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University of Minnesota Researchers Study Long-Term Carbon-Storage Effects on Soil
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (217+ words) The researchers found that adding nutrients such as nitrogen initially boosted soil carbon storage in previously tilled croplands and that these carbon gains persisted for decades even after fertilization and tilling stopped. University of Minnesota Researchers Study Long-Term Carbon-Storage Effects…...
SPE Drillbotics: An Engineering Competition and Gateway to Leadership Development
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (945+ words) Although born and raised in very different regions, Joel Sekyi Mensah and Charalmapos (Harry) Soilemezidis followed remarkably similar pathways, both being introduced to Drillbotics through their university's petroleum engineering programs. In the following, we share our Drillbotics experiences and share…...
SRU Students Study Nanogels for More-Efficient Gas Storage
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (229+ words) Slippery Rock University (SRU in Pennsylvania) petroleum and natural gas engineering major, Allison Taylor, SPE, is helping test whether nanogels can improve how gas, specifically CO2, is stored underground during CO2 flooding operations. Working under the guidance of SRU Assistant Professor of…...
UW Alumnus and SPE Life Member Richard Lynch Supports Next-Generation Energy Research
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (252+ words) The University of Wyoming (UW) is the recipient of a $1-million grant to establish the Richard and Marilyn Lynch Multidisciplinary Advanced Stimulation Laboratory in the University of Wyoming's Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering. "We believe the future of energy…...
University of Wyoming Introduces Multidisciplinary Advanced Stimulation Laboratory
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (171+ words) The MASL will be led by UW's Department of Energy and Petroleum Engineering within the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences in partnership with the School of Energy Resources. The facility encourages faculty, students, and industry professionals across a variety…...
The Philippines Opens Country's First Petroleum Engineering R&D Lab
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (196+ words) The Philippines currently has few R&D outputs in the oil and gas sector. "The implications of the growing geopolitical tension in the Middle East are already becoming evident. Given the ongoing instability in global oil supply chains and persistent…...
Total Energies Finalizes Merger of UK North Sea Assets with NEO NEXT
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (446+ words) Total Energies has completed the merger of its UK upstream business with NEO NEXT, creating a new company renamed NEO NEXT+, the French supermajor said in a statement. Total Energies will hold a 47. 5% stake in the newly merged company, which…...
Department of Interior Reveals Plan To Merge BOEM, BSEE
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (251+ words) The Department of Interior (DOI) announced the start of a phased plan to establish the Marine Minerals Administration, bringing together the functions of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE). The…...
US Oil and Gas Executives See Higher Prices in Dallas Fed Survey but Flag Volatility Risks
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (847+ words) Results from the latest survey by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas show higher expectations for oil prices over the remainder of the year, a shift from earlier surveys that largely anticipated prices would see only a modest rise or…...
Energy Transition Under Stress: Geopolitics, Oil Supply, and the Nonlinear Path to a Low-Carbon Future
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (1170+ words) For energy professionals, especially those entering the industry today, these events highlight a crucial lesson. The global energy system is not simply replacing one source with another one. It is evolving under the combined pressures of geopolitics, economics, security, and…...