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 decision blocks, for now, oil and gas drilling in one of the largest tracts of undeveloped wilderness in the United States. -
Robert K. Perrons, a professor at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, recently addressed the United Nations on the role of oil and gas in the global energy mix.
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Victories by climate activists targeting Shell and Exxon Mobil have packed a strong punch. What does this foretell for the next round in the climate debate?
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No single silver bullet exists to wipe out methane emissions generated by upstream oil and gas activities. Experts at a recent forum discussed an array of technologies and strategies to help the industry make smart decisions to measure, monitor, and mitigate emissions of the potent greenhouse gas.
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Carbon credits, carbon taxes, and emissions trading systems are familiar terms in discussions about global warming, the Paris Agreement, and net-zero emissions goals. The EU is moving to act on an addition to the glossary of climate policy: carbon tariff.
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The planned LNG export facility will host a large carbon capture and storage project to enable the permanent geologic storage of more than 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
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On 20 April 2010, a kick and blowout in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in a series of explosions that killed 11 people and started an environmental disaster. Now, 11 years later, government and industry continue the drive to improve safety.
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BP says its new $1.3-billion Grand Slam electrified oil, gas, and water-handling facility is a clear example of its net-zero strategy in action.
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Carbon dioxide levels are now higher than at any time in the past 3.6 million years.
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The company says its HoverGuard flies on commercial drones and is designed to detect and quantify greenhouse-gas emissions along transmission pipelines.
