Environment
With millions of wells having been drilled in the US since the beginning of the oil age, the land is pocked with old, unused wellbores. For most, repurposing is a pipe dream. Plugging is the best option.
This guest editorial examines how the most commonly used and cited methane emissions metric can create a misleading picture of upstream gas-handling performance for both the public and industry professionals.
Spain has granted permits covering a swath of the mountain range to Mantle8 for natural hydrogen and helium exploration a month after France granted the company similar permits.
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The institute is tasked with accelerating the deployment and scaling of cost-effective climate technology. -
Ineos, the day-to-day operator of Greensand Future, with its partners Harbour Energy and Nordsøfonden, has made a final investment decision into the first commercial phase, with storage operations set to begin by early 2026.
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This paper serves as a comprehensive overview of greenhouse-gas emission source data visibility in oil and gas production operations.
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The environmental impact statement is a required step before another lease sale can be held in the Gulf of Mexico, a move welcomed by the oil and gas industry.
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Undocumented orphaned wells pose hazards to both the environment and the climate. Scientists are building modern tools to help locate, assess, and pave the way for ultimately plugging these forgotten relics.
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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.
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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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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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A new type of porous material called a covalent organic framework quickly sucks up carbon dioxide from ambient air.
