Environment
TotalEnergies signed off for 30% operated stakes in the Lang Lebah and B14 gas fields offshore Sarawak on the sidelines of ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi, while also highlighting methane-reduction partnerships in Angola, India, and Southeast Asia.
DNV notes that energy and industrial process-related carbon emissions will have dropped by 2050 by only 44% from today’s level, not even halfway to the net-zero pledge envisioned by the Paris climate agreement.
The Absheron gas field expansion will supply additional natural gas to Azerbaijan’s domestic market and support its export commitments to Turkey, allowing Baku to stay focused on meeting its gas export obligations to Europe.
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The first-of-its-kind map highlights areas of interest for this potential source of energy and chemical supply. -
A new modeling tool examines the pathways and technology necessary for California to reach carbon neutrality economywide by 2045.
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The money will aid the partnership of Equinor and Standard Lithium in constructing a processing plant, which, in its first phase, is targeted to produce 22,500 tonnes of lithium carbonate per year for use in battery production.
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DarkSky International, a global authority on light pollution reduction, applauded Franklin Mountain Energy for overhauling its lighting practices, which reduced the skyglow during the night.
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The analysis found that the decline in Permian Basin methane emissions equaled the annual carbon emissions avoided by every electric vehicle in the US.
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The funding, aimed to help small operators, builds on nearly 100 cross-government actions designed to sharply reduce methane pollution.
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The Interior Department has now approved more than 19 GW of offshore wind energy.
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The money from the Investing in America agenda will be used for plugging, remediating, and reclaiming orphaned oil and gas wells in national parks, national forests, and national wildlife refuges.
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The modular facility will process associated gas to produce electricity for up to 200,000 households in the Basra region.
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The decision invokes a 1953 law that will make it difficult for incoming US President Donald Trump to reverse.
