Natural gas and
oil operations contribute methane.
Not exact matches
With CCS, instead of releasing carbon dioxide from
oil and gas
operations into the atmosphere, where the emissions
contribute to global warming, that CO2 is converted into liquid and pumped underground to be sequestered indefinitely in porous rock formations.
However, given that most of Young's statements have equated the
oil sands with the
oil sands mining
operations around Fort Mc Murray, it's worth noting that the mining (and upgrading) of bitumen
contributed 32 Mt CO2 emissions to Canada's total in 2011, and that emissions from mining
operations are expected to stay well below those of personal vehicles for some time.
If there's a bright spot for the province, however, it's that the ongoing disruption of Alberta
oil sands production — estimated by the Conference Board of Canada to be about 1.2 million barrels a day, comprising nearly $ 1 billion in economic activity — has
contributed to a rally in global
oil prices that could give producers, and therefore the Alberta economy, a badly - needed lift once production is finally back on - line (assuming, of course, the fires are eventually extinguished and
oil sands
operations escape serious damage).
True, the new law states that
oil and gas
operations in «protected areas» will reduce poverty and
contribute to Bolivia's development, and requires «fragile ecosystems» to be taken into account and the use of the most up - to - date technology, among other things.
The numerous technical and operational breakdowns that
contributed to the Deepwater Horizon
oil rig explosion and spill from the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico suggest the lack of a suitable approach for managing the inherent risks, uncertainties, and dangers associated with deepwater drilling
operations and a failure to learn from previous «near misses.»
Professional Duties & Responsibilities Highly trained geophysics student with an extensive background in petroleum geology Educated in economics with an emphasis in business
operations and management
Contributed to a North American geology mapping project with a consortium of colleges Responsible for set up, use, removal and maintenance of «Texan» seismometers Analyzed raw, unprocessed seismographs for cultural noise and teleseisms Utilized Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology technology Directed SPEC data log correlation to acquisition travel logs and maps Managed information database ensuring accurate, organized, and accessible information Participated in coal and
oil reservoir rock geological study throughout Utah Attended year - long lecture series focused on topics related to the energy industry Studied Shell Energy's trading floor
operations Observed nanotechnology development at Rice University