Evidence of successful methane mitigation in one of Europe's most important oil production region

Kuhlmann, Gerrit; Stavropoulou, Foteini; Schwietzke, Stefan; Zavala-Araiza, Daniel; Thorpe, Andrew; Hueni, Andreas; Emmenegger, Lukas; Calcan, Andreea; Röckmann, Thomas; Brunner, Dominik

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-5371-2025

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Articles | Volume 25, issue 10

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28 May 2025

Research article |

| 28 May 2025

Evidence of successful methane mitigation in one of Europe's most important oil production region

Gerrit Kuhlmann, Foteini Stavropoulou, Stefan Schwietzke, Daniel Zavala-Araiza, Andrew Thorpe, Andreas Hueni, Lukas Emmenegger, Andreea Calcan, Thomas Röckmann, and Dominik Brunner

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Dataset of the AVIRIS-NG methane campaign in Romania in 2021 Gerrit Kuhlmann et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14974368

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A measurement campaign in 2019 found that methane emissions from oil and gas in Romania were significantly higher than reported. In 2021, our follow-up campaign using airborne remote sensing showed a marked decreases in emissions by 20 %–60 % due to improved infrastructure. The study highlights the importance of measurement-based emission monitoring and illustrates the value of a multi-scale assessment integrating ground-based observations with large-scale airborne remote sensing campaigns.