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.
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This paper presents the bioremediation of oil-contaminated soil by the application of microorganisms immobilized in coconut fiber. -
The facility has more than 100,000 solar panels and is capable of producing 65 MW.
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The justices ruled that the company holding the oil and gas lease also lays claim to the produced water. The ruling comes as more companies are seeking to turn a profit on what has long been considered a vexing waste stream.
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This paper aims to describe the role of liquefied natural gas as a transitional energy source for automobile transportation in Nigeria.
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The authors present an efficient workflow using an embedded discrete fracture model to simulate carbon-dioxide flow by use of conductive faults.
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This study concludes that it is relatively easy to generate enhanced hydrogen in the laboratory during injection of high-pH aqueous solution through a pack of olivine sand.
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The authors of this paper present a workflow designed to achieve maximum integration between analytical and modeling activities in carbon capture and storage projects.
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Shell became the first international company to operate producing fields offshore Brazil and the first to navigate the country’s complex and detailed decommissioning permitting process, which involved extensive environmental assessments, regulatory approvals, and coordinated stakeholder engagement.
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The Norwegian Ministry of Energy has approved the Phase 2 expansion, which is expected to increase carbon dioxide storage capacity from 1.5 million tonnes to 5 million tonnes.
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DNV’s carbon capture and storage outlook forecasts a massive shortfall in the projects necessary to help the world reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
