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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3741-2021
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Research article
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12 Mar 2021
Research article |
| 12 Mar 2021
| 12 Mar 2021
Speciation of VOC emissions related to offshore North Sea oil and gas production
Shona E. Wilde
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Pamela A. Dominutti
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique, University of Clermont Auvergne, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
Grant Allen
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Stephen J. Andrews
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Prudence Bateson
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
Stephane J.-B. Bauguitte
Facility for Airborne Atmospheric Measurements, Cranfield University, Bedford, MK43 0AL, UK
Ralph R. Burton
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Ioana Colfescu
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
James France
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, TW20 0EX, UK
James R. Hopkins
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Langwen Huang
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
now at: ETH Zurich, Rämistrasse 101, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Anna E. Jones
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
Tom Lachlan-Cope
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
James D. Lee
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Alastair C. Lewis
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Stephen D. Mobbs
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
Alexandra Weiss
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, UK
Stuart Young
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK
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- Review of helium separation from natural gas by membranes W. Abudaqqa et al. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2025.116625
- Using Ambient Concentration Measurements to Quantify Volatile Organic Compound Emissions from Unconventional Oil and Gas Operations W. Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c03994
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- Flaring efficiencies and NOx emission ratios measured for offshore oil and gas facilities in the North Sea J. Shaw et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1491-2023
- Quantifying fossil fuel methane emissions using observations of atmospheric ethane and an uncertain emission ratio A. Ramsden et al. https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-3911-2022
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We use airborne measurements to evaluate the speciation of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from offshore oil and gas (O&G) installations in the North Sea. The composition of emissions varied across regions associated with either gas, condensate or oil extraction, demonstrating that VOC emissions are not uniform across the whole O&G sector. We compare our results to VOC source profiles in the UK emissions inventory, showing these emissions are not currently fully characterized.
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