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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Winners of the triennial awards will be announced at the 23rd World Petroleum Congress in Houston. -
The company announced plans to use a new technology to replace the pneumatic systems that are powered by and also vent a substantial volume of methane at its Barnett Shale operating area in north Texas.
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With environmental, social, and governance (ESG) funds on a dramatic incline, an incline expected to continue going forward, it seems inevitable that regulatory reform is on the horizon. Europe has been leading the charge in the incorporation of ESG considerations into its regulatory framework. As we look to gauge what type of regulatory reform might be around the cor…
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Continuous operation requires people to work in shifts. Ensuring safety and efficiency requires critical information to be communicated between these shifts. In 2018, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) embarked on improving its operational integrity, and shift handover was seen as one of the core elements. ADNOC Onshore worked to standardize shift handover at …
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The investigation and cleanup of the oil spill, originating from a rupture in an Amplify Energy pipeline in the Beta field, is ongoing.
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Decarbonization has become the catch-all term for climate action. But, while carbon dioxide is the biggest contributor to global warming, the case for tough action against methane emissions, known as "demethanization," is literally becoming clearer by the day.
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Researchers say they found that the amount and proximity of natural gas wells to a home were linked to higher levels of certain chemical contaminants.
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While ESG is perceived by some to be—and can be—difficult to implement, and it may seem like a profit-killer, the irony is that, for most companies that implement ESG programs, including those within the oil and gas industry, it has the opposite effect.
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In a move with potential implications for oil, natural gas, and electric infrastructure, the US Interior Department said on 29 September that it will tighten restrictions protecting migrating birds earlier weakened by the Trump administration.
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The backers of some of the first offshore hydrogen projects have little hope of turning a profit. The big question is, will anyone?
