HSE & Sustainability
The department announced it plans to combine the Bureau of Offshore Energy Management and the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement into the Marine Minerals Administration.
While some idle wells may be brought back into production, many will be plugged and abandoned. This paper considers repurposing certain idle oil and gas wells by using their empty steel casing for the disposal of nuclear waste.
This article from the SPE Methane Technical Section looks at how, as methane regulation becomes more consequential in global oil and gas trade, operators increasingly need emissions data that can withstand commercial scrutiny, regulatory review, and independent verification.
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The paper presents the challenges faced and overcome while drilling and testing a high-pressure/high-temperature sour-gas well offshore in an environmentally sensitive environment. -
Stunningly ambitious plans to create global carbon capture and storage that rivals the scale of today’s oil and gas production will require a host of technical skills to determine if it is even possible.
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Pandemic gridlock, rerouting risk, and net-zero expectations are squeezing oilfield service companies into change.
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Not so long ago, defining green energy was straightforward: renewables. It may not have been quite that simple, but developing agreed-upon definitions based on science has become much more complex and contentious.
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The two companies will explore carbon capture solutions of various sizes over an initial 9-month evaluation period.
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The second-largest oil and gas producer in the US says the deal will help meet its goal to produce 100,000 B/D of renewable fuel products by decade's end.
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Chevron adds to a growing list of big US oil and gas producers that are seeking to bring to market responsibly sourced gas.
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Despite global supply chain challenges and component shortages resulting in elevated system costs in 2021, PV installations remained resilient.
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SponsoredTAQA aspires to be a leader in managing integrated projects in the Middle East-North Africa by providing technical services across the life cycle of oilfields as well as offering unique technologies for Geothermal and Carbon Underground storage projects
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The agency’s new Global Methane Tracker analysis reports that methane emissions from the energy sector are 70% higher than official figures.
