As geoscientists look to define the Anthropocene Epoch, in which humanity is affecting the climate rather than merely being a byproduct of it, some are making the case more data might be a good idea.
The Mero 3 HISEP project will capture and inject CO2 subsea for the Petrobras-operated pre-salt field offshore Brazil.
McKinsey Partner Kassia Yanosek details private equity’s unique role in the climate transition, despite corporate uneasiness at partnering with firms, and the need to quadruple funding while government ramps up support.
The EPA’s decision gives the state the authority to permit, site and provide oversight of carbon storage wells in the state.
The startups were selected during Halliburton’s Finalist Pitch Day earlier this year.
Jennifer Miskimins, chair of petroleum engineering at Colorado School of Mines, talks energy transition, geothermal, the longevity of oil and gas and the university’s role as one of the first to offer a CCUS program.
In the “Wild West” of the carbon credit market, third-party validation and a minting process will help the nascent market, Houston-based Capturiant says.
While a supply crisis drove shifts in energy and policy during the 1970s, innovation and economics have driven other transitions, such as the moves from firewood to coal to oil and natural gas. Renewable energy and low-carbon energy resources have taken center stage.
Last year, OPEC dropped the International Energy Agency as a source for data on oil markets.
Southwestern will deliver CO2 through its midstream provider, Energy Transfer, to CapturePoint’s carbon storage hub in Louisiana.