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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The legislature’s 2019 overhaul of drilling rules through Senate Bill 181 empowered some cities and counties to prioritize safety. But other energy-friendly areas have held back on flexing their new muscles. -
Carbon dioxide levels are now higher than at any time in the past 3.6 million years.
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The Sakaka solar plant, the country’s first large-scale renewable-energy project, is planned as the first of eight such projects.
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This paper presents a field trial that compares multiple methane detection and quantification methods and compares the measurements with engineering estimates of emissions.
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The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers has released a new pandemic-management guidance, documenting lessons learned from the past year.
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SponsoredWhite Paper—The Ultimate Guide to e-Permit to Work: The Top Three Benefits of Moving Away From PaperMoving to an electronic permitting process can ensure proper and timely authorizations for work between office and field.
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The organization has published new procedures designed to provide the required safety level in transporting CO2 by pipelines and strengthen the development of carbon capture and storage projects.
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President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion plan to transform America’s infrastructure includes $16 billion to plug old oil and gas wells and clean up abandoned mines.
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The Japanese contractor received word in early April it would be temporarily banned from new competitive bidding.
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Occidental Petroleum has split from some of its larger rivals by rejecting a potential US carbon tax, saying that it prefers the existing system of tax credits.
