HSE & Sustainability
In a move tied to national security, a Trump-appointed committee voted to exempt oil and gas drilling in the Gulf of Mexico from Endangered Species Act requirements, marking the first such exemption in 3 decades.
This paper describes the operator’s initiative to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and recover additional hydrocarbon, monetizing it as sales gas, by integrating upstream and downstream gas facilities in a unified approach.
The chair of the SPE Georgetown Section outlines how balanced, apolitical dialogue can support development amid rapid energy expansion.
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Ongoing seismicity concerns and orphan well risks are pushing operators and regulators to explore alternatives for managing produced water. -
A final investment decision is also expected by the end of the year for the company’s first low-carbon data center project.
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The company said its frequency of serious incidents was down at the end of the year from its levels at the end of 2024.
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The Doyon 26 drilling rig, reportedly the largest mobile land rig in North America, fell on its side while being transported in Alaska’s North Slope, sending eight people to area clinics for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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Damage to power distribution systems prompted precautionary shutdowns at two major oil fields.
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The report says the capacity of renewables in the region is set to grow tenfold by 2040 as electricity demand and new sectors drive rapid solar and wind expansion.
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The North Sea Transition Authority has updated its UKCS Well Applications and Consents Guidance to include the process for applying for consent to drill carbon-storage wells.
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For more than a century, LSU has shaped petroleum engineering education, but few assets showcase its impact like the PERTT Lab. With six deep test wells and rare reservoir-depth gas-injection capabilities, the facility is helping drive breakthroughs in well control, carbon-dioxide injection, and next-generation energy technologies.
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Experience in subsurface production and lift design is shaping a new generation of geothermal operations built for reliability and scalability.
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The authors of this paper apply a deep-learning model for multivariate forecasting of oil production and carbon-dioxide-sequestration efficiency across a range of water-alternating-gas scenarios using field data from six legacy carbon-dioxide enhanced-oil-recovery projects.
