Energy transition
The company’s millimeter wave drilling system is approaching a depth of 1 km at its Central Texas site. The recent funding is earmarked for Project Obsidian in Central Oregon, which Quaise calls the world’s first commercial superhot geothermal power plant.
This guest editorial addresses the need for high-temperature directional drilling technologies as the number of rigs used to develop next-generation geothermal wells is set to rise in the coming years.
This paper explores the development of direct-lithium-extraction technologies designed to recover lithium from unconventional feedstocks.
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The company’s 2021 Energy Transition Outlook says the Earth likely will miss the 2°C goal of the Paris Agreement and the window to get back on track is closing rapidly. -
China will launch renewables-to-hydrogen projects in Inner Mongolia this autumn intended to transform the coal-bearing region into a renewables hub.
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Guyana boasts some of the world's most economic offshore fields. Now it must navigate how to produce them in a world that is asking for oil producers to pull back.
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Pair look to commercialize autonomous subsea production system for rare earth elements located on the ocean floor off Norway and internationally.
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Scientists from around the world have declared definitively and in unison that global warming is real and that it has been unequivocally caused by human activity. The next move, they said, is up to the world’s leaders.
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Greenland may have said “no” to oil and gas, but its vast mineral wealth is up for grabs as the world’s biggest billionaires invest to claim metal reserves needed to manufacture batteries.
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Much has been written on the upcoming supply crunch in the investor-friendly offshore wind installation market, but what are the challenges facing contractors looking to capitalize on this growth and optimize any potential investment in new assets?
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While CCS and CCUS become more ensconced in oil and gas energy-transition strategy, one major project has fallen short of targets. Infrared sensor technology could fill a crucial gap in halting methane leaks. And a geothermal startup gets a big vote of confidence from industry and celebrities.
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In his final column as SPE President, Tom Blasingame reminds members to never forget the enormous responsibility they bear in providing the global community with one of its most essential commodities. He calls for increased efforts to engage and contribute to our industry and to SPE to pave the way to sustainable and renewable energy.
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Jeff Gustavson will become president of Chevron New Energies effective 2 August as the company seeks to manage its low-carbon business prospects.
