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Understanding and Anticipating Induced Seismicity
Jan 22, 2022
Many activities required to power and sustain human society have the potential to create earthquakes. This is known as ‘induced seismicity’. Historically, the first observations of induced seismicity were connected to mass displacement, such as during gold mining in South Africa as early as 1894, and coal mining.

Shaky ground: Texas Railroad Commission takes much-needed stand on oilfield earthquakes
Jan 22, 2022
On the cloudy afternoon of Dec. 15, I was in Houston speaking to a colleague on the phone in Midland when a 3.6 magnitude quake shook the oil-rich town. She nearly fell out of her chair, quickly ending the conversation by saying, “I need to check on my children.” It was one of 15,000 earthquakes to hit West Texas’ Permian Basin in the last five years.

Flurry of earthquakes in Salina region raise new questions about wastewater injection
Jan 22, 2022
TOPEKA — The 4.3 magnitude earthquake south of Salina in the first week of December was concerning enough hundreds of people contacted officials to report the home-rattling tremblor.
It turned out to be a precursor to more than a dozen quakes in the region that included a 4.0 at Gypsum and 3.5 at Assaria on Dec. 15, the Christmas surprise 2.0 in Marion, the 3.9 near Lindsborg and 3.3 at Salina on Sunday, and a triple-header Monday morning ranging from 2.5 to 2.8 on the perimeter of Salina.

GEOMECHANICS SOFTWARE MARKET SIZE, DEMAND, GROWTH, TRENDS, SEGMENTATION AND FORECASTS RESEARCH TO 2026
Jan 22, 2022
The research literature on Geomechanics Software market presents a comprehensive analysis of the major growth drivers, challenges, and prospects that are likely to shape the business dynamics over 2020-2026. Alongside, it offers latest updates on various industry segments and their sub-segments to provide a conclusive understanding of the overall size and scope of this domain. The study also incorporates a 360-degree outlook of the business scenario across the various geographies.

Open access database to Stress Magnitude of Germany
Apr 1, 2021
This open-access database compiles stress magnitude information from various sources. It currently includes 568 data records in the area of Germany and adjacent regions (latitude: 47 - 55.5 N; longitude: 5.8 - 15.1 E). The data records are ranked after a newly developed quality scheme for stress magnitude data.

ExxonMobil Proposes Hydraulic Fracturing Pilot Project in Colombia
Mar 24, 2021
ExxonMobil submitted a proposal to Colombian authorities to develop a hydraulic fracturing pilot project in the Magdalena Basin. Colombia wants to drastically raise its declining reserves-to-production ratio by tapping into shale.

ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions to commercialize emission-reduction technology
Mar 23, 2021
IRVING, Texas – ExxonMobil said today it 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.

Suncor Energy invests in carbon capture technology company Svante
Mar 23, 2021
Suncor and Svante Inc. today announced an equity financing agreement which provides Svante with the additional growth capital to accelerate the commercialization of Svante’s novel second generation CO2 capture technology in North America for the decarbonization of industrial emissions and hydrogen production.

Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge
Mar 18, 2021
The Carbon Fibre Grand Challenge (‘CFGC’) is a $15 million three-phase competition with the objective of accelerating the development of large-scale production pathways for short and continuous carbon fibre from bitumen-derived asphaltenes and promoting their use in manufactured products.






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