Geologic characteristics, exploration and production progress of shale oil and gas in the United States: An overview
August 2024
We present a systematic summary of the geological characteristics, exploration and development history and current state of shale oil and gas in the United States. The hydrocarbon-rich shales in the...
Advances, challenges, and prospects of carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and storage technologies for carbon neutrality
December 2025
This study reviews the recent progress and trends of carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) technologies, with a particular focus on related policy orientations, technological status, and representative...
The status and development strategy of coalbed methane industry in China
August 2023
To achieve the goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality under the backgrounds of poor resource endowments, weak theoretical basis and other factors, the development of the coalbed methane industry...
Research status and application of artificial intelligence large models in the oil and gas industry
August 2024
This article elucidates the concept of large model technology, summarizes the research status of large model technology both domestically and internationally, provides an overview of the application...
Oil production characteristics and CO2 storage mechanisms of CO2 flooding in ultra-low permeability sandstone oil reservoirs
February 2025
Using the ultra-low permeability reservoirs in the L block of the Jiangsu oilfield as an example, a series of experiments, including slim tube displacement experiments of CO2-oil system, injection capacity...
Analysis of the world deepwater oil and gas exploration situation
October 2023
The global trends in deepwater oil and gas exploration, characteristics of deepwater oil and gas discovery, and layout of deepwater oil and gas exploration business by seven major international oil...
Application and development trend of artificial intelligence in petroleum exploration and development
February 2021
Aiming at the actual demands of petroleum exploration and development, this paper describes the research progress and application of artificial intelligence (AI) in petroleum exploration and development,...
Research progress and development of deep and ultra-deep drilling fluid technology
August 2024
The research progress of deep and ultra-deep drilling fluid technology systematically reviewed, the key problems existing are analyzed, and the future development direction is proposed. In view of the...
Petroleum exploration and production in Brazil: From onshore to ultra-deepwaters
August 2024
The Santos Basin in Brazil has witnessed significant oil and gas discoveries in deepwater pre-salt since the 21st century. Currently, the waters in eastern Brazil stand out as a hot area of deepwater...
The role of new energy in carbon neutral
April 2021
Carbon dioxide is an important medium of the global carbon cycle, and has the dual properties of realizing the conversion of organic matter in the ecosystem and causing the greenhouse effect. The fixed...
Advances and future prospects of shale oil and gas drilling fluid technology
December 2025
This paper systematically reviews the advances in shale oil and gas drilling fluid technology, provides an in-depth analysis of the critical bottlenecks in each technology and explores their future...
Research progress and key issues of ultra-deep oil and gas exploration in China
December 2023
Based on the recent oil and gas discoveries and geological understandings on the ultra-deep strata of sedimentary basins, the formation and occurrence of hydrocarbons in the ultra-deep strata were investigated...
Research progress and potential of new enhanced oil recovery methods in oilfield development
August 2024
This paper reviews the basic research means for oilfield development and also the researches and tests of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods for mature oilfields and continental shale oil development,...
Progress and prospects of horizontal well fracturing technology for shale oil and gas reservoirs
February 2022
By systematically summarizing horizontal well fracturing technology abroad for shale oil and gas reservoirs since the “13th Five-Year Plan”, this article elaborates new horizontal well fracturing features...
Trend of global carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage industry and challenges and countermeasures in China
October 2023
This paper systematically reviews the trend of carbon dioxide capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) industry in the world and China, presents the CCUS projects, clusters, technologies and strategies/policies,...
Global oil and gas development situation, trends and enlightenment in 2023
December 2024
This paper presents an analysis of four aspects, including the distribution and production of global oil and gas fields, the distribution and changes of remaining recoverable reserves, the differences...
Research progress and key research directions of shale oil in lacustrine rift basins
October 2025
Lacustrine rift basins in China are characterized by pronounced structural segmentation, strong sedimentary heterogeneity, extensive fault-fracture development, and significant variability in thermal...
Progress in CO2 flooding and storage techniques for lacustrine oil reservoirs and development directions of their large-scale application in China
August 2025
Based on the technological demands for significantly enhancing oil recovery and long-term CO2 sequestration in the lacustrine oil reservoirs of China, this study systematically reviews the progress...
Analysis of the current status of global oil, gas, and associated resources exploration in 2023
December 2024
Based on commercial databases from S&P Global and Rystad Energy and public information from oil companies around the world, a systematic analysis has been conducted on the global hydrocarbon exploration...
Evaluation methodology of coal-rock gas resources and exploration potential of favorable areas in onshore China
December 2025
Based on new understandings of the whole petroleum system theory for coal measures, and utilizing data from coal-rock gas wells and other oil and gas wells in numerous pilot test areas for key parameter...
Diffusion, mass transfer and oil mobilization mechanisms of CO2 huff-n-puff in Gulong shale oil reservoirs
December 2025
To reveal the complex crude oil-CO2 interaction mechanism and oil mobilization behavior during CO2 huff-n-puff in shale-type shale oil reservoirs, CO2 huff-n-puff experiments with on-line nuclear magnetic...
Technological progress and scientific significance of the drilling of the ten-thousand-meter ultra-deep well TK1, Tarim Basin, NW China
October 2025
In 2023, the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has successfully drilled a 10 000-m ultra-deep well – TK-1 in the Tarim Basin, NW China. This pioneering project has achieved dual breakthroughs...
Development, challenges and strategies of natural gas industry under carbon neutral target in China
April 2024
In the mid-21st century, natural gas will enter its golden age, and the era of natural gas is arriving. This paper reviews the development stages of global natural gas industry and the enlightenment...
A review of interaction mechanisms and microscopic simulation methods for CO2-water-rock system
February 2024
This work systematically reviews the complex mechanisms of CO2-water-rock interactions, microscopic simulations of reactive transport (dissolution, precipitation and precipitate migration) in porous...
Progress and prospects of carbon dioxide capture, EOR-utilization and storage industrialization
August 2022
Carbon dioxide capture, EOR-utilization and storage (CCUS-EOR) are the most practical and feasible large-scale carbon reduction technologies, and also the key technologies to greatly improve the recovery...