Energy transition
The startup company’s Midland Basin demonstration plant, located in the Permian Basin, takes a major step toward commercialization by proving its direct lithium extraction technology can refine battery-grade lithium carbonate from produced water under multiple 24/7 production cycles.
The power-purchase agreement (PPA) marks largest enhanced geothermal PPA and is expected to accelerate the delivery of continuous, carbon-free power from the Cape Station GeoCluster in Utah.
This guest editorial addresses the many capacities in which oil and gas technical professionals can play a role advancing the energy technologies of tomorrow.
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The list of potential bidders for Norway’s first tender for offshore wind farm licenses is long. More than two dozen companies and joint ventures from throughout Europe are likely to participate in the tender planned for later this year. -
Are you trying to stay up to date about developments aimed at energy transition efforts in our industry? This roundup of news presents some of the recent announcements.
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Oil isn’t going away, but that misses the fact that a demand plateau will structurally change the industry for people and companies in the most geologically mature areas, especially the United States.
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As European majors push hard and fast to decarbonize energy and move into new and renewable sources, US majors are focusing on cleaner, more efficient hydrocarbons. Which approach and which companies will gain the upper hand?
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Victories by climate activists targeting Shell and Exxon Mobil have packed a strong punch. What does this foretell for the next round in the climate debate?
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The facility would be the first of its kind in the US and is planned to be located in West Texas’ Permian Basin.
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In a joint communiqué, the Group of Seven nations has called for an “absolute end” to new direct government support for unabated international thermal coal power generation by the end of 2021 and for fossil fuel financing to keep the objectives of the Paris Agreement within reach.
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Founded in 2017, Fervo Energy is aiming to leverage multistage hydraulic fracturing technology to create more-efficient geothermal wells that will power the Internet company's data infrastructure by 2022.
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The roadmap presented by the International Energy Agency requires extreme measures that could be career changing for petroleum engineers.
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With the world transitioning to a lower-carbon future, oil and gas firms face a conundrum: Should they stay in the oil patch or head for greener pastures?
