Issue: December 2025
COLUMNS
How is U.S. President Trump's upstream oil and gas record shaping up after 11 months? In a new column, World Oil editor-in-chief Kurt Abraham grades policy wins on LNG, leasing and permitting against rising costs, market headwinds and price pressure on U.S. producers.
Norway’s election results reaffirm strong national support for oil and gas, positioning the Labour government to expand licensing and safeguard long-term natural gas exports.
From the political scene to the continued growth of hydrocarbon energy, the global climate consensus and the push for Net Zero are crumbling. It’s time for nations to return to sensible energy policy.
FEATURES
H&P’s FlexRobotics™ system has reached its first commercial use in the Permian, where robotic arms are handling pipe-movement tasks typically performed manually. Following lab and field testing, the company is now evaluating the technology’s impact on crew workflow, rig-move times and operational consistency.
Progressive cavity pump applications are being redefined by with revolutionary electric submersible progressive cavity pump (ESPCP) systems.
SPECIAL FOCUS: WELL CONTROL & INTERVENTION
This article highlights the benefits of early intervention in maintaining well integrity, by detailing a well control case study in Texas.
As geothermal energy expands, industry experts are securing the future by standardizing the essential operational pivot from hydrostatic to thermodynamic control.
This article examines Halliburton's data-driven approach to well control audits that use artificial intelligence (AI)-supported workflows, real-time data, and historical records to identify at-risk wells, streamline compliance, and reduce nonproductive time.
TechnipFMC’s Pivotal Riserless Intervention enables operators to seamlessly pivot between coiled tubing and wireline operations for subsea well intervention and decommissioning.
INDUSTRY LEADERS' 2026 OUTLOOK
Uncertainty continues to cloud investment on the UK Continental Shelf, as high taxation, limited licensing, declining production and policy shifts reshape the UK energy outlook to 2050.
