Sustainability

Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Wayne Christian cheered the state government’s push against environmental, social, and governance investing “extremists.”

Among other things, Microsoft is making it possible for Exxon to analyze reams of oilfield data. Amazon is helping drillers run simulations to maximize how much oil they can pump from existing wells.

The 2022 Presidential Award for Outstanding Technical Section, the first of its kind, recognizes the top 5% of the society’s technical sections.

Shell’s venture capital subsidiary has acquired Sprng Energy, one of India’s largest renewables platforms, thus tripling its operating wind and solar power assets.

The increase in CO2 emissions has been dramatic in the last few decades. A possible solution to this difficult and intractable problem can be adopting a circular carbon economy.

One of the world’s largest sustainable development agencies has worked with energy companies to quash opposition and keep oil flowing, even in sensitive areas.

The assumption of lower emissions from natural gas only holds true when the methane leaks and flaring are addressed. Mitigation of methane emissions offers an opportunity for the oil and gas industry to drastically reduce overall emissions that are typically reported on a CO2-equivalent basis. Some producers opt to showcase their good performance via voluntary certifi…

Is seaweed farming a viable alternative to industrial-scale carbon capture and storage? This 3-year project off the coast of Norway aims to find out.

Ipieca, the global oil and gas association for advancing environmental and social performance, has listed eight principles to which members must adhere to support UN initiatives, climate action, environmental responsibility, social performance, and sustainability.

The company has renamed itself Orrön Energy and will be a pure-play renewables business. Lundin's E&P business was transferred to Aker BP, closing a $14-billion deal announced in December 2021.