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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By examining two very different security-risk environments, this paper will illustrate how easily security-related human-rights risks can go unnoticed unless care is taken early in the risk-management process. -
Pascual Berrone has spent the last 10 years studying the phenomenon of greenwashing—appearing to limit environmental impact without actually doing so—and determines that it causes more harm than good in terms of companies’ standing and their market value.
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2019 SPE President Sami Alnuaim will spend the next year forging new relationships to promote the industry’s role in addressing environmental issues.
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The Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Dallas will wrap up by welcoming in the 2019 SPE President.
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A new analysis looks at what it would take for oil companies to start pumping millions of tons of carbon dioxide into their wells to boost crude production and what it would mean for the climate.
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The government of Quebec has confirmed the coming into force of the Petroleum Resources Act and published the final version of the related regulations. The regulations will govern the development of the oil and gas resources in Quebec as of 20 September.
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The emissions intensity of upstream Canadian oil sands production will continue to decline in coming years, falling to 30% below 2009 levels by 2030, a new report by business information provider IHS Markit says.
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Hess has earned a place on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America for the ninth consecutive year. The index recognizes public companies for outstanding performance across economic, environmental, and social factors.
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This article explores what is known and not known about the environmental risks of hydraulic fracturing with the intent of fostering informed discussions within the geoscience community on the topic of hydraulic fracturing.
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When methane is found in water wells near an unconventional well, fingers point to facturing as the liklely suspect. But a study of wells in the Utica Shale named other sources.
