(By Oil & Gas 360) – The global energy transition is reshaping investment, policy, and technology. Solar and wind continue to break installation records, battery storage is expanding rapidly, and governments are investing billions of dollars to accelerate decarbonization. Headlines often suggest the world is moving quickly beyond fossil fuels. The data tell a more measured story. Despite extraordinary
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – The first story was straightforward. The United States has largely solved its energy supply problem but remains exposed to global energy pricing. The second story followed naturally. In a world increasingly concerned with energy security, artificial intelligence, grid reliability, and geopolitical uncertainty, every barrel, molecule, and electron matters. The conclusion was simple:
(BOE Report) – Oilfield services provider Weatherford International said on Monday it has agreed to acquire energy technology firm NCS Multistage Holdings in a cash-and-stock deal. On a blended basis, Weatherford will pay the equivalent of 0.463 of its shares for each NCS share, with roughly 20% of the consideration in cash. Based on Reuters calculations, the deal values NCS
(By Oil & Gas 360) Part I – For decades, the oilfield was built on horsepower, steel, and geology. Now it is increasingly being built on algorithms. Artificial intelligence and digital technologies are rapidly transforming how oil and gas companies drill wells, complete reservoirs, manage production, and reduce operational costs. What was once considered one of the world’s most traditional
(World Oil) – SBM Offshore has received a Statement of Maturity from American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for its Seawater Intake Riser technology, a subsea cooling system designed to improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions on floating production units. Developed in collaboration with Shell, the Seawater Intake Riser (SWIR) system pumps colder seawater from approximately 700 m below the ocean surface to FPSO
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – (Part 2 of 6)- For most of the modern history of oil and gas, supply was constrained by geology, technology, or access. Today, it is constrained by something far more durable: capital discipline. This is not a slogan. It is an observable shift in behavior that explains more about current market
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA – Hubbert Peak Theory is having a quiet second life. Not as prophecy, and not as an obituary for oil, but as a structural framework that has finally been stress‑tested by scale, capital, and technology. The shale era did not disprove Hubbert. It revealed what his model assumed but never had to
(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA Introduction Global refining has entered a new configuration. Once anchored in Europe and parts of Asia, the world’s refining center of gravity now rests firmly on the U.S. Gulf Coast. Scale, technology, logistics and feedstock flexibility have converged to make the United States the world’s most reliable source of gasoline, diesel and
(Oil Price) – The Trump Administration has further eased the sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry by allowing U.S. firms to provide services and technology for hydrocarbon exploration and production in the South American country. The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) noted in a new general license that U.S. entities or persons are now authorized to provide “goods, technology, software, or
(World Oil) – Executives from across the U.S. oilfield services and technology sector are heading to Washington this week to press lawmakers on permitting reform, trade policy and workforce issues they say are directly affecting project execution and investment across the energy industry. The Energy Workforce & Technology Council (EWTC) said nearly 60 senior leaders from more than 40 member companies will
(World Oil) – WellSense, a FrontRow Energy Technology Group company specializing in rapid fiber-optic well diagnostics, has sold a global license for its FiberLine Intervention (FLI) technology to Halliburton in a landmark transaction. The deal marks the first technology divestment by WellSense and its parent group. Under the agreement, Halliburton will deploy FLI for well stimulation monitoring worldwide. WellSense will continue
(World Oil) – Ocean Geophysics has partnered with subsea technology specialist EdgeTech to deliver advanced data processing software tailored for EdgeTech’s new eBOSS (Enhanced Buried Object Scanning System). The collaboration marks a step forward in offshore survey and subsea asset assurance, providing operators with more reliable tools for identifying and monitoring buried infrastructure in oil and gas developments. The eBOSS
