Airborne Assessment of Methane Emissions from Offshore Platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico
Alan M. Gorchov Negron, E. A. Kort, Stephen Conley, M. L. Smith
Abstract
/yr, 95% CI] and corresponds to a loss rate of 2.9% [2.2-3.8%] of natural gas production. Our estimate is a factor of 2 higher than the GHGI updated with 2018 platform counts. We attribute this disagreement to incomplete platform counts and emission factors that both underestimate emissions for shallow water platforms and do not account for disproportionately high emissions from large shallow water facilities.
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Submarine pipelineMethane emissionsMethaneEnvironmental scienceOceanographyGreenhouse gasGeologyChemistryOrganic chemistryAtmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaOil, Gas, and Environmental Issues