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For Best EOR, Add (or Reduce) Salt in Frac Fluid Recipe

Changing the salinity of frac fluid in a reservoir may boost EOR efforts, according to a research paper presented at URTeC.

M&A Target BPX Boasts Long-Term Eagle Ford Plans

BP’s onshore U.S. shale subsidiary is under the M&A magnifying glass as it boasts ‘great returns’ in fields in South Texas.

BP Targets 25% Resource Recovery from Eagle Ford Refracs

BPX employs a strategy that’s “a little bit country, a little bit rock and roll” to maximize assets across the portfolio, especially in the Eagle Ford, says Shawn Holzhauser, vice president for development.

More Meat Off the Bone: New Refrac Methods Drive Production Gains

Liner hanger components and bullhead frac combinations are boosting refract results.

Carbon Capture Outlook Shows Signs of Brightening

Companies big and small are responding to global incentives to catch and store CO2.

2025 E&P Meritorious Engineering Awards for Innovation

Hart Energy honors 16 technologies that demonstrate upstream engineering excellence.

Oxy’s Hollub: EOR Essential to Energy Security as Oil Supply Peaks

EOR will be essential in U.S. energy security as reservoirs currently supplying U.S. oil will peak in the coming few years, said Vicki Hollub, Oxy president and CEO.

Exxon to Transport, Store 2 mtpa of CO2 from Calpine Facility

The CO2 from Calpine Corp.’s cogeneration facility will tie into Exxon Mobil’s CO2 pipeline system on the Gulf Coast for sequestration and enhanced oil recovery purposes.

Oxy CEO: US Oil Production Likely to Peak Within Five Years

U.S. oil production will likely peak within the next five years or so, Oxy’s CEO Vicki Hollub said. But secondary and tertiary recovery methods, such as CO2 floods, could sustain U.S. output.

Hunting Buys EOR Technology Rights from Its Founding Shareholders

Hunting Plc is acquiring the rights to organic oil recovery, an EOR technology—including 25 patents and distribution rights—from its founding shareholders.