Environment
A newly formed global coalition, Carbon Measures, aims to develop a ledger-based carbon accounting framework and champion market-based solutions to drive emissions reduction.
        
        
    
    The freely accessible online platform is the latest in a series of maps designed to reveal the continent’s untapped geothermal potential.
        
        
        
        
    This paper focuses on developing a model that can be used in an automated, end-to-end flare-smoke detection, alert, and distribution-control solution that leverages existing flare closed-circuit television cameras at manufacturing facilities.
        
        
        
        
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                    The increase in flaring emissions was led by operations in the Middle East, Africa, and Russia.
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                    DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook 2024 projects continued growth in solar; slower growth in wind; and declines in coal, oil, and gas, while hydrogen and carbon capture projects are struggling.
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                    Radioactive elements occur naturally at low levels in oil and gas basins. As oil and gas is extracted, these elements can accumulate in infrastructure. Now, scientists in Australia are investigating the toxicity of different radiation doses to marine organisms.
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                    A study out of the University of Texas at Austin highlights the importance of realistic market thresholds, targeted activism, and the potential for certified markets to drive significant environmental improvements in the industry.
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                    This paper aims to emphasize the importance of decision-making based on quantitative monitoring outputs, from both a business perspective and an ecosystem-service perspective, in future offshore projects.
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                    This first of a two-part series provides guidelines for designing and operating advanced produced-water systems on offshore platforms, covering fluid characterization, chemical treatment, equipment, process configuration, operations, and effluent quality.
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                    This paper describes a new application that leverages advanced machine-learning techniques in conjunction with metocean forecasts to predict vessel motions and thruster loads.
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                    The lawsuit claims federal regulators have undermined the Texas oil and gas industry by misusing environmental law, negatively affecting drilling and production.
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                    SponsoredIncomplete combustion results in harmful emissions like methane and carbon monoxide. Qube Technologies uses continuous-monitoring sensors to detect and address these issues in real time, reducing methane emissions by 61%.
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                    As Hurricane Francine bore down on the central Louisiana coast, production in the Gulf of Mexico took a hit.
 
    
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
