HSE & Sustainability
An investigative study examines the use of creeping shale formations as a more durable alternative to conventional cement barriers in carbon dioxide storage wells, potentially enabling safer long-term underground carbon storage.
The companies have released the Event Learning Taxonomy CLUE, which aims to improve the understanding of incidents beyond individual blame and toward clearer reporting and increased learning.
A memorandum of understanding between the companies targets technical services for safety and performance across Egypt’s onshore and offshore assets.
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The National Oceanography Centre is set to start a 5-year project that will use marine robots to investigate how meltwater from Greenland and Arctic ice is changing deepwater formation in the North Atlantic. -
Chemical demand is essential to long-term oil demand growth. However, the focus to tackle plastics waste by reducing and recycling is raising concerns on future chemical demand growth.
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For his efforts in turning Environmentally Friendly Drilling from an oxymoron to a ubiquitous concept, Rich Haut has earned SPE’s 2018 Health, Safety, and Environment Award. The award will be presented at the SPE’s 2018 Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in September.
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Determining the best way to meet the needs of colleagues and employers, as well as enlisting them to help meet goals, takes effective listening.
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Welding produces miscellaneous gases and particles that have various effects on respiratory systems, and long-term exposure may result in "welder's lung." The aim of this study is to describe radiological findings of welders' lung.
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Nighttime environmental noise affects sleep quality. However, the effects of daytime occupational noise remain unclear.
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Chris Hawkes, safety and security director for the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers, spoke with reporter Eithne Treanor at the 2018 SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility, which was held in Abu Dhabi.
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Initiative 97 would require oil and gas wells to be at least 2,500 ft away from homes and schools.
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Sulzer’s Houston Service Center has passed a major milestone in its safety record, operating for more than 3 years without a lost-time incident (LTI).
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The Sea Grant oil spill outreach team has produced two new publications explaining what scientists know about what happens to oil in a marine environment after an accidental spill.
