recycling

This paper describes the operator’s culture of circular decommissioning, with the main goal to improve environmental performance by implementing circular-economy principles during the engineering and execution of decommissioning projects.

Is it possible for an extractive industry like oil and gas to not only improve efficiency and reduce negative impacts, but also leave operations sites and surrounding areas in a better state than they were found? Much of the public debate revolves around climate change, but measures of ecosystem resilience are dropping precipitously. Why should we care?

Sourcing water, flowback water services threatened as D&Cs decline.

The developed world must no longer tolerate the buildup of mountains of waste while other places in the world, especially in underdeveloped countries, lack access to energy, food, clean water, and clean air.

Alternative approaches and new deployment strategies are being developed to manage water used for fracturing oil and gas wells.