HSE & Sustainability
In a study that applied alternative carbon carrier technology to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) scenarios, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin found that the new method recovered up to 19.5% more oil and stored up to 17.5% more carbon than conventional EOR methods.
The spring Unified Agenda provides a snapshot of efforts to advance the president’s plans for fossil fuel exploration and infrastructure.
This paper presents a physics-informed machine learning method that enhances the accuracy of pressure transient analysis, predicting reservoir properties to enhance waste slurry injection and waste disposal.
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Shell moves nonessential personnel off its Perdido deepwater platform as a result of Tropical Storm Nicholas. -
Amid investor pressure, ExxonMobil taps its Poker Lake facility in New Mexico as the company’s first for natural-gas certification.
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Strong storms can trigger steep, breaking waves that slam into platform and wind turbines with tremendous force. Scientists at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology and SINTEF are studying the behavior of offshore structures subjected to these kinds of waves. Their goal is to increase safety at sea.
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Ida’s 150-mph winds wreaked havoc on offshore oil production platforms and onshore oil and gas processing plants. As of 6 September, about 88% of the region’s offshore oil production remains shut and more than 100 platforms remain unoccupied after the storm made landfall on 29 August.
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Polish oil company will take an additional 2 mtpa for 20 years.
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Purchasing carbon offsets is a widespread means of attempting to meet carbon-reduction and net-zero emissions goals across many industries. Also widespread is the increasing scrutiny of the practice. How “real” are the offsets? How are they quantified and verified, and by whom?
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The company’s 2021 Energy Transition Outlook says the Earth likely will miss the 2°C goal of the Paris Agreement and the window to get back on track is closing rapidly.
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The president of Grupo Energía Bogotá, Juan Ricardo Ortega, talks about the challenges of energy transition and environmental protection.
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Over 2 decades in the making, the Petroleum Industry Act has become law and establishes a new reality for Nigeria’s oil and gas industry.
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Water Research Australia says the project aims to “address the challenge of water scarcity in the process of hydrogen production.”
