Sustainability
The startup company’s Midland Basin demonstration plant, located in the Permian Basin, takes a major step toward commercialization by proving its direct lithium extraction technology can refine battery-grade lithium carbonate from produced water under multiple 24/7 production cycles.
This paper describes the potential of combined-cycle technology (use of a gas turbine and a steam turbine together to turn fuel into electricity) in offshore carbon-capture applications.
This paper uses the structural-integrity-management framework to evaluate the current structural integrity of chosen platforms, highlighting their potential and limitations for carbon capture, use, and storage purposes based on in-service assessments.
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Fernando L. Benalcazar, a senior adviser with APD Proyectos in Ecuador, launched the first Distinguished Lecturer tour in the US presented by a Sustainable Development Technical Section board member. -
The chair of SPE’s Climate-Change Task Force provides an overview of the process by which it developed the society’s strategy to address the emission goals of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
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Hess Corporation has been recognized for climate change stewardship, achieving leadership status in CDP’s 2017 Global Climate Analysis.
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A task force from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering, and Science of Texas has released a comprehensive analysis of the effects the North American shale boom has had on the environment and communities in Texas.
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The Oil & Gas Industry Guidance on Voluntary Sustainability Reporting acts as a framework for improving the quality and consistency of voluntary sustainability reporting. This paper discusses the most recent update to the guide, and offers an overview of the discussed social performance indicators.
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Apache has released its 2017 Sustainability Report. The online report features extensive disclosure of Apache’s performance in governance, environmental stewardship, workforce, health, and safety in the workplace and community outreach.
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SPE’s annual meeting opened Monday morning with a look at the economic and environmental sustainability of the oil and gas industry.
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SPE’s annual meeting opened Monday morning with a look at the economic and environmental sustainability of the oil and gas industry.
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An obscure Colorado law allows whole neighborhoods to be forced into leasing the minerals beneath their properties as long as one person in the area consents.
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A new ordinance taking aim at odors from oil and gas operations in Erie, Colorado is too vague and subjective and might be illegal, according to Crestone Peak Resources.
