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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A fatal Gulf of Mexico accident has prompted an intense look at how automation can remove hazards. -
The tech giant has said it will choose startups to support based solely on their past work or their potential to drive progress toward the 169 targets listed under the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals.
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By using the four converter-battery systems, the operator estimates it will be able to reduce the runtime of the rig’s on-platform diesel engines by 42%, cutting CO2 emissions by 15% and NOx emissions by 12%.
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French oil giant Total said it will not renew its membership of the American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers association because the organization’s stance on climate issues does not align with its own.
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Saudi Aramco has announced that it is joining the World Bank initiative Zero Routine Flaring by 2030. Flaring by the company has remained at less than 1% of its total raw gas production in the first half of 2019.
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Methane emissions from California garbage dumps far surpass emissions from oil fields, according to a NASA survey.
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The volume of flared gas in the US unconventional sector is now 12% of the country’s total gas production. A pair of new reports say that Permian Basin operators account for much of the growth.
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Chevron has seen great results from its implementation of learning teams, says Dave Payne, the company’s vice president of health, environment, and safety.
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The decision comes 2 months after UK shale operator Cuadrilla Resources halted stimulation work at its Preston New Road site in Lancashire because of a magnitude 2.9 seismic event.
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The International Association of Oil and Gas Producers, the Joint Technical Commission for Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, and the World Climate Research Programme came together for a second time to discuss what has changed in the understanding of the physical risks of climate change.
