HSE & Sustainability
In a study that applied alternative carbon carrier technology to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) scenarios, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin found that the new method recovered up to 19.5% more oil and stored up to 17.5% more carbon than conventional EOR methods.
The spring Unified Agenda provides a snapshot of efforts to advance the president’s plans for fossil fuel exploration and infrastructure.
This paper presents a physics-informed machine learning method that enhances the accuracy of pressure transient analysis, predicting reservoir properties to enhance waste slurry injection and waste disposal.
-
The funding aims to support 22 projects to advance technologies to monitor, measure, and mitigate methane emissions across the US natural gas supply chain. -
New research reveals waste water injected underground by fossil fuel operators caused a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in November 2022 in the Peace River area of Alberta’s oil sands region.
-
Three leading global financial institutions recently announced updated environmentally linked targets aimed at reducing by 2030 their financed emissions in carbon-intensive sectors, including oil and gas.
-
The second annual progress report showcases how the SDG Roadmap is being implemented by Ipieca and its member companies.
-
The Permian-based company has committed to being part of the United Nations flagship reporting program.
-
Proposed methane regulations for the oil and gas industry are in the works in the United States and the European Union. This brief summarizes the next steps for methane rules on both sides of the Atlantic.
-
OSHA issued citations to oil and gas waste-management company Production Waste Solutions for failing to protect workers from hydrogen sulfide after an employee died.
-
The British Safety Industry Federation found that 85% of safety products it tested between December 2021 and December 2022 failed to meet its regulatory criteria.
-
BPX Energy, BP’s US onshore upstream business, has expanded MiQ certification to 100% of BP’s US onshore facilities in Texas and Louisiana.
-
Eighty-eight officers and employees have been released after violence broke out against the oil company Emerald Energy.
