Sealings

The American Petroleum Institute (API) released a robust policy framework of industry and government actions to address the risks of climate change while meeting the world’s long-term energy needs.

As proper valve sealing is one of the primary ways to reduce fugitive emissions, and decrease a facility’s environmental impact, this month’s Special Topic is on Sealing Technologies.

Outokumpu joins a three-year research program Towards Carbon Neutral Metals (TOCANEM) as a part of a consortium of multiple metal industry companies and universities in Finland.

Drone technology is to be deployed in New York to locate aging and abandoned oil and gas wells that release fugitive emissions (methane) into the environment.

Baker Hughes and PAO NOVATEK signed an agreement aimed at reducing carbon emissions from natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production.

ExxonMobil has created a new business to commercialize its extensive low-carbon technology portfolio. The new business, ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions, will initially focus on carbon capture and storage, one of the critical technologies required to achieve net zero emissions and the climate goals outlined in the Paris Agreement.ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions is advancing plans for more than 20 new carbon capture and storage opportunities around the world to enable large-scale emission reductions.

Porthos, the project for CO2 capture and storage in Rotterdam, is on schedule to store an annual amount of 2.5 million tonnes of CO2 from the industry in empty gas fields beneath the North Sea as of 2024.

The aim to achieve zero routine flaring by 2030 is initiated with the Global Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership (GGFRP) of the Worldbank, supported by the UN’s Climate Initiatives Platform.

The Sniffers is pleased to announce that its Methane Accounting Program has received the Energy Institute Environment Award 2020.

MasterSeal 6100 FX is an innovative waterproofing slurry for applications in water retention structures like reservoirs, channels, pipelines and dams.