HSE & Sustainability
SPE Journal is seeking submissions for a special issue on sustainable enhanced oil recovery (EOR), highlighting innovations that boost oil recovery while reducing CO2 emissions and environmental impact. The Call for Papers opens on 15 October 2026.
This paper identifies opportunities and risks associated with repurposing an offshore oil and gas platform for green hydrogen production. Various technical scenarios were investigated for the case study platform, and their profitability was determined using economic calculations. In addition, all the submodels were compared with standard decommissioning costs for reco…
This paper presents an approach for safe, efficient, and cost-effective legacy well reabandonment.
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A new tool developed by Kosmos Energy is allowing the exploration and production company to keep better track of the effect it is having on the environment. -
The Permian Basin is now influencing the upstream water market on the way down, while many questions swirl around the implications of unprecedented shut-ins.
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This paper presents a tool used to control and monitor a fleet of more than 100 vehicles through road-risk analysis and geofencing on the vehicle tracking system.
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A blockchain pilot program conducted by an oil and gas consortium has shown promise in automating payments for oilfield water handling.
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The fire at the Terra Nova FPSO comes 6 months after C-NLOPB found Suncor noncompliant with regulatory requirements and suspended operations.
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Environment/social/governance (ESG) represents the integration of human values into the financial value of investments. The energy industry that emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic will be different from the one that entered it.
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Autonomous Inflow Control Valve technology demonstrates significant benefits within first year.
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To meet the targets of the UN Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, countries must safeguard the gains already attained and accelerate efforts to achieve affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.
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Recently, SPE presented the latest in its series of live panel discussions on LinkedIn, addressing sustainability in the oil and gas industry using the theme of “Measuring What Matters.”
