HSE & Sustainability
The AI revolution isn't just digital. This article examines how geology underpins the convergence of AI, energy, carbon management, and the infrastructure powering frontier LLMs.
Winners of Alberta's Drilling Technology Challenge cover a range of technologies from robotics to enhance drilling rig safety to AI-enabled energy management, downhole sensing, well navigation, hybrid power systems, and geothermal energy.
Located along the North Sea, the Humber is expected to play a central role in the UK’s effort to achieve a net-zero emissions status by 2050.
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A mini symposium led by experienced industry professionals and environment subject-matter experts will provide a 101-level-course refresher on air permitting and air-emissions management, water and wastewater management, environmental sustainability, and regulatory risk and liability prevention. -
The 100-year-old service company has joined the effort to achieve net-zero carbon emissions over the next 30 years. The move follows similar companywide efforts by BP and Shell.
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After a planned acquisition of Goodnight fell through, private equity firm Tailwater Capital is boosting its total investment in the water midstream company to more than $500 million. Goodnight recently signed five long-term contracts with producers in the Delaware Basin and the Bakken.
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Nearly 168 million people in India lack access to electricity. And, for millions more connected to the grid, the reliability and affordability of electricity remains patchy. Now, Shell has secured a nearly 20% stake in the Bangalore-based solar firm Orb Energy.
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The energy major said it plans to reduce emission intensity by 5–10% for upstream oil production and by 2–5% for upstream gas.
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The Environmental Defense Fund said it is overseeing a year-long program to monitor methane released across the Permian. The project will start measuring emissions in November using towers and mobile readings and will begin publishing data early next year.
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Nanotechnology has great potential to reduce cost, increase production, and even improve the sustainability of E&P operations. But, where do we stand in terms of potential vs. reality? And, is the industry ready and willing to use the technology?
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The 16-MW solar facility in Ector County, Texas, near Odessa, powers the Goldsmith field through deployment of 174,000 photovoltaic panels.
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Most of you know the value of data in safety management systems. However, a lot of safety management systems mainly show the number of incidents or days without injuries. To really start adding value to the company, it is important to analyze the data and find out where important trends are.
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The $600-million deal sees NGL net around 580,000 B/D in disposal capacity and 680,000 B/D in transportation capacity via 19 saltwater disposal wells and a network of produced water pipelines. Hillstone also holds an aggregate of more than 110,000 acres in the Delaware Basin.
