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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To address key root causes, proactive initiatives such as audits, inspections, visibility tours, hazard reporting, and contractor management engagement workshops were initiated to focus on enhancing work planning, effective supervision, and risk assessment. -
The Malaysian firm has become the newest member of the organization of companies, which carries the mission of accelerating the transition to a sustainable world by making more sustainable companies successful.
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Senior oil and gas professionals see hydrogen as a significant part of the global energy mix by 2030.
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The Alberta Energy Regulator has suspended a wide array of environmental monitoring requirements for oilsands companies over public health concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tracking down fugitive emissions has traditionally relied on small-scale detection efforts. This new project seeks to buck the trend by covering the Permian Basin with sensors.
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The number of temporarily abandoned oil and gas wells is up 37% from last year, but Colorado regulators say they still have the time—and money—to inspect them.
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In a survey of 448 workers across the oil and gas industry, UH Energy asked key questions about returning to work during the global pandemic.
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Centennial said in its 10-Q report for Q1 that the economic downturn increased the likelihood that the transaction would fail to close by its original timeline.
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GlassPoint Solar was founded in 2008 to replace the use of natural gas for steamflooding heavy-oil reservoirs. But amid low energy prices, its chief investor has decided to pull the plug for good.
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An investment decision this year would sanction Norway’s first CO2 storage project. Phase 1 is expected to be operational in 2024.
