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 US Environmental Protection Agency is conducting a study that will take a holistic look at how the agency, states, tribes, and stakeholders regulate and manage wastewater from the oil and gas industry. -
The recently issued SPE technical report Getting to Zero and Beyond: The Path Forward highlights the “how to” for the industry to achieve zero incidents, zero harm, and zero impact.
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Oil-producing countries are adopting a variety of strategies to shield their industries from climate action, seeking not just to survive but to recast their businesses in ways that provide competitive advantages, according to a paper by an expert at the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University.
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In the dry, dusty plains of West Texas, home to America’s most prolific oil play, the problem isn’t too little water. It’s too much.
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Structures in the ocean made by people, such as oil and gas rigs, shipwrecks, or renewable energy devices, could help protect sea creatures under threat from human pressure and climate change, according to a study in Scientific Reports.
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Maersk Supply Service is set to provide marine support to The Ocean Cleanup, a Dutch nonprofit that is developing advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic.
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The National Oceanography Centre is set to start a 5-year project that will use marine robots to investigate how meltwater from Greenland and Arctic ice is changing deepwater formation in the North Atlantic.
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For his efforts in turning Environmentally Friendly Drilling from an oxymoron to a ubiquitous concept, Rich Haut has earned SPE’s 2018 Health, Safety, and Environment Award. The award will be presented at the SPE’s 2018 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in September.
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The Sea Grant oil spill outreach team has produced two new publications explaining what scientists know about what happens to oil in a marine environment after an accidental spill.
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Getting to Zero and Beyond: The Path Forward, sets the stage for continuing the discussion across the industry of the essential steps the industry must take to sustain zero harm.
