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 a flexible, highly cost- and energy-efficient method of gas separation and CO₂ capture from many different gas mixtures with a large range of CO₂ concentrations.
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Many forms of remote sensing imagery can be used, along with data sets and the resultant products, to improve the efficiency and safety of upstream oil and gas operations on the North Slope of Alaska. -
Seven members of the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers—Chevron, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Hess, Shell, and Total—have launched a new joint industry project on Environmental Genomics.
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The target will align the company with the goals of the Paris Agreement to mitigate climate change.
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Alberta carbon conversion challenge yields potential GHG reduction of millions of metric tons per year.
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Seven outstanding young professionals have been selected as finalists for the award, which will be presented at the SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability in Bogotá, Colombia.
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Oil and gas extraction using water has opened up new hydrocarbon resources. However they can produce four times more salty water byproduct than oil. Desalination in shale gas and polymer-flood EOR remain niche markets for lowering cost and improving production.
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DuPont Microbial Control research scientist and “microbial detective” Geert van der Kraan shares the clues that microbial life leaves behind to help make the extraction process cleaner in a recent TED Talk.
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With a $10 million commitment from Shell, Rice University has launched Carbon Hub, a research initiative with the goal of creating a zero-emissions world by using oil and gas to create clean energy.
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A Denver-based company has been installing data centers at shale drilling sites to take advantage of excess natural gas. Now, according to a new Bloomberg report, that company hopes to harness some of that gas to power data centers for Bitcoin mining.
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As part of the contract, Wood will provide the topside modifications needed for the Snorre A and Gullfaks A platforms to integrate the Hywind floating wind park with existing systems powering the facilities. The platforms will be the first to receive electric power from floating wind turbines.
