Energy transition
This guest editorial addresses the many capacities in which oil and gas technical professionals can play a role advancing the energy technologies of tomorrow.
With millions of wells having been drilled in the US since the beginning of the oil age, the land is pocked with old, unused wellbores. For most, repurposing is a pipe dream. Plugging is the best option.
The DOE-backed EGS-Twin project aims to simulate geothermal production systems, helping operators better predict performance and maximize output.
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A new article offers a comprehensive review of worldwide energy transitions to carbon neutrality and introduces the Decarbonization Index, an innovative indicator designed to gauge the progress of a nation’s energy transition. -
BP’s 2024 Energy Outlook warns delayed decarbonization efforts will result in costly and disorderly energy transition.
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SponsoredTAQA bears the burden of reducing carbon emissions from the fossil fuel energy cycle and pays its undivided attention to decarbonizing its operations. In this article, it sheds light on its initiatives and approach to decarbonizing the oil and gas exploration and production industry.
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Government grants and tax incentives will drive carbon capture, storage, and/or utilization projects in the next decade as the industry seeks profitable business model.
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Houston-based enhanced geothermal systems pioneer uses fracturing and other oil and gas technologies to stabilize power grids with zero-carbon renewable energy that doesn’t depend on the weather.
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The 2-day event hosted in Turin, Italy, provided a common platform across various disciplines, spotlighting the notable scientific and technical advancements in the energy transition.
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The contractor will have 3 years to conduct front-end engineering and design for the initial phase of the project.
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Occidental Petroleum is teaming up with its largest shareholder, Berkshire Hathaway, to commercialize lithium extraction in California.
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A new kind of groupie is interested in the heavy metal band Metallica’s tour in Europe, including Shell, big-rig and electric vehicle manufacturers, and producers of hydrogen, biofuels, and LNG. It has less to do with the music than the alternative fuels keeping the buses rolling on the 2-month, 7,200-mile journey across nine countries.
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Years in the making, the program sponsored by the US Department of Energy is celebrating its latest geothermal energy breakthrough in southwestern Utah.
