SLB-branded oil and gas processing equipment mounted on a blue skid frame in an arid desert environment

INNOVATION

29 May 2026

Reservoir Modeling Gets a Real-Time Upgrade

SLB acquires Tachyus, bringing real-time AI reservoir modeling to more than 7,500 wells worldwide

Field workers inspecting an aging wellhead in dry scrubland beside a corroded danger sign with a skull symbol

MARKET TRENDS

28 May 2026

A $194M Cover-Up? New Mexico Says Yes

New Mexico is suing ExxonMobil and Empire Petroleum over $194M in alleged hidden well cleanup costs, using a statute never tried this way ...

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TECHNOLOGY

27 May 2026

SLB Acquires the Software Running US Oil Fields

SLB acquires S&P Global Energy's upstream software suite to power AI-driven well analytics across the US

Large teal Expro-branded pressure vessel with the company lion logo and name on the side against a blue sky

PARTNERSHIPS

26 May 2026

Expro Buys Into the Well Abandonment Wave

Expro's $215M acquisition of Enhanced Drilling adds managed pressure drilling muscle as decommissioning demand surges

Close-up of a corroded wellhead with manual valves at an abandoned oil well site in an open rural landscape

RESEARCH

22 May 2026

The Toxic Legacy Lurking in American Aquifers

A new USGS interactive map reveals the sweeping contamination risks that thousands of unplugged orphan wells pose to America's drinking wa...

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REGULATORY

21 May 2026

Who Pays When Oil Wells Go Orphan in Texas?

Texas's orphan well liability has hit a record $202M as plugging costs more than double and remediation struggles to keep pace

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