HSE & Sustainability
The energy transition is often portrayed as linear, but recent geopolitical tensions and market uncertainties show that the shift to a low-carbon future will be complex and shaped by multiple, interconnected pressures.
Geoscientists are shifting from primarily discovering and extracting resources to integrating knowledge, guiding sustainable decisions, and using Earth’s history to help balance resource development with long-term planetary health.
Part one of this three-part series explores the history of the first 10 years of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties.
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Researchers at Colorado School of Mines explore an internally deployed fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing (DAS) method for continuous gas-pipeline monitoring, demonstrating its potential to improve leak detection, enable early intervention, and enhance overall pipeline-integrity management compared to conventional inspection techniques. -
The curriculum covers topics such as geochemical and technological removal methods, life cycle assessments, and storage solutions.
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Effective management of produced water in mature oil fields is essential to reducing environmental risks and operational costs, with subsurface disposal emerging as the most efficient and responsible method.
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A team from UT Austin won the Blue Hydrogen Student Design Competition, where more than 200 students from three Texas universities designed sustainable hydrogen production processes.
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The upcoming webinar will explore how oil and gas technologies are being repurposed for geothermal and renewable energy applications.
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With water management poised to be the defining challenge of the next decade for the Permian Basin, companies that fail to adapt may find their production growth throttled not by a lack of oil, but by an excess of water.
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UT Austin students Nadia Mouedden and Deena Elhossary taught CO2 injection and storage to students using simple household materials during the International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
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The trips will tour THUMS Island, SoCalGas, and the Salton Sea geothermal fields.
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The facility serves as a center for students, researchers, and industry experts to collaborate on innovative solutions for reducing carbon emissions in the construction sector.
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Researchers found that utilizing the natural heat from underground rock formations raises the temperature and pressure of the stored compressed air, allowing the system to store and release energy more efficiently.
