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The First Oil Well in the World – Bibi Heybat

Aresco

This ancient oil field is widely regarded as the location of the first mechanically drilled oil well in the world, predating Drake’s well by several years. The 1846 Breakthrough: Bibi Heybat Well In 1846, long before the American oil boom, the world’s first mechanically drilled oil well was completed at Bibi Heybat, just south of Baku.

Oil
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EnerCom announces Liberty Energy and Baker Hughes as Keynote Speakers at the 30th annual EnerCom Denver – The Energy Investment Conference, August 17-20, 2025

Oil & Gas 360º

in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and has held previously roles at Sanjel Corporation, Zodiac Exploration, and Pinnacle Technologies, specializing in hydraulic fracturing in unconventional reservoirs. Gatti earned a degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada. Ron holds a B.Sc.

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Bridging the Data Gap: How Transfer Learning Revolutionizes Production Forecasting in Frontier Basins

Novi

As major North American unconventional plays approach maturity, the industry faces a critical challenge in sustaining production levels and reserve replacement. This blog post is based on the technical paper “Can Transfer Learning Be Used to Forecast Production in Frontier Basins? Download the full paper here.

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Namibia considers incentives to expedite TotalEnergies’ offshore development

Oil & Gas 360º

But the explorers have also hit dry wells, prompting them to write off drilling costs as they learned more about the fields. State oil company Namcor is looking to build capacity to have a bigger role in developments along with the country’s strategy to maximize local production, according to Shilunga, who was appointed last month.

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The Iberian green industrial opportunity: Carbon capture and storage

McKinsey

Including GVA from the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, the manufacture of basic metals, and the estimated GVA in the cement and lime industry within the other nonmetallic mineral products sector in 2022 for Portugal and Spain. For example, the cement industry relies on the calcination process for cement production.

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Namibia Weighs Incentives to Kickstart TotalEnergies' Offshore Oil Plan

Rigzone

But the explorers have also hit dry wells, prompting them to write off drilling costs as they learned more about the fields. State oil company Namcor is looking to build capacity to have a bigger role in developments along with the country’s strategy to maximize local production, according to Shilunga, who was appointed last month.

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Ministers of Petroleum, Environment, Civil Aviation Advance Coordination on ESAF Project

Egypt Oil & Gas

It also opens new horizons for export to foreign markets, capitalizing on the growing global demand, especially with the petroleum sector having the technical and logistical components needed for success. It is greatly contributing to supporting local and international high-quality production.