HSE & Sustainability
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.
This work uses a novel pseudosteady-state-based simulation to reduce training-data-generation cost while maintaining high-performance predictions of data-driven proxy models for carbon-sequestration projects.
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Health, safety, and environment operations can be greatly enhanced by using artificial intelligence (AI) techniques on HSE data. One important aspect inherent in this process is the need to establish trust in the AI system among the users. -
The Court of Appeals for the Eighth District of Texas ruled that the mineral lessee under an oil and gas lease owns the water extracted, not the surface property owner.
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National oil companies and traditional upstream players are progressively focusing on cleaner and more environmentally friendly energy initiatives.
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The lease auction aims to advance the president’s commitment to deploy 30 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030.
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Norwegian energy company Equinor has acquired a 25% stake in the Bayou Bend CCS project from Houston-based Carbonvert.
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The platform is Shell's first in the region to be fully supplied by both wind and solar power generation.
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Revisions to the 2019 rule aim to bolster safe and environmentally responsible energy operations.
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The legislation would require oil and gas companies to pay into a fund that would cover health expenses for workers and their families.
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Meeting the energy demands of today while advancing a lower-carbon energy future requires policy support, innovative approaches, capital investments, and time.
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Thailand's coal mining giant Banpu said it has signed an agreement to launch a third carbon capture and sequestration project in the US.
