Flaring and venting of natural gas : background and issues, in brief / Linda R. Henderson, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Henderson, Linda R., editor.

Series:

Environmental remediation technologies, regulations and safety.

Environmental Remediation Technologies, Regulations and Safety

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Natural gas--Environmental aspects.

Natural gas.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (75 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Natural gas is regularly lost as it is burned (flared) and released into the atmosphere (vented) during the production of oil and gas. While the exact amount of gas lost in this way is uncertain, given the vast extent of oil and gas production throughout the world, it could be significant. In addition to resulting in the loss of a potentially valuable resource, the burning and release of natural gas into the atmosphere contribute to greenhouse gas emissions, which are generally considered to be warming the earth's atmosphere. This book describes flaring and venting data and what the federal go

Contents:

""FLARING AND VENTING OF NATURAL GAS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES, IN BRIEF""; ""FLARING AND VENTING OF NATURAL GAS: BACKGROUND AND ISSUES, IN BRIEF""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: NATURAL GAS FLARING AND VENTING: OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE DATA AND REDUCE EMISSIONS""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY?""; ""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""; ""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""RESULTS IN BRIEF""; ""FLARING AND VENTING DATA ARE LIMITED, BUT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE THEM""

""ALTHOUGH THE AMOUNT OF GAS FLARED AND VENTED IS SMALL, IT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTOF LOST ENERGY AND CONTRIBUTES TO GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS""""THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT COULD TAKE A LARGER ROLE IN REDUCING FLARING AND VENTING""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""; ""Chapter 2: FEDERAL OIL AND GAS LEASES: OPPORTUNITIES EXIST TO CAPTURE VENTED AND FLARED NATURAL GAS, WHICH WOULD INCREASE ROYALTY PAYMENTS AND REDUCE GREENHOUSE GASES""; ""WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY""

""WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS""""WHAT GAO FOUND""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""AVAILABLE ESTIMATES OF VENTED AND FLARED NATURAL GAS VARY, BUT VOLUMES REPORTED TO OGOR ARE LIKELY UNDERESTIMATED BECAUSE THEY DO NOT INCLUDE SOME SOURCES""; ""AVAILABLE TECHNOLOGIES COULD REDUCEABOUT 40 PERCENT OF NATURAL GAS ESTIMATED TO BE LOST TO VENTING AND FLARING ON ONSHORE FEDERAL LEASES, POTENTIALLY INCREASING FEDERAL ROYALTY PAYMENTS AND REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS""

""INTERIOR�S OVERSIGHT DOES NOT ENSURE THAT OPERATORS MINIMIZE VENTING AND FLARING ON FEDERAL LEASES, WHILE A VOLUNTARY EPA PROGRAM HAS REDUCED VENTED GAS ACCORDING TO EPA AND INDUSTRY PARTICIPANTS""""CONCLUSION""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION""; ""AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION""; ""APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY""; ""APPENDIX II: COMMENTS FROM THEDEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR""; ""APPENDIX III: VOLUMES AND SOURCES OF VENTED AND FLARED GAS BASED ON ANALYSISOF 2006 WRAP DATA""

""Chapter 3: TESTIMONY OF ANDREW LOGAN, DIRECTOR, OIL & GAS INDUSTRY PROGRAM, CERES. HEARING ON ''BENEFITS OF AND CHALLENGES TO ENERGY ACCESS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: FUEL SUPPLYAND INFRASTRUCTURE'""""SUMMARY OF TESTIMONY OF ANDREW LOGAN DIRECTOR, OIL & GAS INDUSTRY PROGRAM CERES""; ""INDEX""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 26, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-882-4

OCLC:

900408852