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Shell Canada says the Quest carbon capture and storage project north of Edmonton has reached the milestone of five million tonnes of stored carbon dioxide, equivalent to the annual emissions of about 1.25 million cars.It says the accomplishment was achieved ahead of schedule and has been attained at a lower cost than expected.Quest opened in 2015 and cost about $1.35 billion, backed with $745 million from the Alberta government and $120 million from Ottawa.Majority ownership of the project was sold to Calgary-based Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

The Fugitive Emissions Summit Americas 2020, that was to take place on June 16th and 17th at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX, has been rescheduled to December 9th and 10th at the LyondellBasell Center for Petrochemical, Energy, & Technology in Pasadena, TX.

Xylem Inc. has  announced the successful closing of its inaugural green bond offering of  USD $1 billion in senior unsecured notes.

Proposals for new mines, power plants, pipelines or railways in Canada will have to include plans to hit “net zero” emissions by 2050 if they have any hope of getting approved.But the new rules, contained in the government's final strategic assessment on climate change released Thursday, are not the all-encompassing climate test environment groups had been hoping to see.Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said the plan will ensure Canada's goal to exceed its Paris climate agreement targets by 2030 and then hit net zero by 2050.“Net zero'' means any greenhouse gases emitted are absorbed by natural or mechanical means, rather than left to amass in the atmosphere where they contribute to global warming.“We made a commitment in 2015, and implemented in the last mandate, of better rules for assessing large projects,'' Wilkinson said.

Seeq Corporation has announced availability of Seeq connectors to CygNet enterprise SCADA and WITSML data storage systems.

The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) announced a target to reduce the collective average carbon intensity of member companies’ aggregated upstream oil and gas operations to between 20 kg and 21 kg CO2e/boe by 2025, from a collective baseline of 23 kg CO2e/boe in 2017.The range is consistent with the reduction needed across the oil and gas industry by 2025 to support the Paris Agreement goals[1].

Parker's 2019 Sustainability Report highlights unique team member-driven initiatives helping to strengthen communities, conserve resources and make a positive environmental impact locally.Key achievements related to Parker’s sustainability initiatives detailed in the report include:-  Since 2008, Parker has reduced its energy index (MWh/USD) by 33% and greenhouse gas index (MT/USD) by 27%.

ArcelorMittal Europe has announced details of how it plans to become carbon neutral by 2050 in its first climate action report.

The Polytron 8900 UGLD by Draeger is an early warning system that quickly detects gas leaks in compressed gas lines and containers.

In the Chevron 2019 Corporate Sustainability Report, it is highlighted how their people, partnership and performance further humanity’s ability to thrive.