HSE & Sustainability
The International Energy Agency cited a wave of cancellations and persistent challenges for dropping its projection for annual production of low-emissions hydrogen by 2030 from 49 mtpa to 37 mtpa.
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.
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Shell cargo was deemed carbon-neutral because of offsets purchased by the LNG provider from the oil company’s global, nature-based projects. -
Green hydrogen is currently dominating the energy transition conversation. But will it dominate the future market for clean energy?
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As our industry continues to adapt and evolve to meet the changing needs of our fast-moving world, we see a sizable and growing prize for those who are willing to work and think differently, challenge traditional approaches, forge new working relationships, and act boldly.
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Carbon credits, carbon taxes, and emissions trading systems are familiar terms in discussions about global warming, the Paris Agreement, and net-zero emissions goals. The EU is moving to act on an addition to the glossary of climate policy: carbon tariff.
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The American National Standards Institute accredited three of the American Petroleum Institute’s inspector certifications for pressure vessels, piping, and aboveground storage tanks.
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The Swedish operator is using a $35-million tree-planting initiative to offset the estimated 98,000 BOED it produces from the Edvard Grieg field about 111 miles offshore Stavanger.
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Saudi Aramco is accelerating the adoption and scaleup of disruptive and multipurpose robotic technologies to deliver safer, cost-effective, and efficient inspection capabilities, emergency response, aerial mapping, project monitoring, security surveillance, and environmental monitoring.
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A roadmap for the oil and gas sector created by IPIECA and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development presents more than 90 transformational actions that are designed to accelerate the realization of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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The Biden administration has directed the US Treasury Department and USAID to design strategies and criteria aimed at shifting bank lending away from fossil fuel projects in the developing world.
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The operator's aggressive decarbonization effort has put it on the fast track to produce nearly a third of its oil and gas from the Norwegian Continental Shelf using electricity generated by onshore hydroelectric plants.
