API’s Multi-Pronged Approach to Lower Carbon Operations
API has published nearly 100 standards addressing environmental performance and emissions reduction, which are constantly reviewed to support low carbon operations without compromising U.S. energy security.
Pioneer to Adapt Emvolon’s Flare Gas-to-Methanol Tech
The Department of Energy awarded Pioneer Energy $6 million to demonstrate the technology at an oil and gas facility in the Eagle Ford Shale for 12 months.
BP Monitoring Air Following Leak at Whiting Refinery
BP says the Midwest refinery is now operating normally.
Permian Operators Cut Methane Emissions by 26% in 2023, S&P Global Says
S&P Global credits improved equipment and technology for helping with methane emissions reductions in the Permian Basin.
US Supreme Court Should Avoid Climate Change Cases, Biden Administration Says
The Biden administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reject efforts by oil companies to prevent lawsuits accusing the fossil fuel producers of deceiving the public about climate change.
Shell Settles Lawsuit Against Greenpeace Over Activists Boarding Oil Vessel
Shell took legal action after Greenpeace activists boarded a vessel in January 2023 near the Canary Islands off the Atlantic coast of northern Africa to protest against oil drilling, travelling on it as far as Norway.
McKinsey: Big GHG Mitigation Opportunities for Upstream Sector
Consulting firm McKinsey & Co. says a cooperative effort of upstream oil and gas companies could reduce the world’s emissions by 4% by 2030.
Exxon to Invest Over $200MM Toward Advanced Recycling Units in Texas
Exxon Mobil Corp.’s new operations, in Baytown and Beaumont, will bring the company’s capacity to 500 million pounds per year.
Phillips 66 Indicted for Violating Clean Water Act
A grand jury has indicted Phillips 66 for illegally discharging hundreds of thousands of gallons of industrial wastewater into Los Angeles County's sewer system.
US Energy Secretary Nominee Chris Wright Champions Energy at DUG GAS
President-elect Donald Trump's energy secretary nominee Chris Wright championed energy's role in bettering human lives earlier this year on stage at Hart Energy’s DUG GAS Conference and Expo.