Environment
The US federal government is working to stymie offshore wind power, but proponents aren’t going quietly. Armed with data, they are taking on a sea of misinformation and hostility to defend the burgeoning resource in the US, while the rest of the world moves ahead briskly.
This paper reviews a proof-of-concept project in which surplus casing pipes were used in the fabrication of purposefully designed artificial reef structures for the enhancement of biodiversity and commercial fisheries.
This study aims to systematically assess casing integrity and corrosion risks associated with CO2 injection in oil-recovery operations.
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British Columbia is seeking to enhance its regulatory spill response regime across the province by way of a phased approach. Phase 2 is currently under way, and comments on this process are due by the end of April 2018.
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This paper provides a broad overview of the Great Amazon Reef System based on the first-ever video surveys of the region. -
Climate change has brought the oil industry face-to-face with the enormous challenge of providing the world with a source of efficient and reliable energy while at the same time ensuring that CO2 emissions are mitigated.
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The Trump administration will begin the environmental review process for oil and gas drilling on a section of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a region in northern Alaska rich in crude but prized by conservationists.
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Chief Executive Officer Ben van Beurden has the same message for activists seeking to bind Royal Dutch Shell to deep emissions cuts and investors concerned about the merits of shifting away from oil and gas: Trust me.
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The Society of Petroleum Engineers has released the technical report “Getting to Zero and Beyond: The Path Forward.” The report consolidates lessons and visions of safety from hundreds of leaders in the oil and gas industry and presents recommendations for companies and the industry as a whole.
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This paper suggests that the value of environmental monitoring during seismic acquisition can extend further than compliance, suggesting that the design and application of a comprehensive environmental monitoring program can bring substantial environmental benefits and extend working relationships.
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Woodside has joined BP, Eni, ExxonMobil, Gazprom, Repsol, Shell, Statoil, Total ,and Wintershall in signing the guiding principles that commit it to further reduce methane emissions from the natural gas assets it operates.
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Shell—Yes, That Shell—Just Outlined a Radical Scenario for What It Would Take To Halt Climate ChangeRoyal Dutch Shell outlined a scenario in which, by 2070, we would be using far less of the company’s own product—oil—as cars become electric, a massive carbon storage industry develops, and transportation begins a shift toward a reliance on hydrogen as an energy carrier.
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New studies detail the design and deployment of a biodegradable ocean drifter for large-scale sampling experiments.
