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 Norwegian energy company and the French utility say jointly developing low-carbon hydrogen will pave the way to achieving net-zero emissions in 2050. -
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.
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DNV GL awarded Heerema Marine Contractors Statements of Feasibility for two concepts designed to reduce the noise of offshore structure installation.
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Just a few weeks after the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission's final approval of a statewide 2,000-ft setback between new wells and some buildings, Boulder County commissioners have adopted even stricter requirements.
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Brian Sullivan, the executive director of IPIECA, the global oil and gas industry association for advancing environmental and social performance, lays out the organization’s plans to adapt to a changing world while supporting the energy transition and sustainable development.
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Some of the world’s largest oil companies are hoping to convince the US Supreme Court to decide whether they should be held liable for climate change.
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Texas’s main oil regulator has been prohibited from waiving environmental rules and fees, measures adopted to help drillers cope with the pandemic-driven slump in crude prices.
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The Great Plains Synfuels Plant in North Dakota has now captured 40 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, a milestone in the synthetic natural gas production facilities’ 20-year effort to lower the impacts of energy production.
