Sustainability in the Oil and Gas Sector : Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies for Tackling Climate Change

• Autore: Walker Thomas
• Pubblicazione: Cham : , : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2024; ©2024
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 pages)
• Disciplina: 333.823
• Altri autori: BarabanovSergey MichaeliMaya KellyVictoria
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Part I Introduction -- 1 Sustainability in the Oil and Gas Industry: An Introduction -- Introduction -- Overview of Content -- References -- Part II Fundamentals of Sustainable Development in the Oil & -- Gas Industry -- 2 Petroleum Industry Structural Transition -- Introduction -- The Issues -- The Oil Industry in Transition -- The Currency Weapon -- The Great Financial Reshuffle -- China and Middle East Oil -- The Shanghai Futures Oil Exchange -- Russia-The Energy Market Master? -- Conclusion: Imperfect Transition -- References -- 3 The Role of the Oil and Gas Industry in the Energy Transition -- Introduction -- Pillar I: Low-Carbon Fuels -- Biomass, Bioethanol, and Renewable Natural Gas -- Sustainable Aviation Fuels -- Responsibly Sourced Gas -- Pillar II: Modernization and Digitization -- Internet of Things -- Big Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence -- Blockchain Technology -- Challenges of Digitization and Modernization -- Pillar III: Harnessing Subsurface and Offshore Expertise -- Underground Hydrogen Generation and Storage -- Geological Carbon Sequestration -- Geothermal Energy -- Offshore Technology for Renewable Energy: Wind and Solar -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 The Future of Fossil Fuels: Renewable Energy-Wind and Solar -- Introduction -- Current State of Renewables Industry -- Wind Energy -- Onshore Wind Energy -- Offshore Wind Energy -- Solar Energy -- The Changing Global Energy Mix -- Wind Energy Outlook -- Solar Energy Outlook -- E& -- P Companies Energy Transition -- Current State of Renewables Supply Chain -- Solar Supply Chain -- Wind Supply Chain -- Challenges in Achieving a Clean Energy Transition -- Climate Finance -- Re-directing Big Oil Investments -- Policies and Support by the Government. ; Renewables Power Generation Costs and Supply Chain Challenges -- Conclusion -- General Annex -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- References -- 5 The Next Wave of Natural Gas in Brazil -- Introduction -- The Path to Sustainability -- Brazil: Potential for Expanding the Use of Natural Gas and Biogas -- The Generation of Electricity from the Supply of Natural Gas to Thermoelectric Plants -- Cleaner Transport -- The New Gas Market and the Increase in Demand and Supply -- Brazil's New Gas Market -- Consequences of an Increased Supply and Demand of Natural Gas -- The Expansion of Natural Gas Infrastructures in Brazil -- The Case of Renewal of COMGÁS Concession Contract -- The Corporate Governance of COMGÁS -- The Corporate Governance and Compliance Standards Required in the 7th Addendum -- Further Requirements Within the 7th Addendum -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Part III Sustainable Frameworks and Solutions for Environmental Challenges in the Oil & -- Gas Industry -- 6 The Social License to Operate Across the Energy Industry: Lessons for Low-Carbon Energy from Oil and Gas -- Introduction -- The Social License to Operate in Mining Oil and Gas -- The Social License to Operate and Renewable and Low-Carbon Energy -- Nuclear Energy and the SLO -- Solar Power and the SLO -- Onshore Wind and the SLO -- Conclusion -- References -- 7 Carbon-Negative Crude Oil -- Introduction -- Carbon Accounting for Carbon-Negative Crude Oil -- Reservoir Volumetrics -- Carbon Densities of Reservoir Fluids -- Upstream and Midstream Emissions -- How to Produce Carbon-Negative Natural Gas -- Feasibility of Producing Carbon-Negative Crude Oil -- Scalability of Producing Carbon-Negative Crude Oil -- Challenges for Implementing Carbon-Negative Crude Oil -- Technical Uncertainties -- Market Uncertainties -- Oil Demand for Transportation -- Oil Demand, Non-transportation. ; CO2 Removal Demand -- Demand for Natural Gas -- Political Uncertainties -- Fossil Fuel Dependency -- Transportation Pricing -- Conclusion -- References -- 8 HydroFlame and Gas-Assisted Gravity Drainage: Two Technologies That Enable Environmental Sustainability in the Oil & -- Gas Industry -- Introduction -- Development of HydroFlame Technology -- Testing of 5-MMBtu/h HydroFlame Combustor -- Field Operation of 5-MMBtu/h HydroFlame Unit in a Louisiana Oil Field -- HydroFlame Process for Produced Water Treatment -- GAGD Process for Incentivizing CO2 Sequestration -- The Environmental and Economic Advantages of the HydroFlame-GAGD Concept -- Conclusions -- References -- 9 Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the Oil and Gas Sector Through Risk Management -- Introduction -- Risks and Hazards in the Oil and Gas Sector -- Risks and Hazards in the Oil and Gas Sector -- Geoengineering and Climate Change -- Risk Controls and Management Strategies -- Future Directions and Improvements to Achieve the UN SDGs 2030 -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sustainability in the Oil and Gas Sector
• ISBN: 3-031-51586-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910864191503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II