Environment
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.
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.
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 upstream oil and gas sector alone could cut as much as 4% of global greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a report from McKinsey. But this will take worldwide cooperation among industry players and capital investors. -
This paper describes the development of guidelines to determine the most suitable corrosion-resistant alloys for downhole injection equipment in wells for carbon capture and storage and carbon capture, use, and storage.
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This paper examines how data-science-driven work practices can result in substantial reductions in methane emissions compared with other leak-detection and -repair methods.
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The paper aims to address the challenges and opportunities in managing produced water and its contaminants in the petroleum industry.
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A new type of porous material called a covalent organic framework quickly sucks up carbon dioxide from ambient air.
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Officials with the Interior Department want to make the protections for the Greater Sage Grouse even stronger with a plan that would eliminate loopholes that allowed development in areas considered crucial to the bird’s long-term survival.
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This paper reviews decommissioning and abandonment in Nigeria, looks at candidate identification strategies, breaks down the methods and best practices involved, and examines the requirements for openhole and cased-hole abandonment.
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The rule, part of the Inflation Reduction Act established by Congress, allows the Environmental Protection Agency to charge large emitters of methane if they surpass specific levels.
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The report details the company’s actions to reduce methane emissions across its operations.
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The US Department of Energy presented the loan to LongPath Technologies to support the buildout of a high-frequency methane emissions monitoring network in US oil and gas production basins.
