Climate impacts of oil extraction increase significantly with oilfield age

Mohammad S. Masnadi () and Adam R. Brandt
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Mohammad S. Masnadi: School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University
Adam R. Brandt: School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences, Stanford University

Nature Climate Change, 2017, vol. 7, issue 8, 551-556

Abstract: The footprint of oil typically considers combustion emissions, neglecting extraction emissions. This study shows that production declines with depletion for 25 significant oil fields, whilst emissions increase through greater energy expenditure.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/nclimate3347

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