Environment
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.
Propelling a proposed CCS project from the drawing board to first carbon storage requires overcoming several hurdles.
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) and nonprofit Carbon Mapper announced they are teaming up to launch a new collaboration aimed at accelerating practical and measurable reductions in methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
-
The 5.2-magnitude earthquake is tied for the fourth strongest in Texas history. It occurred in an area where oilfield companies have long been injecting waste water. -
The memorandum of understanding aims to combine the efforts and expertise of both agencies.
-
SLB will deliver measurement plans for Eni aligned to the United Nations’ OGMP 2.0 reporting standards for methane emissions.
-
The Biden administration’s goal of deploying 30 GW by 2030 was always ambitious; recent challenges make this more difficult to achieve. Addressing some of the industry headwinds is not only important for the 2030 goal, but it will also set the stage for the longer-term industry.
-
The two companies will combine their software efforts to help measure, monitor, and report emissions.
-
In the US, localized opposition and regulatory uncertainty are threatening to kill or severely limit the use of carbon capture, use, and storage (CCUS) in the fight against climate change.
-
Declining costs to launch monitoring satellites, as well as artificial intelligence, which makes parsing terabytes of emissions data feasible, have given the oil and gas industry an emerging tool for environmental stewardship.
-
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will be used to distribute $7 billion to the seven projects across the country.
-
State regulators raise doubts about natural gas flaring permits but rarely reject them.
-
SponsoredDiscover how improving flare measurement accuracy can alleviate your reporting problems.
