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Assessment of methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas supply chain Open
A leaky endeavor Considerable amounts of the greenhouse gas methane leak from the U.S. oil and natural gas supply chain. Alvarez et al. reassessed the magnitude of this leakage and found that in 2015, supply chain emissions were ∼60% highe…
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Drivers of the US CO2 emissions 1997–2013 Open
Fossil fuel CO 2 emissions in the United States decreased by ∼11% between 2007 and 2013, from 6,023 to 5,377 Mt. This decline has been widely attributed to a shift from the use of coal to natural gas in US electricity production. However, …
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Fundamentals of Enhanced Oil Recovery Open
For many years, the trend of increasing energy demand has been visible. Despite the search for alternative energy sources, it is estimated that oil and natural gas will be the main source of energy in transport for the next several dozen y…
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Aircraft-Based Estimate of Total Methane Emissions from the Barnett Shale Region Open
We present estimates of regional methane (CH4) emissions from oil and natural gas operations in the Barnett Shale, Texas, using airborne atmospheric measurements. Using a mass balance approach on eight different flight days in March and Oc…
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Corrosion Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring of Oil and Natural Gas Infrastructure: A Review Open
Corrosion has been a great concern in the oil and natural gas industry costing billions of dollars annually in the U.S. The ability to monitor corrosion online before structural integrity is compromised can have a significant impact on pre…
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Mobile measurement of methane emissions from natural gas developments in northeastern British Columbia, Canada Open
North American leaders recently committed to reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector, but information on current emissions from upstream oil and gas developments in Canada are lacking. This study examined the occurrence of m…
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Methane emissions from oil and gas production sites in Alberta, Canada Open
We performed ground-based measurements (downwind, site-wide characterization) of methane emissions from older light oil and natural gas production sites in Alberta, Canada (Red Deer region, 60 measured sites). We developed a distribution o…
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Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals and Oil and Natural Gas Operations: Potential Environmental Contamination and Recommendations to Assess Complex Environmental Mixtures Open
We describe a need for an endocrine-centric component for overall health assessments and provide information supporting the idea that using such a component will help explain reported adverse health trends as well as help develop recommend…
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Quantifying the loss of processed natural gas within California's South Coast Air Basin using long-term measurements of ethane and methane Open
Methane emissions inventories for Southern California's South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB) have underestimated emissions from atmospheric measurements. To provide insight into the sources of the discrepancy, we analyze records of atmospheric tr…
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Local- and regional-scale measurements of CH <sub>4</sub> , δ <sup>13</sup> CH <sub>4</sub> , and C <sub>2</sub> H <sub>6</sub> in the Uintah Basin using a mobile stable isotope analyzer Open
In this paper, we present an innovative CH4, δ13CH4, and C2H6 instrument based on cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS). The design and performance of the analyzer is presented in detail. The instrument is capable of precision of less than …
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Nitrogen Oxide Emissions from U.S. Oil and Gas Production: Recent Trends and Source Attribution Open
U.S. oil and natural gas production volumes have grown by up to 100% in key production areas between January 2017 and August 2019. Here we show that recent trends are visible from space and can be attributed to drilling, production, and ga…
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A Comprehensive Guide to Different Fracturing Technologies: A Review Open
Hydraulic fracturing has made the production of gas more economical. Shale gas possesses the potential to arise as a main natural gas source worldwide. It has been assessed that the top 42 countries, including the U.S., are predicted to ow…
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Natural Gas Prices and Coal Displacement: Evidence from Electricity Markets Open
We examine the environmental impact of the post-2005 natural gas glut in the United States due to the shale gas boom.Our focus is on quantifying short-term coal-to-gas switching decisions by different types of electric power plants in resp…
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Methane detection and quantification in the upstream oil and gas sector: the role of satellites in emissions detection, reconciling and reporting Open
Satellites could revolutionise the way global oil and gas methane is reported. There are many barriers to overcome before satellites can play an active role in methane emissions reporting.
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Do Energy Prices Affect U.S. Investor Sentiment? Open
The current literature has examined the effect of investor sentiment on energy prices, but no study ever has explored the validity of the reverse question. Therefore, this paper explores whether energy prices, i.e. crude oil and natural ga…
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How “clean” is the hydrogen economy? Tracing the connections between hydrogen and fossil fuels Open
Hydrogen is experiencing a resurgence in energy transition debates. Before representing a solution, however, the existing hydrogen economy is still a climate change headache: over 99 % of production depends on fossil fuels, oil refining ac…
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Saudi Arabia Energy Report Open
Saudi Arabia is one of the world’s leading oil producers and exporters. It has the second-largest proven crude oil reserves after Venezuela. Saudi Arabia’s oil reserves have made it one of the most significant players in the global oil mar…
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Managing upstream oil and gas emissions: A public health oriented approach Open
Oil and natural gas are the largest primary global energy sources, and upstream gas emissions from these fuels can impact global climate change and local public health. This paper employs a public health-oriented perspective that reviews g…
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Tanzania-from mining to oil and gas: structural change or just big numbers? Open
This paper extends UNU-WIDER Working Paper 2016/79, which examined the economic situation in Tanzania during the resurgence of gold and diamond production after 1999, with the situation that emerged as the country began to exploit its very…
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Understanding Dynamic Conditional Correlations between Oil, Natural Gas and Non-Energy Commodity Futures Markets Open
We look at the dynamic conditional correlations (DCCs) between oil, natural gas and other non-energy commodity futures markets, obtained from a DCC-GARCH model over the period 1998-2014. They are positive and display a sharp increase aroun…
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The False Promise of Natural Gas Open
The False Promise of Natural Gas Natural gas has been hailed as a clean “transition” fuel — a bridge from the coal and oil of the past to the clean energy sources of the future. But gas is associat...
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Spillover effects between oil and natural gas prices: Evidence from emerging and developed markets Open
In this paper, we highlight and empirically analyze the spillover effect of oil and natural gas prices between emerging and developed countries over the period from December 2001 to Jun 2017. A Granger causality test and the DY spillover i…
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Quantification of methane emission rate from oil and gas wells in Romania using ground-based measurement techniques Open
The ROMEO campaign (ROmanian Methane Emissions from Oil and gas) focused on measurements of methane (CH4) emission rates from oil and natural gas (O&G) production in Romania. The campaign took place in October 2019 and covered the southern…
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Capturing economic and social value from hydrocarbon gas flaring: evaluation of the issues Open
Atmospheric emissions urgently need to reduce for natural gas to fulfill its potential role in the energy transition to achieve the Paris Agreement on climate change. This paper establishes the magnitude and trends of flaring and venting i…
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Likely substantial underestimation of reported methane emissions from United Kingdom upstream oil and gas activities Open
The United Kingdom government's National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory, used to provide UK greenhouse gas emission data to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, underestimates UK emissions from upstream oil and gas a…
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Ecofriendly Natural Surfactants in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Comprehensive Review Open
The use of different types of chemicals in upstream oilfield operations is critical for optimizing the different operations involved in hydrocarbon exploration and production. Surfactants are a type chemical that are applied in various ups…
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Quantifying oil and natural gas system emissions using one million aerial site measurements Open
Aerial methane surveys of oil and natural gas systems have discovered large emissions, which are missing or vastly undercounted in official estimates. We integrate approximately one million aerial site measurements into regional emissions …
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Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility (ECSR) on the Example of Polish Champion Oil, Gas and Mining Companies Open
The author uses empirical research to assess the environmental practices of the Polish champion oil, gas and mining companies to show that they are involved in Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility (ECSR). This paper investigates t…
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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the Sultanate of Oman Open
Worldwide, many countries are being affected by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Sultanate of Oman is no exception. In Oman, both oil‐ and natural‐gas‐related activities have the most important shares of the nation's Gross Domestic Prod…
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Connectedness Between Natural Gas Price and BRICS Exchange Rates: Evidence from Time and Frequency Domains Open
In this paper, we investigate the connectedness between natural gas and BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)’s exchange rate in terms of time and frequency. This empirical work is based on the approach of connectedness pr…