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Oilfield Strong Webinar with ESG Dynamics: Permian Basin Flaring Trends

ESG Dynamics Founder, Gani Sagingaliyev, joined Grant Swartzwelder, President of OTA Environmental Solutions, for Episode 25 of the Oilfield Strong Webinar Series to discuss the Permian Basin flaring trends. https://youtu.be/u9rP9Va1AkU Get started ESG Dynamics Advisory Today! Contact Us

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How Does Pioneer’s Midland Basin Flaring Compare to the Delaware?

With Pioneer’s reportedly active divestiture process in the Delaware Basin, which is comprised of legacy Parsley Energy assets, it is important to understand the impact of a potential transaction on Pioneer’s production and key environmental metrics.  Pioneer’s “Pure-Play” asset base is split ~90-10, by acreage footprint, between the Midland and Delaware basins within the greater

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Environmental Implication of ConocoPhillips Acquisition of Shell Permian Assets

ConocoPhillips acts as a consolidator in the Permian Basin with Concho* and Shell acquisitions *ConocoPhillips acquired Concho Resources for $9.7 billion in October 2020. What does the combined footprint look like? The combined footprint places ConocoPhillips in the Top 2 spot in Permian operated production, lowers the overall GOR, and improves on Flaring and Fuel

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Environmental Data Drives Performance Improvement in the Oil and Gas Industry

Why is environmental data important? Reliable environmental data lies at the heart of understanding oil and gas related emissions, risks and liabilities. Timely, accurate information helps operators improve performance and reduce potential environmental impacts. And with growing attention to environmental, sustainability and governance factors (ESG), investors and regulators also seek transparency through data reporting. How

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Surface Land Owners and O&G Operators Must Create Environmental Partnership

Surface land owners in the oilfield can’t always choose the oil and gas company that has mineral rights below their property. The resulting relationship between land owner and operator can be stressful or good. As a land owner working with an existing operator or mineral owner deciding on a lease, it’s important to understand how

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What’s Next for Methane Regulation for Oil And Gas? Signals from the Biden Administration and Congress

The state of methane regulation for the oil and gas industry has been in flux over the past few years as federal regulations issued by the Obama administration were challenged in court and then altered by the Trump administration. The Biden administration has signaled that it wants new regulation from EPA to be a top

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2021 Law Tightens Air Quality Emissions Standards for Oil and Gas

Congress rolls back OOOOa rules, operators need to detect methane leaks Federal air quality standards are changing for the oil & gas industry, which means that some operators may need to increase leak detection and environmental monitoring. A June 2021 law reverted EPA regulations from relaxed 2020 rules back to stricter 2016 requirements. And the

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