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Exclusive: Flotek Industries at EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference 2026

August 31, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) – Publisher’s Note: You can view the EnerCom Denver—The Energy Investment Conference presenter replays for a limited time. Flotek is a technology-driven, specialty chemistry and data company that serves customers across industrial, commercial and consumer markets. Flotek empowers the energy industry to maximize the value of their hydrocarbon streams and improve return on invested capital through

America’s hidden nuclear gem

July 29, 2026

(Oil & Gas 360) By Greg Barnett, MBA- Why the Next Nuclear Boom May Depend More on Existing Reactors Than New Ones. The narrative surrounding nuclear power in America is usually focused on what comes next: small modular reactors, advanced fuels, microreactors, and the promise of a new generation of nuclear technology. Yet one of the most overlooked investment stories

The world still runs on fossil fuels

July 22, 2026

(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

If every barrel counts, how should an investor invest? Manufacturing, discipline, and optionality in the modern energy sector

June 30, 2026

(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:

Weatherford to acquire oilfield tech firm NCS Multistage

June 1, 2026

(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

AI is rewiring the oilfield

May 27, 2026

(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

SBM Offshore’s FPSO cooling technology gains ABS approval

May 27, 2026

(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

OAG360 Past Prologue Series: Capital discipline is the new geology

May 5, 2026

(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

Hubbert Peak theory in the shale industrial age

May 1, 2026

(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

How the U.S. Became the World’s Refining Powerhouse: The New Geography of Refining, Part I

March 17, 2026

(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

Trump allows U.S. firms to provide services for Venezuela’s oil

February 11, 2026

(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

Oilfield services executives head to Washington to push permitting reform

February 10, 2026

(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

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