Sustainability
The report says the capacity of renewables in the region is set to grow tenfold by 2040 as electricity demand and new sectors drive rapid solar and wind expansion.
This study identifies critical knowledge gaps in wellbore integrity and underscores areas that require further investigation, providing insights into how wellbores must evolve to meet the technical demands of the energy transition.
This study illustrates the new capabilities, tailored for carbon-dioxide storage applications, of a modeling framework that provides a quantitative, risk-based assessment of the long-term integrity of legacy plugged and abandoned wells.
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Solar and natural gas surged last year in the US, while wind stumbled. -
Energy storage is essential to a clean electricity grid, but aggressive decarbonization goals require development of long-duration energy storage technologies.
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The year 2023 contained several important sustainability narratives and trends. Three key ones are the anti-ESG movement, China’s acceleration of a clean economy, and the rise of reporting regulations.
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The Gulf region can leverage its energy history, infrastructure, capacity, and expertise to lead the energy transition.
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This paper investigates the extent to which corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives of oil companies operating in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria contribute to the development of host communities across the region.
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This paper describes a method to manage high-salinity produced water in an environmentally sustainable way by extracting potable water and reducing discharge water volume by at least 50%.
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This paper discusses housing pulverized blades mixed with Portland cement in wells considered for plugging and abandonment.
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The authors of this paper discuss the use of dissolved polystyrene waste for the preparation of nanomembranes for separation of hydrocarbon pollutants from wastewater streams.
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This paper discusses the importance of modular refineries and their effects on the availability of petroleum products in Nigeria.
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The captured carbon dioxide will be permanently sequestered in the Cameron Parish CO2 Hub to be located offshore Louisiana.
