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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Understanding and prioritizing water management is key for exploration-and-production operators, not only in terms of reducing overall cost but also as a means of mitigating operational risk, complying with changing regulatory requirements, and addressing environmental concerns. -
As part of a comprehensive water-management strategy, this paper describes different process and operational considerations that are the result of 109 years of production in Argentina’s oldest basin.
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This paper discusses the field trials of a new salt-tolerant friction-reducer system in the Marcellus Shale.
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A new water-shutoff polymer system has been developed for carbonate formations and shows great stability.
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Safety has always been a top concern for oil and gas suppliers. Because pipelines must operate 24 hours a day and 365 days a year, safety, high availability, and reliability are key requirements for smooth operations and, ultimately, profitability.
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BP, Eni, ExxonMobil, Repsol, Shell, Statoil, Total, and Wintershall committed to further reduce methane emissions from the natural gas assets they operate around the world.
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A recent report by a group of scientists at the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland found that children born within 10 km of an oil spill were twice as likely to die in their first month.
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KBR announced it has been awarded the Concept and front-end-engineering-and-design contract by Statoil for its ground-breaking Northern Lights project to develop an onshore carbon dioxide storage terminal in Norway.
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One of the big stumbling blocks when it comes to properly handling North Dakota’s substantial tonnage of radioactive wastes has been the time it takes for an accurate test of how much Radium 226 and 228 are present in a given load of the material.
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Ceres, a sustainability nonprofit organization, issued a report on 14 September titled "Lead From the Top: Building Sustainability Competence on Corporate Boards." The report posits that company boards must be sustainability-competent in order to achieve long-term financial performance goals.
