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US plans to cut methane emissions from oil and gas sector
2015-01-16 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The US has unveiled a new plan to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40%-45% from 2012 levels by 2025.
Scotland to establish new energy jobs taskforce to support oil and gas sector
2015-01-16 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The Scottish Government will set up a new energy jobs taskforce to support the oil and gas sector.
GE receives order to deliver gas turbines for Thomas H Allen Fossil Plant in US
2015-01-16 01:00:00| Power Technology
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in the US has awarded an order to GE for the supply of two high-efficiency 7HA.02 gas turbine generators for the Thomas H Allen Fossil Plant, which previously housed three coal-fired units.
New Contaminants Emerge From Oil & Gas Wells
2015-01-15 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Daily Climate: Two hazardous chemicals never before known as oil and gas industry pollutants -- ammonium and iodide -- are being released into Pennsylvania and West Virginia waterways from the booming energy operations of the Marcellus shale, a new study shows. Treatment plants were never designed to handle these contaminants. The toxic substances, which can have a devastating impact on fish, ecosystems, and potentially, human health, are extracted from geological formations along with natural gas and oil...
Obama Orders Oil and Gas Industry to Slash Methane Emissions, but There's a Catch
2015-01-14 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Takepart: President Obama is tackling climate change again. The White House announced its latest move on Wednesday, directing the nations oil and gas industry to cut methane emissions as much as 45 percent by 2025. The executive action is an important step in the fight to suppress global warming becausemethane emissions, while lower than carbon dioxide emissions, are over 25 times more powerful at trapping heat in the atmosphere. Environmentalists welcomed the announcement, but some suggested that the...
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