Environment
The storage permits, the first of their kind, allow the Stratos facility to move forward with plans to capture and store up to 500,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
This article describes a technology combining a compression unit with a flexible line to offer a flaring alternative for transferring hydrocarbons.
This paper describes a deep-learning image-processing model that uses videos captured by a specialized optical gas-imaging camera to detect natural gas leaks.
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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management says the increase is needed to keep pace with inflation. -
Matador Production Company has agreed to pay $6.2 million in fines and mitigation measures related to 239 oil and gas well pads in New Mexico, while Permian Resources Operating agreed earlier to pay $610,000 and make improvements to its equipment to settle environmental violations.
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Regulators told some injection well operators close to the epicenter of a magnitude 4.0 earthquake that they will have to shut down their operations indefinitely.
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In August 2020, scientists spent 10 days doing airborne surveys of more than 50 platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Their results revealed a climate impact twice as large as that estimated by government inventories.
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New research reveals waste water injected underground by fossil fuel operators caused a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in November 2022 in the Peace River area of Alberta’s oil sands region.
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The Permian-based company has committed to being part of the United Nations flagship reporting program.
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Proposed methane regulations for the oil and gas industry are in the works in the United States and the European Union. This brief summarizes the next steps for methane rules on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Biodiversity actions plans (BAPs) are a systematic approach to biodiversity management that can help companies contribute to nature-positive goals. The guidance provides general process steps recommended for preparing and implementing a BAP.
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This case study highlights the effectiveness of unmanned aerial systems in enabling land-based operators to assess the relative seriousness of leaks efficiently by both localizing and quantifying their methane emission rates.
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Deployment of Mosaic DAC pilot units are envisaged for a pair of HIF eFuel facilities.
