Environment
Regulators pull from experiences in the oil and gas industry to define best stewardship practices for the nascent CCS industry.
        
        
    
    A newly formed global coalition, Carbon Measures, aims to develop a ledger-based carbon accounting framework and champion market-based solutions to drive emissions reduction.
        
        
        
        
    The freely accessible online platform is the latest in a series of maps designed to reveal the continent’s untapped geothermal potential.
        
        
        
        
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                    Buoy-based camera footage, analyzed by artificial intelligence, can help reduce the risk of birds colliding with offshore wind farm turbines.
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                    The Dutch marine contractor says it plans to outfit its construction vessels with small modular reactors over 5 years.
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                    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.
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                    A revised biological opinion determined that the endangered species could go extinct without new precautionary measures.
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                    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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                    Across Texas, abandoned wells are erupting with chemical-infused liquid and some have created massive lakes of contaminated water. Regulators say they need more money to address the problem.
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                    The company has transformed its former Genesis platform into an artificial reef for marine life off the coast of Louisiana.
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                    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.
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                    This article describes a technology combining a compression unit with a flexible line to offer a flaring alternative for transferring hydrocarbons.
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                    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.