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This article comes ahead of the 2nd Green Refining and Petrochemicals Forum, hosted by EPC Ltd in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Many of the following challenges and solutions will be discussed by industry experts from leading regional and international oil, gas and petrochemicals companies. Click here for more details.
INTRODUCTION
This article comes ahead of the 2nd Green Refining and Petrochemicals Forum, hosted by EPC Ltd in Dubrovnik, Croatia. Many of the following challenges and solutions will be discussed by industry experts from leading regional and international oil, gas and petrochemicals companies. Click here for more details.
INTRODUCTION
The environmental issues surrounding the Oil & Gas Industry are becoming increasingly important, with governmental pressure leading to ever stricter legislation on the reduction of CO2 emissions and the production and use of alternative fuels.
The Oil & Gas Industry is being encouraged by governments, action groups and by the media to go GREEN but what does that exactly mean?
How can we define Green Refining?
Green Refining is a general term and can cover a variety of areas – In the Oil & Gas industry the term Green refining can be associated to a number of sectors but all with a common goal --- reducing emissions (GHG, CO2, wastes) and as a result minimizing the industry’s negative impact on the environment.
Green refining touches a number of subjects, such as;
- ENERGY EFFICIENCY - TECHNOLOGIES, INNOVATIONS
- Improving Energy Efficiency
- Cogeneration in Refineries
- Low-Carbon Fuels
- Sources and Factors Affecting Refinery CO2 Emissions
- Reduction of Other Types of Emissions (Gas, Liquid and Solid)
- Carbon-Capture Methods - Pre-Combustion, Oxycombustion &
Post-Combustion
- Captured CO2 Injection & Uses - Depleted Oil and Natural Gas Fields
- Electricity from Renewable Resources - Status, Prospects, and Impediments
- Promoting Growth of Renewable Energy
When adressing Green refining one subject is at the forefront of all discussions – Green House Gas emissions and CO2 emissions in particular.
Green House Gas (GHG) & CO2 emissions have been one of the hottest topics so far in this millennium’s energy debate. The reason for the growing interest is obvious – the ever-increasing concern about the CO2 release to the atmosphere and its impact on global warming and climate change.
CO2 emissions account for over 70% of the global GHG emissions --- so the questions is what is being done by the Oil, Gas & Energy sectors to reduce these emissions and the different available options, including in term of:
- Low-Carbon Fuels
- EMISSIONS - CO2, GAS, LIQUID & SOLID
- Sources and Factors Affecting Refinery CO2 Emissions
- Reduction of Other Types of Emissions (Gas, Liquid and Solid)
- CO² CAPTURE & SEQUESTRATION
- Carbon-Capture Methods - Pre-Combustion, Oxycombustion &
Post-Combustion
- Captured CO2 Injection & Uses - Depleted Oil and Natural Gas Fields
- RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES including BIOFUELS
- Electricity from Renewable Resources - Status, Prospects, and Impediments
- Promoting Growth of Renewable Energy
When adressing Green refining one subject is at the forefront of all discussions – Green House Gas emissions and CO2 emissions in particular.
Green House Gas (GHG) & CO2 emissions have been one of the hottest topics so far in this millennium’s energy debate. The reason for the growing interest is obvious – the ever-increasing concern about the CO2 release to the atmosphere and its impact on global warming and climate change.
CO2 emissions account for over 70% of the global GHG emissions --- so the questions is what is being done by the Oil, Gas & Energy sectors to reduce these emissions and the different available options, including in term of:
- CO2 REDUCTION TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
- CO2 CAPTURE
- CO2 SEQUESTRATION
