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 authors describe implementation of permanent-magnet-motor technology in different artificial lift systems that has resulted in power savings of more than 15% and lifting-cost optimization. -
Equinor is adopting a mobile-game-based “safety simulator” training program from learning and development company Attensi, and a user survey suggests it’s working.
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This paper discusses how methane detection from oil and gas infrastructure using remote sensing technologies enables operators to quantify and minimize the emissions while gaining insight and an understanding of their operations through data analytics.
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Select Water Solutions will focus on water management and added assets in the Permian Basin.
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The proposed sale notice consists of more than 300,000 acres in three designated areas offshore Louisiana and Texas.
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Oil and gas companies are betting on the use of drones and robots for leak detection and methane emissions reduction.
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BP’s deal with Norway-based Deep Wind Offshore aims to generate nearly half of the 13 GW of electricity Korea plans to produce from offshore wind by 2030.
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Wood Mackenzie said "advantaged barrels" that are cheap to extract and with low emissions represent less than a third of untapped resources.
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Nabors expanded its push beyond the oil business by acquiring an Australian solar power company selling a round-the-clock power technology.
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The increase comes as federal agencies change fines to reflect inflation.
