Environment
This study aims to systematically assess casing integrity and corrosion risks associated with CO2 injection in oil-recovery operations.
The US federal government is working to stymie offshore wind power, but proponents aren’t going quietly. Armed with data, they are taking on a sea of misinformation and hostility to defend the burgeoning resource in the US, while the rest of the world moves ahead briskly.
This paper reviews a proof-of-concept project in which surplus casing pipes were used in the fabrication of purposefully designed artificial reef structures for the enhancement of biodiversity and commercial fisheries.
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On 20 April 2010, a kick and blowout in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in a series of explosions that killed 11 people and started an environmental disaster. Now, 11 years later, government and industry continue the drive to improve safety. -
BP says its new $1.3-billion Grand Slam electrified oil, gas, and water-handling facility is a clear example of its net-zero strategy in action.
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Carbon dioxide levels are now higher than at any time in the past 3.6 million years.
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The company says its HoverGuard flies on commercial drones and is designed to detect and quantify greenhouse-gas emissions along transmission pipelines.
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The growth in renewable energy is spurring battery-storage projects, which are fueling a “gold rush to metals.”
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The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) forecasts in its annual global gas outlook that natural gas will comprise nearly a third of the global energy mix by 2050 and fuel more than half of the world’s electricity production. So, when it comes to fixing climate change, natural gas is one fossil fuel that can’t be dismissed. The 11 countries comprising the GECF control…
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The secretaries of the Interior, Energy, Commerce, and Transportation departments met at the White House to discuss advancing wind energy in the United States while the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management identified prime areas for offshore wind energy off the US East Coast.
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The Biden administration wants green investment, jobs to stay stateside in emerging $23-trillion global market.
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The group of three companies says it is looking to provide solutions for a more alternative-energy-driven landscape.
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A massive oil spill off the coast of Israel is being called the worst ecological disasters in the Mediterranean country’s history. The cause and full extent of the damage is still unknown.
