HSE & Sustainability
This article addresses the challenges of managing water-soluble organics (WSOs) in offshore produced water. It provides a brief discussion of the chemistry, along with strategies and technologies that can be used to manage WSO levels in produced water, thus facilitating compliance with regulatory overboard water-quality guidelines.
Spain has granted permits covering a swath of the mountain range to Mantle8 for natural hydrogen and helium exploration a month after France granted the company similar permits.
Crude benchmarks spiked amid concerns that the US-Iran ceasefire is collapsing as commercial shipping comes under renewed attack.
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The Alberta Energy Regulator has suspended a wide array of environmental monitoring requirements for oilsands companies over public health concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. -
Tracking down fugitive emissions has traditionally relied on small-scale detection efforts. This new project seeks to buck the trend by covering the Permian Basin with sensors.
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The number of temporarily abandoned oil and gas wells is up 37% from last year, but Colorado regulators say they still have the time—and money—to inspect them.
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GlassPoint Solar was founded in 2008 to replace the use of natural gas for steamflooding heavy-oil reservoirs. But amid low energy prices, its chief investor has decided to pull the plug for good.
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An investment decision this year would sanction Norway’s first CO2 storage project. Phase 1 is expected to be operational in 2024.
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After years of negotiations, the province announced that it had reached a preliminary agreement with the federal government that it calls a “major step toward providing Alberta’s oil and gas industry a single set of strong rules to reduce methane emissions and protect the environment.”
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Scientists have developed a new type of self-assembling silver membrane that could be used to capture carbon dioxide emissions before they have a chance to spread in the atmosphere.
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As the oil industry faces bankruptcies and shutdowns, a new analysis uncovers low inspection rates and almost no financial penalties—with a handful of exceptions.
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Communities reliant on the oil and gas industry say it may take years, not months, to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic that’s ravaging local economies.
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Video shows a substantial share of oil and gas flares are unlit or faulty, revealing a previously overlooked methane source that could turn out to be one of the region’s biggest.
