EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Methane is now a central part of the oil & gas industry’s climate challenge. New regulations in the US and Europe, growing concern in Asia, and mounting interest from investors and global gas markets mean increasing pressure to improve emissions performance. Most producers recognize the problem. In short: everyone.

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Energy Central

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Summit: IFS at the Forefront The Operational Excellence in Oil & Gas Summit is a premier event that brings together leaders, experts, and professionals from the oil and gas industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

A newer, more accurate method for calculating methane emissions from offshore oil and gas production suggests that the United Kingdom severely underestimates its greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers conclude that as much as five times more methane is being leaked from oil and gas production than reported.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Yesterday at COP26, seven countries and one Canadian province joined forces as the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance. BOGA members committed to stop exploring for and producing oil and gas.

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R-Squared Energy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

is the global leader in the production of natural gas and oil derived from shale formations. Energy Information Administration updated its assessment of world shale oil and shale gas resources. has the world’s largest estimated recoverable resource of tight oil. Top 10 Countries with Tight Oil Resources.

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NRDC onEarth

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

BOEM's proposed rule falls short in requiring oil and gas companies to demonstrate they are financially able to fully remove and clean up platforms & pipelines.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 29, 2021

Similar technology has made its way to the industrial sector, where it can enhance gas detection and play a major role in emissions reduction programmes. When it comes to gas detection, organisations can make use of connected safety by advancing beyond simple monitors with personal alarms to a cloud-connected network of a variety of devices.

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FuelCellsWorks

MARCH 28, 2024

Mosman Oil and Gas Limited (AIM: MSMN) the hydrocarbon, helium and hydrogen exploration, development, and production company, provides and project update on its Australian project EP 145, (Mosman holds a 100% interest),

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R-Squared Energy

MAY 3, 2024

oil production with an average daily production of 12.93 natural gas production tells a similar tale. natural gas production at 125 billion cubic feet per day (CFD). Natural gas data isn’t reported as often as petroleum data, but January’s natural gas production level was 124.6 oil production levels elevated.

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NRDC onEarth

MAY 10, 2023

A recent report from True Transition captures a range of oil and gas worker experiences and finds potential for a skills transfer between fossil fuel and renewable energy jobs.

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NRDC onEarth

MAY 23, 2023

Industry has neglected thousands of unused oil and gas wells in the Gulf of Mexico. They will cost an estimated $30 billion to plug and decommission.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 8, 2024

Former Cop26 chair says bill reinforces ‘unfortunate perception about UK rowing back from climate action’ Alok Sharma will not be voting for the Rishi Sunak’s oil and gas bill, criticising it as a sign the government was “not serious” about meeting its international climate commitments.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

The only climate trend more powerful for global financial institutions than the drive to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050 is the momentum to exit oil and gas. For those counting, there are now more new policies being announced seeking to limit exposure to the oil and gas industry than those targeted at the moribund coal industry.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 27, 2024

There can be no new oil and gas infrastructure if the planet is to avoid careering past 1.5C (2.7F) of global heating, above pre-industrial times, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has previously stated.

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Energy Central

APRIL 22, 2024

INTOG | Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas [link] Last week I shared the Gulf of Mexico update with e the inclusion of hydrogen planning from the outset. Here is another interface between oil and gas and renewables which gained traction with key consents for.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

APRIL 8, 2024

The transfer of Oil & Gas (O&G) technology and expertise to geothermal is considered one of the key enablers to accelerate the deployment of geothermal globally. Oil & Gas and Geothermal both require similar drilling extraction methods.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 31, 2024

The North Sea regulator said 17 oil companies, including Shell and BP, were granted licences in the Central North Sea, Northern North Sea and West of Shetland areas to “provide benefits to the local and wider economy”.

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The Guardian: Energy

MAY 14, 2024

Cross-party group of 50 calls on prime minister to appoint climate envoy and back Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance A cross-party group of MPs and peers has urged Rishi Sunak to make a U-turn on his oil and gas extraction plans as part of a broader plea to increase efforts to address the climate crisis. Continue reading.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Within hours of Canada’s federal government announcing key details during COP28 about its plans to cap greenhouse gas emissions within the oil and gas sector, the country’s top conservative think tanks started sounding the alarm. Capping the energy sector’s emissions would deprive Canada of over $6.0

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The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Subsidiary of EnQuest, which was fined in 2022 for illegal gas flaring, awarded one of 24 new drilling licences An oil and gas company owned by a major Tory donor, which has been fined for illegal flaring, has been awarded a licence to drill for fossil fuels by the government.

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NRDC onEarth

MARCH 7, 2024

A California appeals court ruled unanimously today that Kern County violated the law by using a flawed environmental review for its local oil and gas ordinance designed to fast-track permitting. This is the second time the court has ruled that.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The UK government’s weakening of its windfall tax on energy profits matched the demands of a high-level lobbying campaign by the oil and gas industry, new research reveals. It comes as Sunak faces criticism for delaying some net zero targets and granting 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences, including Equinor’s Rosebank project.

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 19, 2024

Environmentalists celebrate new rules but Alaska politicians call it an ‘illegal’ attack on state’s livelihood and predict lawsuits The Biden administration said on Friday it will restrict new oil and gas leasing on 13m acres (5.3m Continue reading.

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The Guardian: Energy

MARCH 20, 2024

Executives at Texas summit claim clean-energy transition is failing and say world should ‘abandon the fantasy’ of fossil-fuel phaseout The bosses of the world’s leading oil and gas companies have poured scorn on efforts to move away from fossil fuels, complaining that a “visibly failing” transition to clean energy was being pushed forward at an “unrealistic (..)

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Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The oil and gas industry is one of the largest sectors in the world. Producing and distributing oil and gas is highly complex, capital intensive, and dependent on state-of-the-art technologies. The post Do Oil and Gas Cause Chronic Health Issues? However, the industry has faced […].

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Clean Energy Canada

DECEMBER 7, 2023

OTTAWA — Mark Zacharias, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the oil and gas emissions cap framework released today: “Canada should be commended for putting in place the world’s first national oil and gas emissions cap by a major fossil-fuel-producing country.

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U.S. Green Technology

MARCH 8, 2022

Still, some may not be aware of the number of abandoned or “orphaned” oil and gas wells across the United States. Research from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) suggests there are more than 3 million abandoned oil and gas wells in the. Green Technology.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Bank’s revised Climate Change Statement promises to halt financing for energy firms' upstream oil and gas expansion projects or related infrastructure

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Renew Economy

MAY 28, 2023

Belgian company Parkwind teams up with Australia oil and gas company Beach in an effort to beat a powerful field of licence applicants. The post Australian oil and gas company Beach makes move into offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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NRDC onEarth

MAY 8, 2023

President Biden’s decision on the next offshore oil and gas leasing program is expected just as polling shows that a majority of voters do not want to expand offshore drilling.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 8, 2024

The UK government is about to bring through legislation for an annual licensing programme for oil and gas in the North Sea. Rishi Sunak says the policy shift towards fossil fuels will lower bills and is backed by independent advisers. Is he right?

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altenergymag

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Oil and gas extraction from the North Sea has been a core feature of the global energy market for many decades but whilst the oil and gas sector has been transformational for Scotland, and the UK, our wider commitments to net-zero encompass these sectors, and it will mean significant changes are required to meet the targets set.

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Energy Energy 137

Renew Economy

JULY 12, 2023

Japanese oil and gas giant to become newest player in Australia's renewables market, in a deal to buy a 50 per cent stake in a range of solar and wind assets. The post Japan oil and gas giant takes stake in Australian wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Parliamentary groups focused on energy and the environment received nearly £240,000 worth of support from think tanks backed by oil and gas companies in the past two years, DeSmog can report. Gas Links The analysis found several APPGs focused on energy and the environment have ties to oil and gas companies.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 19, 2024

Mergers and acquisitions have always been a big part of the oil and gas business, but the sector is in the midst of a particularly intense consolidation. S&P Global Market Intelligence reports the value of oil and gas deals topped $271 billion in 2023 , double the previous year. Historically, the reason is simple.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 23, 2023

An excellent piece written by Aidan Mackenzie, Infrastructure Fellow at Institute for Progress, looks at the disparity of permitting requirements between geothermal and oil and gas in the context of the U.S., With these exclusions, oil and gas developers have benefited from a streamlined approval process.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 16, 2023

Australia's 15 largest super funds have invested a total of more than $25 billion into new and expanding coal, oil and gas projects, new analysis shows. The post Australian super funds sink $25 billion into coal, oil and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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