The dream of pollution-free coal plants is getting a boost from growing demand for carbon dioxide used to revive old oilfields.
In one of the first projects to harness the C02 waste of a coal plant for oil drilling, power generator NRG Energy Inc. announced today that it’s beginning construction on a $1billion retrofit of its East Texas coal plant. NRG will pump carbon dioxide pollution from the plant deep into a nearby oil field that it partially owns. The idea is to loosen trapped crude deposits, making old wells flow like new while burying the harmful greenhouse gas. Cash from the increased oil production will help pay for the project, NRG said in a statement today.
Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have designed integrated circuits that can survive at temperatures greater than 350C (some 660F).
Four going on five years after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, oil continues to wash ashore as oil-soaked "sand patties" persist in salt marshes abutting the Gulf of Mexico, and questions remain about how much oil has been deposited on the seafloor.
Maersk Training has launched a new course focusing on the air emergency breathing system ahead of the change in helicopter safety regulations on September 1.
The investment arm of Statoil has joined forces with the Scottish Government to invest in and support small, innovative companies in the oil and gas supply chain.
Many youngsters do not feel they are studying subjects relevant to the nuclear industry and have never heard of careers in the sector, according to a new study.
More than 100 pupils from Aberdeen City and Shire have had their first hands-on experience of the oil and gas industry thanks to a new Opito initiative.
The arrival of two emergency rescue vessels in Stonehaven later this month will signal the launch of new courses at the town’s Marine Training Academy (MTA).
International oilfield services company, Expro, has successfully deployed its newly developed ExACT (Expro Annulus-Operated Circulating and Test Tool) in its first live offshore well.
Six of the oil industry's biggest names have confirmed additional funding support for the new Heriot-Watt University-led Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Oil and Gas.
Oil and gas industry skills body Opito has marked the 15th anniversary of its technician training scheme by welcoming back its first female apprentice.
Sinead Watson enrolled in the scheme in 1999 as the only woman in the programme.
Energy Voice spoke to Sinead about her experience, how she found being "the odd one out", and whether she thought the industry has made progress in attracting more women into its ranks over the years.
Different ways of bringing more women into STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths)-oriented professions became a focal point of an OTC 2014 business breakfast, following a discussion on the topic launched by Energy Voice.
In our special Young Energy edition of Energy published in March, we reviewed a selection of oil industry recruitment presentations made by schools that took part in a competition run by the Society for Petroleum Engineers and International Coiled Tubing Association.
Technology designed for offshore installations and adapted for warfare has captured the attention of the Royal Academy of Engineering.
OptaSense technology, dubbed the ‘Earth’s Nervous System’, was shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Engineering MacRobert Award is the UK’s longest running national prize for engineering.
US oil major Chevron has pledged a $30million (£17.8million)support to science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) partnerships to increase engagement in the subjects young people.
