Environment
Experts and industry leaders gathered in The Woodlands, Texas, recently to sift through the challenges of carbon capture, utilization, and storage. The puzzle is coming together, but some critical pieces are still needed before the results look like the picture on the box.
This article from the SPE Sustainable Development Technical Section (SDTS) explores how the next phase of methane performance will be defined less by pledges and more by measurement, response, and verifiable results.
In a move tied to national security, a Trump-appointed committee voted to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act requirements, marking the first such exemption in 3 decades.
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The Vineyard Wind 1 project came online on 2 January, while appeals in several lawsuits against it remain pending. -
An innovative aircraft-based technique recorded carbon emissions not tracked before from the industrial region.
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Republicans have been raising concerns for weeks about a possible administration clampdown on natural gas exports. Now that it’s official, expect the congressional pushback to intensify.
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The Bureau of Land Management has released its final Eastern Colorado Resource Management Plan, which keeps most acres open to oil and gas leasing.
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The funding comes from the Investing in America agenda with the goal of addressing legacy pollution.
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Thailand’s national petroleum exploration and production company plans to team with Japanese oil and gas company INPEX to study the feasibility of a carbon storage hub in the northern Gulf of Thailand.
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Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a method of refining "liquid gold" for valuable critical minerals using what many consider traditional waste products: produced water and carbon dioxide.
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The project aims to store 5 million tons of CO₂ annually, equivalent to a third of the total CO2 emissions from Dutch domestic vehicles in 1 year.
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This paper discusses housing pulverized blades mixed with Portland cement in wells considered for plugging and abandonment.
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As the vessel moves toward a shipyard to be dismantled, the company said it wants to become a global reference in decommissioning, focusing on sustainability, safety, and care for people and the environment.
