«Environmental protection in oil and gas complex»

Decarbonization strategies and methods for oil and gas sector

UDC: 620.9
DOI: 10.33285/2411-7013-2023-2(311)-25-31

Authors:

¹ Luzin Institute for Economic Studies - Subdivision of the Federal Research Centre "Kola Science Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Apatity, Russiа

Keywords: decarbonization, carbon intensity, greenhouse gases, emission scopes, oil and gas industry, carbon neutrality, emission reduction strategies, classification of decarbonization measures

Annotation:

Here is discussed about different aspects of greenhouse gas emissions, related to oil and gas industry. There are presented the clarification of greenhouse gas management phases and correlation between emission categories and scope from one side and potential decarbonization measures from other side. Author has performed the investigation of regulation, laws, standards and guidance, used by oil and gas sector entities, based on climate change strategies and sustainable development reporting. Here is justified, that the direct and indirect emissions management approach fully depends on the emission calculation approach – based on operational control or equity share. There are presented the key emissions categories for scope 1 and scope 3, being a reason for the most used decarbonization methods: associate petroleum gas flaring reduction, methane emission management and energy transition.

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