HSE & Sustainability
This paper proposes a shift in the timing of risk modeling to much further back within the job life cycle, recognizing each function’s role in the mitigation of risk.
This article from the SPE Methane Technical Section features Arvind Ravikumar of the University of Texas at Austin and focuses on how the Energy Emissions Modeling and Data Lab is integrating satellite observations, facility-level measurements, operational data, and emissions inventories into more credible methane accounting for oil and gas systems.
The firm’s latest analysis puts the bulk of the blame on a fragmented supply chain.
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Texas regulators are taking public comment about how they should implement an EPA rule to reduce methane leaks from the oil and gas industry. -
The institute is tasked with accelerating the deployment and scaling of cost-effective climate technology.
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Ineos, the day-to-day operator of Greensand Future, with its partners Harbour Energy and Nordsøfonden, has made a final investment decision into the first commercial phase, with storage operations set to begin by early 2026.
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This paper serves as a comprehensive overview of greenhouse-gas emission source data visibility in oil and gas production operations.
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The acquisition will add water infrastructure in both the Midland Basin of west Texas and the Williston in North Dakota.
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The drilling contractor is spending big to deploy natural-gas-powered microgrids and battery storage.
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Permits for the East Side Cluster carbon storage project have been awarded, and participants have begun announcing final investment decisions.
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The environmental impact statement is a required step before another lease sale can be held in the Gulf of Mexico, a move welcomed by the oil and gas industry.
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Undocumented orphaned wells pose hazards to both the environment and the climate. Scientists are building modern tools to help locate, assess, and pave the way for ultimately plugging these forgotten relics.
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The upstream oil and gas sector alone could cut as much as 4% of global greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a report from McKinsey. But this will take worldwide cooperation among industry players and capital investors.
