Britain’s oil and gas rigs are the most polluting in the North Sea oil basin, according to industry data, with enough unwanted gas burned off every year to heat a million homes. Oil rigs in the UK continental shelf (UKCS) released 13.1m tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere last year, according to data from Rystad Energy, significantly more than those from the Norwegian and Danish regions of the North Sea, which produced 10.4m tonnes and 1.4m tonnes of CO2 respectively in the same year. The report found that…
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Govt formulating shale gas policy to attract foreign investors
ISLAMABAD: The Petroleum Division is in the process of formulating a vibrant policy to exploit massive shale gas and oil reserves by attracting multinational companies in the exploration sector of the country. According to a latest official document available with APP, the Shale Gas Policy will attract many multinational companies to come to Pakistan for undertaking exploration to discover Shale gas and oil in the country. In 2015, a study completed in cooperation with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) had confirmed the presence of 10,159 trillion cubic feet…
Read MoreElon Musk “Feels Bad” About Hating On The Oil And Gas Industry
Elon Musk said he “feels a bit bad” about hating on the oil and gas industry through the years, saying that many oil companies built their business of producing and burning fossil fuels before it became clear that oil and gas contribute to climate change. In a wide-ranging conversation on the Sway with Kara Swisher of The New York Times, Tesla’s founder and chief executive said “Honestly, I feel a bit bad about hating on the oil and gas industry.” “For a lot of the people in the oil and…
Read MoreProfessionalism not privatisation
The submarine world is now undergoing some of the fundamental changes it has seen in the last 40 years and there are signs that those changes may be the biggest, since the order was first given to “take her down.” New technologies are producing capabilities long known to be possible, but not practical. However, with the introduction of superior weapons and sensors, powerful combat suites, capability to launch special payloads like Unmanned Underwater Vehicles and Autonomous underwater vehicles, land attack capability, enhanced submerged autonomy rendered by the combination of an…
Read MoreUK trials hydrogen-powered train in latest step forward for transport innovation
Trials of a hydrogen-powered train are underway in the U.K. with an initial journey successfully completed between the locations of Long Marston and Evesham in the West Midlands region of England. The HydroFLEX train — which has been developed by a team from the University of Birmingham and Porterbrook, a rolling stock firm — uses a fuel-cell which combines hydrogen and oxygen to generate electricity, heat and water. The train has been fitted with a range of kit inside one of its carriages. This tech includes a hydrogen fuel tank,…
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