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U.S. Transitional Energy Strategies and Polices Continue to Not Address the Climate Change Elephant in the Room

Energy Central

The reality today is that, of the 3,400 coal and gas-fired plants currently operating in the U.S., The EPA policy relies on carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) to reduce GHGs from fossil fuel energy sources. fewer than 10 have CCS installed. To meet the deadline goal it means churning out more than one new CCS project a day.

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Making the Invisible Visible – Delivering Clarity

Drillers

Operator planning processes and documentation are the elephants in the room. A specific case involved ensuring advanced gas detection equipment which was required by the subsurface team, was provided as a standard deliverable in mudlogging contracts. Often processes are followed because they are unquestioned remnants of the past.