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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-4303-2022
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-4303-2022
© Author(s) 2022. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
04 Apr 2022
Research article |
| 04 Apr 2022
| 04 Apr 2022
Quantification and assessment of methane emissions from offshore oil and gas facilities on the Norwegian continental shelf
Amy Foulds
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
Jacob T. Shaw
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
Prudence Bateson
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
Patrick A. Barker
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
Langwen Huang
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
Joseph R. Pitt
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
now at: School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Cantock's Close, Bristol, BS8 1TS, United Kingdom
James D. Lee
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
Shona E. Wilde
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
Pamela Dominutti
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
now at: Laboratoire de Météorologie Physique, Université Clermont Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
Ruth M. Purvis
Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, United Kingdom
David Lowry
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
James L. France
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
Rebecca E. Fisher
Department of Earth Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, Surrey, TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
Alina Fiehn
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Magdalena Pühl
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Stéphane J. B. Bauguitte
FAAM Airborne Laboratory, National Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Building 146, College Road, Cranfield, MK43 0AL, United Kingdom
Stephen A. Conley
Scientific Aviation, Inc., 3335 Airport Road Suite B, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
Mackenzie L. Smith
Scientific Aviation, Inc., 3335 Airport Road Suite B, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
Tom Lachlan-Cope
British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, CB3 0ET, United Kingdom
Ignacio Pisso
Norwegian Institute for Air Research (NILU), Kjeller, Norway
Stefan Schwietzke
Environmental Defense Fund, Berlin, Germany
Data sets
Methane Observations and Yearly Assessments (MOYA) Grant Allen and James Lee https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/dd2b03d085c5494a8cbfc6b4b99ca702
Short summary
We measured CH4 emissions from 21 offshore oil and gas facilities in the Norwegian Sea in 2019. Measurements compared well with operator-reported emissions but were greatly underestimated when compared with a 2016 global fossil fuel inventory. This study demonstrates the need for up-to-date and accurate inventories for use in research and policy and the important benefits of best-practice reporting methods by operators. Airborne measurements are an effective tool to validate such inventories.
We measured CH4 emissions from 21 offshore oil and gas facilities in the Norwegian Sea in 2019....
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