Environment
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.
Propelling a proposed CCS project from the drawing board to first carbon storage requires overcoming several hurdles.
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.
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The authors introduce a novel framework combining dynamic mode decomposition, a data-driven model-reduction technique, with direct data assimilation to streamline the calibration of carbon-dioxide plume evolution models. -
Geothermal systems, which rely on extracting heat from deep within the Earth, face many of the same technical challenges that oil and gas operators have tackled for decades. Geothermal development can be advanced efficiently and economically by applying proven oil and gas technologies.
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The companies have announced they will work together to integrate geothermal well engineering and project delivery globally.
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A new study finds that, of the roughly 15 million tonnes of methane coming from onshore oil and gas activities in the continental US annually, 70% comes from smaller, dispersed sources emitting less than 100 kg of methane per hour and 30% of emissions are from sites releasing less than 10 kg per hour.
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This article explores three key themes for the oil and gas sector: the evolution of methane regulation at the state and federal levels, a preliminary forecast of why and how methane regulation will continue, and practical ways the oil and gas sector can prepare for enhanced enforcement scrutiny.
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The companies said they plan to work together on developing geopressured geothermal systems for low-carbon energy storage and geothermal power generation.
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The Texas Railroad Commission is revisiting the state’s primary oil and gas waste regulations, which were last updated in 1984, to better align them with modern industry practices and rising demands for stronger environmental protections.
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The plant is designed to capture up to 100,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually for the Netherlands-based sustainable energy supplier Twence.
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The first-of-its-kind map highlights areas of interest for this potential source of energy and chemical supply.
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A new modeling tool examines the pathways and technology necessary for California to reach carbon neutrality economywide by 2045.
