Megan Couch

TWA Content Manager, Editor SPE

Megan Couch is content manager and editor for The Way Ahead, SPE's publication for young professionals. She holds a master's degree in public history from Northern Kentucky University. Couch can be reached at mcouch@spe.org.

Safety

US DOT Invests $80 Million To Improve Pipeline Safety

The combined awards will help fund five programs across the US and state-based grants focused on pipeline and underground natural gas storage safety.

September 26, 2023 • Megan Couch • Oil and Gas Facilities
Energy transition

Tracking the Energy Transition: Equinor Makes Wind History, and BP Stays on Track

Wind power keeps rising across the globe, while new solar plant developments light up Louisiana and Texas.

September 19, 2023 • Megan Couch • Journal of Petroleum Technology
SPE News

SPE D&I Committee Tackles Energy Companies’ Role in Community Integration

Panelists from energy companies around the globe gathered to share their personal and company’s experiences in community engagement.

September 6, 2023 • Megan Couch • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Energy transition

Tracking the Energy Transition: Pipelines, Grids, and Solar Farms

The US Department of Energy is planning the country’s largest solar power initiative, while hydrogen and carbon dioxide pipelines spread around the world and ADNOC bets on hydrogen.

August 15, 2023 • Megan Couch • HSE Now
Energy transition

Tracking the Energy Transition: Turbine Troubles, Whistleblowers, and Lagging Progress

Colorado and the Gulf Coast prepare for new facilities; Chile sets out to tackle its carbon dioxide emissions; and Egypt announces plans for the largest wind farm in the world.

July 10, 2023 • Megan Couch • Journal of Petroleum Technology
R&D/innovation

Advances Aim for Continuous Inspection and Monitoring of Underwater Assets

The Swiss-based company Hydromea announced advances in underwater optical modem technology and development of an underwater monitoring system capable of daily data sweeps remotely.

June 13, 2023 • Megan Couch • Oil and Gas Facilities
Energy transition

Tracking the Energy Transition: Walmart Drives Toward Zero Emissions and Sigma Shifts to Green Lithium

In the world of wind, Equinor has postponed its initiative indefinitely while Repsol moves ahead in Italy, and Portugal plans to auction offshore leases for wind farms.

June 6, 2023 • Megan Couch • HSE Now
Energy transition

Tracking the Energy Transition: EPA Details $2.7B Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund

Also: A report says Bitcoin mining could ease emissions. Haliburton is accelerating its clean-energy efforts, while insurer Chubb cracks down on methane. ExxonMobil and Linde team up in Texas. Shell plans to limit CO2 emissions in Dutch plants, and Drax presses pause on bioenergy in the UK.

April 24, 2023 • Megan Couch • HSE Now
Energy transition

Tracking the Energy Transition: Decarbonization Efforts Continue To Move Offshore

Wind projects sweep across the globe; offshore wind and green hydrogen dive into the North Sea; and the Sunshine State gets a bit brighter.

March 20, 2023 • Megan Couch • Journal of Petroleum Technology
Energy transition

Tracking the Energy Transition: Earth, Wind, and Finnish Hydrogen

Wind projects take center stage around the world, while Canada finalizes a geothermal energy project. In Finland, construction begins on the country’s first industrial-scale green hydrogen facility.

February 20, 2023 • Megan Couch • Journal of Petroleum Technology

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