Environment
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.
The tools to reduce flaring are well within reach, but the results will depend on a long-term commitment by operators and governments.
Geothermal development is gaining steam and entering a transformative era, driven by breakthroughs in adapting and improving on engineering, drilling, completion, and production technologies to the efficient extraction of heat from the Earth.
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The group of three companies says it is looking to provide solutions for a more alternative-energy-driven landscape. -
A massive oil spill off the coast of Israel is being called the worst ecological disasters in the Mediterranean country’s history. The cause and full extent of the damage is still unknown.
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The Environmental Defense Fund's report called "Hitting the Mark" is a roadmap for the oil and gas industry to obtain and report good data on methane emissions. But it also laments that methane emissions data are outdated, inaccurate, and unreliable.
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Recent advances could make feasible the deployment of networks of methane sensors to detect the greenhouse gas at large facilities.
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The commission unanimously approved the rule that requires oil and gas operators to install zero-bleed or zero-emission pneumatic devices for both new and existing operations.
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The US Interior Department says native company missed deadline to conduct polar bear den assessment work ahead of planned geological activity.
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The Norwegian energy company and the French utility say jointly developing low-carbon hydrogen will pave the way to achieving net-zero emissions in 2050.
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The panel's chairman said it will renew its commitment to review equity concerns related to new energy projects.
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Using renewable energy can help the oil and gas industry to reduce emissions while getting a stable, high-quality power supply. The renewable energy system can even be used to help the oil and gas facilities with enhanced oil recovery.
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The partnership aims to speed up the decarbonization of seven global industries representing 30% of global emissions, which include steel, trucking, shipping, chemicals, cement, aluminum, and aviation.
