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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This paper describes a multiyear program in an oilfield services company that has been incorporating sustainability into internal business processes and improving environmental performance through the application of continuous improvement techniques. -
Chevron Technology Ventures has joined a consortium in a $16-million investment in a company that provides portable carbon-capture technology.
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NGL Energy Partners announces acreage dedication for Delaware Basin water transport and disposal
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Republican lawmakers proposed legislation setting a goal for the US to plant a trillion trees by 2050 to fight global warming, a plan intended to address climate change by sucking carbon out of the air instead of by cutting emissions.
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Shell has awarded consulting company Atkins with a 5-year framework agreement to provide general and specialist technical safety and human factors engineering services to support Shell’s global projects and assets.
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A US district court judge rejected a request for a temporary restraining order that would have halted the $2 billion natural gas Permian Highway Pipeline, which is being built through the habitat of the golden-cheeked warbler, an endangered songbird.
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A new study will identify the UK’s best sites and produce a roadmap for carbon storage to help the country reach its net zero targets, geologists say.
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Coal, oil, and gas have given communities across the US both steady paychecks and devastating pollution. This essay makes the case for setting health as a priority in meeting our energy demands.
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North Sea operators BP, Shell, and Total have begun an effort to fuel their platforms using sustainable power sources through a connection with Norway’s onshore power grid, which is driven almost wholly by renewable energy.
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BP says it is firmly committed to achieving the ambitious target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions over the next 30 years—even if that means producing less oil and gas.
