HSE & Sustainability
While Uzbekistan has seen a significant drop in flaring, methane leaks from deteriorating infrastructure continue to reveal themselves to satellites in space.
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.
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No single silver bullet exists to wipe out methane emissions generated by upstream oil and gas activities. Experts at a recent forum discussed an array of technologies and strategies to help the industry make smart decisions to measure, monitor, and mitigate emissions of the potent greenhouse gas. -
Geoscientist Emer Caslin had watched the topics of sustainability and the climate crisis creep in to her work life over the years. Recently, driven by a life-long passion, she took a step back from her career to focus on sustainability, particularly in the oil and gas industry. In this column, which was first presented by Schlumberger, she shares what she learned.
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SeaScope combines remote-sensing science, Earth-observation data, machine learning, and high-performance computing to provide information on sea-surface slicks for industries to strengthen situational awareness of the interaction between offshore assets, coastal facilities, local vessel activity, and the natural marine environment.
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This paper describes diversity and inclusion in its broadest sense and its benefits and challenges within the context of the oil and gas industry, in particular with regard to petroleum engineering and subsurface teams.
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The duo plans to launch projects that will lead to commercialization of applications and products, initially focusing on solid oxide fuel cell technology and lightweight gas-turbine technology.
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Big data analytics is a big deal right now in the oil and gas industry. This emerging trend is on track to become an industry best practice for good reason: It improves exploration and production efficiency.
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Large-scale immersive simulators will be integrated with basic safety and survival training and lessons learned from both service companies and operators.
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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.
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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.
