Changes in neighborhood air quality after idling of an urban oil production site

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jill Johnston ◽  
Kristen Okorn ◽  
Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne ◽  
Amanda Jimenez
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Production Site

Oil and gas development is occurring in urban, densely populated neighborhoods; however, the impacts of these operations on neighborhood air quality are not well characterized. In this research, we leveraged...

scholarly journals Social Impacts of Land Acquisition for Oil and Gas Development in Uganda

Land ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Ogwang ◽  
Frank Vanclay
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Petroleum Products ◽  
Social Impacts ◽  
Land Acquisition ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Oil Pipeline ◽  
Products Pipeline

Uganda’s oil and gas sector has transitioned from the exploration phase to the development phase in preparation for oil production (the operations phase). The extraction, processing, and distribution of oil require a great deal of infrastructure, which demands considerable acquisition of land from communities surrounding project sites. Here, we examine the social impacts of project land acquisition associated with oil production in the Albertine Graben region of Uganda. We specifically consider five major oil related projects that have or will displace people, and we discuss the consequences of this actual or future displacement on the lives and livelihoods of local people. The projects are: Tilenga; Kingfisher; the East African Crude Oil Pipeline; the Kabaale Industrial Park; and the Hoima–Kampala Petroleum Products Pipeline. Our findings reveal both positive and negative outcomes for local communities. People with qualifications have benefited or will benefit from the job opportunities arising from the projects and from the much-needed infrastructure (i.e., roads, health centres, airport) that has been or will be built. However, many people have been displaced, causing food insecurity, the disintegration of social and cultural cohesion, and reduced access to social services. The influx of immigrants has increased tensions because of increasing competition for jobs. Crime and social issues such as prostitution have also increased and are expected to increase.

Air quality concerns of unconventional oil and natural gas production

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 954-969 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Field ◽  
J. Soltis ◽  
S. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Natural Gas ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Natural Gas Production ◽  
Unconventional Oil ◽  
Oil And Natural Gas ◽  
Unconventional Oil And Gas

Air quality impacts from unconventional oil and gas development range from local to global scales impacting human health and climate.

scholarly journals Passively Sampled Ambient Hydrocarbon Abundances in a Texas Oil Patch

Atmosphere ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 241
Author(s):  
Olivia M. Sablan ◽  
Gunnar W. Schade ◽  
Joel Holliman
Keyword(s):  
Urban Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
The United States ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Passive Samplers ◽  
Hydrocarbon Emissions ◽  
Production Site

The United States has experienced exceptional growth in oil production via unconventional extraction for over a decade. This boom has led to an increase in hydrocarbon emissions to the atmosphere. With Texas as the leading contributor to growing oil production, it is important to assess the effects the boom has had on the environment and communities at local and regional levels. We conducted a pilot study to investigate the use of passive samplers for evaluating potential off-site risk from hydrocarbon emissions in a relatively low production activity area of the Texas Eagle Ford shale. Emissions from production sites include benzene, a hazardous air pollutant and known carcinogen. Passive hydrocarbon sampling devices (Radiello samplers) were used to monitor hydrocarbon levels on a rural property near a production site with an occasional flare for one year. Selected hydrocarbons were analyzed using thermal desorption and gas chromatography with flame ionization detection. Benzene concentrations were found to be correlated with changes in season, with higher abundance in the winter months. Benzene levels at this site were similar or higher than those observed in urban areas, away from shale oil and gas production. Increased benzene concentrations were distinguished when winds advected hydrocarbons from the production site, suggesting that oil and gas site emissions have a greater impact on the local community when winds advect them towards those living downwind; however, hydrocarbon levels in this low production area never exceeded state air monitoring comparison standards.

2013 PESA production and development review

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 451
Author(s):  
Geoff O'Brien ◽  
Monica Campi ◽  
Graeme Bethune
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
Gas Production ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Oil And Gas Production ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Western Flank ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
Gas Fields

The boom in Australian oil and gas development continued in 2013, with record overall investment of $60 billion. This investment resulted from spending on the seven LNG projects under development, together with that on numerous other oil and gas developments. These projects are expected to collectively contribute up to 665 million barrels of oil equivalent (MMboe) to Australia’s oil and gas production, which totaled 513.8 MMboe in 2013. LNG, presently Australia’s seventh largest export, is likely to soon rival the nation’s largest export, iron ore. By the end of 2013, three of the LNG projects under construction—Gorgon, Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) and Gladstone LNG (GLNG)—were more than 70% complete; first LNG will be before the end of 2014 for QCLNG and in 2015 for Gorgon, GLNG and Australia Pacific LNG (APLNG). The other three LNG projects—Wheatstone, Prelude and Ichthys—are close behind. These new LNG projects follow Pluto, Australia’s third LNG project, which commenced production in 2012. A full year of production from Pluto drove increased gas production in 2013. Woodside also completed the North Rankin redevelopment and continued development of the Greater Western Flank, both of which will extend the life of the North West Shelf (NWS) project. A number of other projects also commenced production. In the Carnarvon Basin, oil production began at Santos’s Fletcher-Finucane Field, and at BHP Billiton’s Macedon project, domestic gas production started. In the Timor Sea, PTTEP’s Montara Field began production of oil. In Victoria, the ExxonMobil Kipper-Turrum-Tuna project came online, with the production of gas from Tuna and oil from Turrum. Production of gas from Origin Energy’s Geographe Field (as part of the Otway Gas Project) commenced in mid-2013. Onshore oil production grew in 2013, with the Cooper-Eromanga Basin now producing more oil than any other onshore Australian basin. A major effort is underway to increase production from the western flank oil trend and to develop both the conventional and unconventional gas fields in the Cooper Basin. Spending on the development of new projects probably peaked in 2013 and there is growing concern about a dearth of future projects, with expansion of existing LNG projects and development of new projects being pushed back due to a combination of increased costs and growing international competition. There are also ongoing industry concerns about impediments to onshore gas exploration and development generally.

Consideration of Geopolitical Challenges within the Analysis of Geoenvironmental Risks for Oil and Gas Development of the Russian Arctic

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 50-59
Author(s):  
O. P. Trubitsina ◽  
V. N. Bashkin
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Optimal Operation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Stage Model ◽  
Oil And Gas Development ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Geopolitical Risks

The article is devoted to the consideration of geopolitical challenges for the analysis of geoenvironmental risks (GERs) in the hydrocarbon development of the Arctic territory. Geopolitical risks (GPRs), like GERs, can be transformed into opposite external environment factors of oil and gas industry facilities in the form of additional opportunities or threats, which the authors identify in detail for each type of risk. This is necessary for further development of methodological base of expert methods for GER management in the context of the implementational proposed two-stage model of the GER analysis taking to account GPR for the improvement of effectiveness making decisions to ensure optimal operation of the facility oil and gas industry and minimize the impact on the environment in the geopolitical conditions of the Arctic.The authors declare no conflict of interest

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