HSE & Sustainability
Four former gas-producing wells have been converted into injection wells and are now preparing to receive carbon dioxide for storage.
The US Environmental Protection Agency withdraws its legal basis for federal vehicle GHG standards, setting up potential court challenges.
A DNV report on decarbonization says the Middle East and North Africa region is expected to become the world’s largest hydrogen exporter by 2060 while maintaining a dominant position in global oil and gas markets.
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With at least 600,000 people killed or disabled each year, snakebites are a serious public health concern. For projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, the oil and gas industry needs to consider the risks to workers and its responsibility to support communities against this silent killer. -
During the past decade, industries have made tremendous efforts in developing robust and effective systems in health, safety, and environment. Now, companies are called on to focus on process safety as well.
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Large-scale subsea infrastructure is a feature of the world’s territorial seas, with much of it associated with oil and gas. Research on fish and fisheries interacting with subsea infrastructure, however, has been limited. This paper presents research on fish species associated with pipelines.
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The US House’s subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies recently heard testimony on the Department of Energy’s role in addressing climate change.
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Before the dream of a “subsea factory” can come true, a group of North Sea companies will need to see if the required technology is economically feasible to build.
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Annual report says that governments have the greatest capacity and responsibility to shape the energy future.
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New research links a rise in seismic activity in West Texas with increased oil and gas development over the past 20 years and, in particular, the past decade.
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Residents in Broomfield, Colorado, now can submit concerns about medical issues that could be related to living near an oil and gas facility. The city had a form for filing complaints about oil and gas in Broomfield and has added a new box specifically for medical concerns.
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Across the West, thousands of oil and gas wells sit idle on federal lands, and many are orphaned with the companies that drilled them now defunct. These orphaned wells can pose environmental and safety hazards, but, as critics note, the Bureau of Land Management does not have a good way of tracking
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A fatal Gulf of Mexico accident has prompted an intense look at how automation can remove hazards.
