Title: Environmental analysis of Turkish upstream petroleum sector

Authors: Emre Özgür

Addresses: Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Türk Ocagi Street No. 2 06520, Ankara, Turkey

Abstract: In this manuscript, an environmental analysis of Turkish upstream petroleum sector has been performed from the methane emission point of view. Methane is emitted during the production of crude oil and natural gas. Although methane's lifetime in the atmosphere is much shorter than carbon dioxide, methane is more efficient at trapping radiation than carbon dioxide. The flared gas amount of Turkey resulting from upstream petroleum activities were estimated and compared with the satellite data, which shows consistency. It is observed that the flared gas amount of Turkey based on the upstream petroleum activities is low due to the production level and the characteristics of crude oils. The annual flared volume of associated gas is estimated as 15 million m³ and the vented methane is estimated as 3 million m³. Carbon dioxide emission of the sector were also estimated with some assumptions. [Received: July 28, 2020; Accepted: October 22, 2020]

Keywords: upstream petroleum; flaring; greenhouse gas; emission.

DOI: 10.1504/IJOGCT.2021.118810

International Journal of Oil, Gas and Coal Technology, 2021 Vol.28 No.4, pp.479 - 485

Received: 31 Mar 2020
Accepted: 04 Nov 2020
Published online: 08 Nov 2021 *

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