZOps partners with Midland College to empower future oilfield workforce with digital technology.

Saipem announces that Aker BP has exercised a new option to extend the contract for the semi-submersible drilling unit Scarabeo 8, prolonging its deployment for an additional year.

Water will be injected to displace additional oil in the reservoir formation which supplies production to Shell’s Ursa platform in the Mars Corridor.