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TGS Releases Dataset for Uinta, Piceance, Paradox Basins

The dataset is designed to support a range of subsurface applications across the oil and gas industry, including conventional and unconventional exploration, regional screening and carbon storage assessment.

After Decade Delay, Sable Restarts Oil Production at Santa Ynez Unit

Sable Offshore Corp. has completed extensive repairs to the oil production unit offshore California after a leak caused Exxon Mobil to sell the facility.

SLB OneSubsea, Subsea7 Secure EPCI for BP’s Ginger Project

SLB OneSubsea and Subsea7 were awarded an engineering, procurement, construction and installation contract for BP’s Ginger project off the southeast coast of Trinidad.

APA Reveals 2,700 bbl/d Test Results from Sockeye-2 in Alaska

APA Corp. said Sockeye-2, located in Alaska’s eastern North Slope, was drilled to a depth of approximately 10,500 ft and averaged 2,700 bbl/d during the final flow period.

USGS: 47 MMbbl of Oil, 876 Bcf of Gas in Conventional Rockies’ Basins

The U.S. Geological Survey surveyed areas where potential hydrocarbons in as yet undiscovered oil and gas formations in the Wind River, Bighorn and Powder River basins.

Michael Hillebrand Appointed Chairman of IPAA

Oil and gas executive Michael Hillebrand has been appointed chairman of the Independent Petroleum Association of America’s board of directors for a two-year term.

Big Spenders: EPA Touts Billions in Clean Energy Spending

Nearly $69 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law has been dispersed by the Environmental Protection Agency in its clean energy push.

Shale Outlook Uinta: Horizontal Boom to Continue in 2025

After two large-scale transactions by SM Energy and Ovintiv, the Uinta Basin is ready for development—and stacked pay exploration.

E&P Highlights: Dec. 16, 2024

Here’s a roundup of the latest E&P headlines, including a pair of contracts awarded offshore Brazil, development progress in the Tishomingo Field in Oklahoma and a partnership that will deploy advanced electric simul-frac fleets across the Permian Basin.

The Explosive Evolution of Fracking: A 75-Year Journey

Despite some initial resistance to the idea, Halliburton and Stanolind Oil pioneered the hydraulic fracturing that led to the shale boom.