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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As part of its sustainability strategy, Maersk Drilling has set a target of lowering the intensity of carbon dioxide emissions from its drilling operations by 50% by 2030. The target is supported by Maersk Drilling’s strategic focus on efficiency gains, which also leads to reduced emissions. -
Just one orphaned site in California could have emitted more than 30 tons of methane. There are millions more like it.
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Personnel are returning to platforms in the Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Sally was downgraded to a tropical depression late Wednesday, but the threat of another major hurricane remains as a tropical storm may form in the Gulf of Mexico today.
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Two of Europe’s biggest oil companies urged Texas regulators to end the routine flaring of natural gas, joining with large investors who want greater oversight of the harmful environmental practice.
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Tellurian CEO Meg Gentle outlined how the US LNG market should address expected tight market conditions through 2025 while managing a transition to a carbon neutral environment.
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Discussed are real-world examples of the less often considered but valuable environmental benefits delivered via MPD.
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This paper describes studies that confirm that enzyme-based, environmentally preferable chemistries can be used to break polymers and mitigate H2S in various systems.
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On 13 August 2020, EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced two final rules related to the New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for the oil and natural gas industry.
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The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers has released the second edition of its “Environmental Management in the Upstream Oil and Gas Industry” report. For this edition, IPIECA, the oil and gas industry group focused on environmental and social concerns, has added its expertise.
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Using an underwater remotely operated vehicle, activists on board the Greenpeace ship Esperanza documented a large methane leak in the North Sea caused by a major blowout during an oil drilling operation 30 years ago.
