Exploration Development

Algeria Begins Bidding for 7 Hydrocarbon Exploration Blocks

Algeria has initiated a fresh international licensing round featuring seven hydrocarbon exploration blocks, marking a renewed effort to draw investment into its upstream sector...

Major Geliga Gas Discovery Expands Eni’s Indonesia Portfolio

Eni has reported a significant upstream milestone with the Geliga gas discovery, following the successful drilling of the Geliga-1 exploration well in the Ganal...

TotalEnergies Makes Moho License Discovery Offshore Congo

TotalEnergies has confirmed a fresh hydrocarbon find offshore the Republic of Congo, with the Moho license discovery marking a significant development as the country...

Optimized OCTG Supply Chains Boost First Oil Speed

Effectively managing the flow of oil country tubular goods is a key component of a high-performing upstream organization. Optimized OCTG supply chains boost first oil speed by ensuring that high-quality casing and tubing are readily available, reducing the procurement cycle and allowing for more efficient drilling and completion operations.

Eni’s Gas Discovery Offshore Egypt Boosts Regional Energy

Italian energy major Eni, in partnership with Egypt, has confirmed a notable gas discovery offshore Egypt in the Eastern Mediterranean, a development that comes...

Libya Boosts Exploration with 3 New Oil and Gas Discoveries

Libya’s national oil company National Oil Corporation (NOC) has reported a fresh wave of upstream success, unveiling three separate hydrocarbon finds in collaboration with...

Libya, Chevron Sign MoU for Block NC146 Offshore Oil Study

Libya’s National Oil Corp (NOC) announced on 26th March 2026 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chevron Corp to undertake a...

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US Polyethylene Export Market Report 2017-2020

Petrochemical Update released a detailed new whitepaper today, the US Polyethylene Export Market Report 2017-2020 a large 60+ page report detailing the fast-changing US...

Embedded SSD Flash Management

This white paper will explore NAND flash technology and its inherent problems, and explain how proper flash management algorithms can address these issues and...

Enterprise SSD: More Than Just a New Kind of Hard Drive

SSDs deliver unmatched data center performance. As solid-state drives (SSDs) are increasingly deployed throughout the enterprise, data center and IT managers need to fully...

Efficiency, Visibility and Reliability Keys to lower costs and greater profitability in oil and gas operations

Falling oil prices and collapsing profit margins are driving the industry to lower costs. Reducing labor costs and gaining supplier concessions can help, but...