Sustainability
The annual survey is designed to gauge companies’ reporting practices regarding sustainability and governance.
Geothermal development is gaining steam and entering a transformative era, driven by breakthroughs in adapting and improving on engineering, drilling, completion, and production technologies to the efficient extraction of heat from the Earth.
In the past year, publications on CO2, natural gas, and hydrogen storage have increasingly focused on the design, evaluation, and optimization of storage plans. These efforts encompass a broad spectrum of challenges and innovations, including the expansion of storage reservoirs from depleted gas fields and saline aquifers to stratified carbonate formations and heavy-o…
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Norway appears to be taking a dual approach to energy transition. In its just-released energy white paper, the Norwegian government says it is committed to producing renewable energy and bolstering its power grid but isn’t willing to halt development of its oil and gas resources. -
Texas-based independent exploration and production company Talos Energy and UK-based clean energy group Storegga Geotechnologies have formed an exclusive joint venture to source, evaluate, and develop carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects along the US Gulf Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico. Areas under consideration include state and federal waters offshore Texas, L…
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Robert K. Perrons, a professor at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, recently addressed the United Nations on the role of oil and gas in the global energy mix.
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A Dutch court ruled on 26 May that Royal Dutch Shell must reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 45% by 2030, based on 2019 levels.
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In a joint communiqué, the Group of Seven nations has called for an “absolute end” to new direct government support for unabated international thermal coal power generation by the end of 2021 and for fossil fuel financing to keep the objectives of the Paris Agreement within reach.
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The second edition of the guidance reflects IPIECA members’ experiences of implementing human rights due diligence and includes a new chapter on human rights and the energy transition.
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The roadmap presented by the International Energy Agency requires extreme measures that could be career changing for petroleum engineers.
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A recent symposium focused on acquisitions and divestitures held by SPE’s Gulf Coast Section offered a face-to-face look at the state of oil and gas investing.
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The EU sees the tightening requirements for gas investments, along with the cancellation of planned gas projects, as being in favor of renewables.
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Geoscientist Emer Caslin had watched the topics of sustainability and the climate crisis creep in to her work life over the years. Recently, driven by a life-long passion, she took a step back from her career to focus on sustainability, particularly in the oil and gas industry. In this column, which was first presented by Schlumberger, she shares what she learned.
