HSE & Sustainability
The Pawnee Carbon Sequestration Project, which would use a repurposed well, is planned to capture and store up to 400,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, with first injection targeted for early 2027.
DNV notes that energy and industrial process-related carbon emissions will have dropped by 2050 by only 44% from today’s level, not even halfway to the net-zero pledge envisioned by the Paris climate agreement.
SPE's new Asset Integrity Technical Section brings together industry experts to advance best practices in reliability engineering, asset integrity, risk reduction, and infrastructure performance. The global community will focus on the safe, reliable, and sustainable operation of energy assets across both traditional and emerging energy sectors.
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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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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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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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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.
