
Wood Mackenzie global upstream: five things to look for in 2026
The report identifies five key themes that will shape the upstream sector in 2026 as operators balance capital discipline with strategic portfolio positioning for the 2030s.
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The report identifies five key themes that will shape the upstream sector in 2026 as operators balance capital discipline with strategic portfolio positioning for the 2030s.

EZOps partners with Midland College to empower future oilfield workforce with digital technology.

bp has successfully delivered first oil from the Atlantis Drill Center 1 expansion.

Wood Mackenzie releases five charts that spotlight the most significant trends reshaping the sector globally.

New wave of consolidation is coming for small- and medium- sized US shale producers.

US sanctions Russian oil majors over Ukraine, reports Reuters.

The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) forecasts in its October Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) that US crude oil production will average 13.5 million bpd in both 2025 and 2026, both slightly higher than the agency’s September forecast.

Pantheon Resources plc gives a Dubhe-1 operational update.

Kurita and Cyclopure partner to deliver PFAS removal from water a completely regenerable material.

Pantheon Resources has announced it has spudded the Dubhe-1 appraisal well at the company’s Ahpun oil field on the North Slope of Alaska.

Chevron Corporation has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Hess Corporation following the satisfaction of all necessary closing conditions, including a favourable arbitration outcome regarding Hess’ offshore Guyana asset.

ExxonMobil, the Company’s carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) partner for this project, will be transporting and permanently storing the CO2.