Environment
The urgency of methane emissions reduction in the oil and gas sector demands a strategic approach to change management. Success hinges on fostering a shift in industry mindset, where emissions reduction is embedded into operational design and decision-making rather than seen as a regulatory burden.
A revised biological opinion determined that the endangered species could go extinct without new precautionary measures.
The two companies said they will evaluate the possibility of a joint venture to develop a direct air capture hub in South Texas, with XRG considering investing up to $500 million.
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The company uses unmanned aerial vehicles to measure methane offshore. -
Research conducted by Rystad Energy indicates that spending on carbon capture and storage will quadruple in the next 3 years.
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Higher bonding amounts and an expanded orphaned well program will fund the cleanup of thousands of aging sites.
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This marks the first time the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has formally incorporated environmental justice considerations into one of its policies, making environmental justice a matter to be considered systematically in FERC proceedings for certificates of public convenience and necessity.
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From 2013 to 2018, the number of terrestrial and marine spills reported in Trinidad and Tobago trended upward. The country’s Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries assessed its National Oil Spill Contingency Plan (NOSCP) with the Readiness Evaluation Tool for Oil Spills and identified gaps in national legislation, risk management, logistics, training and exercises, …
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A new generation of detectors will be many times better at tracking discharges of the dangerous greenhouse gas.
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The two companies will work to retrofit nonproducing wells for geothermal production and scale GreenFire Energy’s closed-loop advanced geothermal systems.
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The paper presents the challenges faced and overcome while drilling and testing a high-pressure/high-temperature sour-gas well offshore in an environmentally sensitive environment.
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The two companies will explore carbon capture solutions of various sizes over an initial 9-month evaluation period.
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Despite global supply chain challenges and component shortages resulting in elevated system costs in 2021, PV installations remained resilient.
