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Velda Addison

Group Senior Editor

Velda Addison joined Hart Energy in June 2012. She brings more than a decade of journalism experience along with a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Texas at Austin. She has won several reporting awards for news coverage in Texas and Louisiana. As part of Hart Energy's editorial team, Addison covers exploration and production news.

A drilling rig is shown on Alaska's North Slope. (Source: David Gaylor/Shutterstock.com)

Exploration & Production

USGS: Alaska’s Central North Slope Could Hold ‘Billions More’ Barrels Of Oil

Most of the undiscovered technically recoverable oil resources are believed to be in the Brookian Sequence, the USGS report shows.

January 24, 2020

The number of high-impact wells drilled globally jumped by 36% to 91 in 2019, according to Westwood Global Energy Group. (Source: Shutterstock.com)

Exploration & Production

Pace Picks Up Offshore For High-Impact, Frontier Drilling

The 27 high-impact discoveries made by wells drilled last year collectively pushed discovered commercial volumes to a level not seen since 2015, report shows.

January 16, 2020

Unconventional, Drilling

Directional Drilling Move Leads To Improvements For Chevron

Bringing directional drillers together in the Permian Basin has resulted in improved communication and more sharing of knowledge, a company engineer says.

January 13, 2020

Discoveries

Apache, Total Make Significant Oil Discovery Offshore Suriname

Results from the Maka Central discovery prove “significant potential” for the entire 1.4 million acres that comprise Block 58 offshore Suriname, says Apache CEO John Christmann.

January 7, 2020

Discoveries

Exxon Mobil, Partners Strike Oil Offshore Guyana

The latest discovery was made by the Mako-1 well drilled about 10 km southeast of the Liza Field.

December 23, 2019

Field Development

Exxon Mobil, Partners Start Production At Liza Field Offshore Guyana

Startup of the first phase of the development comes less than five years after discovery.

December 20, 2019

Integrated business planning and operating model design are areas the oilfield service sector could focus on to improve its performance, according to a Deloitte report. (Source: Shutterstock.com)

Business, Exploration & Production

Report: Oilfield Services Sector Needs To Retool For Success

Ways for oilfield service companies to improve earnings include ditching noncore business lines in order to scale up core capabilities, according to a report.

December 19, 2019