US Refining: energy and CO2 intensity
…trough, before the disruptions of COVID). US refineries are increasingly fueled by natural gas and merchant steam, while own use of oil, coal and oil products have been phased out….
US Refinery Database: CO2 intensity by facility?
…from industrial gas companies? This question matters, as hydrogen value chains come into focus. Those who control the Steam Methane Reformers may be readily able to capture CO2 in order…
Ten Themes for Energy in 2020
…form in the global gas industry (LNG), a theme that increasingly excites us, to drive the energy transition. Theme #8 is our oil outlook, where we expect markets may be…
Shell: the future of LNG plants?
Shell is revolutionizing LNG project design, based on reviewing 40 of the company’s gas-focused patents from 2019. The innovations can lower LNG facilities’ capex by 70% and opex by 50%;…
Shell: the future of LNG plants?
Shell is revolutionizing LNG project design, based on reviewing 40 of the company’s gas-focused patents from 2019. The innovations can lower LNG facilities’ capex by 70% and opex by 50%;…
Could new airships displace trucks?
…the calculations above for Airships. We conclude that new airships may help deflate delivery costs in remote locations: particularly for onshore oil and gas, onshore wind and niches in the…
Climate science: staring into the sun?
…gas, increasing the portion of solar radiation that is absorbed in th atmosphere. At its 1980 concentration level, of 330ppm, CO2 was contributing 1.0 Wm-2 more ‘radiative forcing’ than in…
Can carbon-neutral fuels re-shape the oil industry?
…CO2 per annum, enough to accommodate 85Mbpd of oil and 400TCF of annual gas use in a fully decarbonized energy system. The cost is competitive, well below c$50/ton. It is…
Can carbon-neutral fuels re-shape the oil industry?
Fuel retailers have a game-changing opportunity seeding new forests. They could offset c15bn tons of CO2 per annum, enough to accommodate 85Mbpd of oil and 400TCF of annual gas use…
If a tree falls in a forest…
Carbon-offsets, specifically forestry projects, can sequester 15bn tons of CO2 per annum, helping to accommodate 400TCF of gas per year and 85Mbpd per oil in a fully decarbonized energy system…