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The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers has released the second edition of its “Environmental Management in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry” report. For this edition, IPIECA, the oil and gas industry group focused on environmental and social concerns, has added its expertise.

The FEED contract is expected to be converted into an engineering, procurement, construction, and installation contract in Q1 2021.

While implemented with the best intentions, most HSE programs bring an element of administrative burden. In 2017, Dyno Nobel examined how to remove or modify programs to be less of a burden without increasing risk. Just like in Jenga, the blocks must be moved without destabilizing the structure.

The new geothermal project development company will offer expertise in subsurface and drilling, project development, and risk mitigation.

In a session to review proposed rule changes on setbacks, four of the five Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s members voiced support for extended setbacks.

A coalition of more than 40 organizations is urging the federal government to take steps to protect workers at oil and gas facilities, as well as the communities surrounding the sites, from the coronavirus. 

DNO announced that it has brought its gas capture and injection program online in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Already reaching the milestone of 1 Bcf of gas injected, the project is expected to reduce annual emissions from the company’s production by more than 300,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent.

Two of Europe’s biggest oil companies urged Texas regulators to end the routine flaring of natural gas, joining with large investors who want greater oversight of the harmful environmental practice.

A new initiative from the Society of Petroleum Engineers has grown from the “Getting to Zero” technical report released in 2018. SPE has teamed with CEDEP to launch the Safety Leadership Academy, a three-phase program designed to address obstacles to achieving zero harm.

The threat of cyberattacks on physical infrastructure, such as the electric grid and oil and gas pipelines, is a real concern in our contemporary world. Recent research states that cyberattacks will cost approximately $6 trillion annually by 2021.