carbon emissions

ExxonMobil has been given the green light by federal officials to sequester carbon emissions deep underground in Wyoming, the first project of its kind to gain approval on federal lands. The Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved the sequestration project in Lincoln and Sweetwater counties.  A carbon dioxide (CO2) disposal well pad…

Shareholders made demands mostly around reducing carbon emissions, but the fireworks that lit up annual meetings last year were missing for ExxonMobil and Chevron Corp.  Investors overall stuck with board recommendations at the two events in late May. However, there was more support for increased climate disclosures. At the ExxonMobil annual meeting last week, 52%…

To ensure the United States holds its mantle as a top natural gas and oil producer, the American Petroleum Institute (API) plans to push for continued access to federal leasing and advocate that producers advance their work to reduce carbon emissions.

A pilot project to demonstrate hydrogen fueling for railway systems is being advanced in a collaboration between units of Chevron Corp., BNSF Railway Co. and Caterpillar Inc. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) to advance the project was clinched by Chevron U.S.A. Inc, BNSF and Caterpillar’s Progress Rail. The demonstration project is designed to “confirm the…