ExxonMobil CEO Darren Woods on Tuesday made a compelling case for continuing to produce the globe’s natural gas and oil along with using technologies to eliminate emissions. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) may be one way to successfully sequester carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuel production, Woods said at CERAWeek by S&P Global. He…
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Guyana Looks to Next Phase of Offshore Development With ‘Huge Potential’ in Natural Gas
Guyana is fast becoming a regional oil powerhouse, and the country’s vice president Bharrat Jagdeo thinks natural gas is the next step for the small nation at the northern tip of South America. Jagdeo spoke during CERAWeek by S&P Global in Houston on Monday. “The gas to energy program is going to start producing by…

Uniper’s LNG-Powered Truck Fueling Network Taps RNG as Economic Solution
A unit of Germany’s Uniper SE has secured a supply agreement for LNG made with renewable natural gas (RNG) for its heavy vehicle fueling network, calling imports of the super-chilled fuel “no longer competitive” for decarbonizing the transportation industry. German firm Revis Bioenergy GmbH plans to begin supplying Uniper’s Liqvis GmbH later this year with…

Poco Nabs Top Environmental Rating for DJ Wells
Private exploration and production (E&P) operator Poco Holdco LLC received Project Canary’s highest possible environmental assessment rating for most of its Denver-Julesburg (DJ) Basin operations in Colorado. The E&P, a branch of private energy investment and management company Providence Energy Ltd., clinched Denver-based Project Canary’s “Platinum” certification for 22 operated horizontal wells at two wellsites. …

Energy Industry Expecting Delayed Oil, Gas Permitting with Updated Federal GHG Guidance
Federal guidance updating how climate impacts should be assessed during environmental reviews for permitting energy infrastructure is drawing criticism from the oil and natural gas industry. The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) earlier this month released updated Guidance on Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate Change. The interim guidance, which is under…

Baker Hughes, Woodside Collaborating to Decarbonize Natural Gas Supply Chain
Australia’s Woodside Energy Group Ltd. has a preliminary agreement with Baker Hughes Co. to identify technologies to support support low-carbon solutions. The memorandum of understanding would “explore opportunities” in Australia, Asia and the United States. “Collaborations provide a pathway to help solve the challenges we face in our industry today and into the future,” said…

Pennsylvania Cites Shell Cracker for Emissions Violations Tied to Flaring
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a notice of violation to Shell Chemicals Appalachia LLC for exceeding its air pollutant limits after operations began at its ethane cracker near Pittsburgh. Shell started operations at the massive complex in November. DEP said emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) exceeded the limits of its…

OGCI Members’ Upstream Methane Intensity Down, Investments in Low Carbon Up
The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), a collaboration by the CEOs of a dozen global energy producers, said it has reduced members’ absolute upstream methane emissions by 40% since 2017 with spending on low carbon solutions nearly doubling to $40 billion.The collaborative launched an industry-wide initiative to reduce methane emissions to near zero, while…

Carbon Capture Said Essential to Future of Natural Gas
A new study has found that carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies are a necessary component to natural gas serving as part of a transition toward lower carbon emissions. The research was undertaken by academics across universities in Canada and the United States, and was published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Climate Change. The team…

Southwestern Eyes Upping Supply to LNG Corridor, Secures Additional Transport Service
Southwestern Energy Co. said Friday that it was reinforcing its long term flow assurance to U.S. LNG facilities by adding 500 MMcf/d of new firm transportation starting in 2024. The transport to the Gulf Coast liquefied natural gas corridor would be on Momentum Midstream LLC’s 1.7 Bcf/d New Generation Gas Gathering system and DT Midstream…