Sustainability
Opening day remarks from President Mohamed Irfaan Ali framed fossil fuels and renewables as parallel systems amid rising demand and structural supply pressures.
Experts and industry leaders gathered in The Woodlands, Texas, recently to sift through the challenges of carbon capture, utilization, and storage. The puzzle is coming together, but some critical pieces are still needed before the results look like the picture on the box.
The chair of the SPE Georgetown Section outlines how balanced, apolitical dialogue can support development amid rapid energy expansion.
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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. -
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.
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The American National Standards Institute accredited three of the American Petroleum Institute’s inspector certifications for pressure vessels, piping, and aboveground storage tanks.
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A roadmap for the oil and gas sector created by IPIECA and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development presents more than 90 transformational actions that are designed to accelerate the realization of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
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The Biden administration has directed the US Treasury Department and USAID to design strategies and criteria aimed at shifting bank lending away from fossil fuel projects in the developing world.
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It has been a busy month so far for the oil and gas industry’s venture capital groups. Find out which operators are making moves and which technology developers are turning heads in this latest roundup.
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The future of an equitable and sustainable global ocean, or "Blue Economy," depends on more than the resources available for technological advancement and industry expansion. A recent study led by the University of British Columbia found that socioeconomic and governance conditions such as national stability, corruption, and human rights greatly affect the ability to …
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The growth in renewable energy is spurring battery-storage projects, which are fueling a “gold rush to metals.”
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The Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) forecasts in its annual global gas outlook that natural gas will comprise nearly a third of the global energy mix by 2050 and fuel more than half of the world’s electricity production. So, when it comes to fixing climate change, natural gas is one fossil fuel that can’t be dismissed. The 11 countries comprising the GECF control…
