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The Impact of Latest GWP Updates on GHG Emissions Reporting: An Oil and Gas Sector Case

What is GWP: GWP stands for global warming potential. Greenhouse gases don’t have an equal effect, and each has its unique properties and atmospheric lifetime. For reporting purposes, all GHG gases are converted to CO2 equivalence using the GWP factors. The government of Canada defines the GWP factors as “The Global Warming Potential (GWP) metric examines each greenhouse gas’s ability to trap heat in the atmosphere compared to carbon dioxide (CO2). We measure this over a specified time horizon.” [1].New changes & reporting:Every few years the government reviews the GWP factors and updates them based on new data available. Oil and gas companies are obligated t...

article author information By Amir Greiss

Hydrogen Production through Electrolysis

Hydrogen: An efficient alternative fuel As companies looked toward a more sustainable future, hydrogen gained popularity as a viable alternative fuel. It is clear to see the appeal of hydrogen energy since it produces zero carbon emissions when it is combusted. The question then is, how is hydrogen...

By Gabriel Mathias

Training and support October 30, 2020

Simulating Pressure Profile in HYSYS

Updated 2020For most unit operations in HYSYS (Steady-State), pressure profiles and/or pressure changes in equipment are specified parameters. Often one needs to more accurately model pressure profile, such as when plant pressure drop is estimated in order to determine compression requirements. This...

By James Holoboff, M.Sc., P. Eng.

PSV Sizing for Fire Cases: Is a dynamic model worth the time?

Pressure Safety Valve Sizing For many in our field, Pressure Safety Valve (PSV) sizing is considered to be a relatively simple task that can be performed in a matter of minutes by process engineers with enough experience. Many myths and misconceptions about this task have appeared over the years, as...

By Jairo Duran, PhD

Air emissions management September 28, 2020

Estimating Heat Losses in Heavy Oil Pipelines

It goes without saying that we are in a major energy transition as the drive to reduce carbon emissions and focus on other energy sources is intensifying. Many companies and jurisdictions have pledged to be “net-zero emissions”, with widely varying plans to actually accomplish this.Oil and gas will...

By James Holoboff, M.Sc., P. Eng.

Oil sands / heavy oil July 27, 2020

Estimating Heat Losses in Heavy Oil Pipelines

In a constantly changing market maximizing the flexibility of daily operations can provide the edge over the competition. Daily operational constrains require rapid decision making to minimize downtime and to incur in unnecessary costs. The estimation of heat losses in pipelines is one component tha...

By Jairo Duran, PhD

Air emissions management March 31, 2020

Strategies for Managing Emissions Regulations: Process Ecology’s Approach

Canada’s oil and gas sector is experiencing unprecedented challenges with low oil & gas prices and the development of the Covid-19 pandemic. Added to the uncertainty is the fact that emissions regulations in Canada’s oil and gas sector have become increasingly complex and costly.Despite the immense...

By James Holoboff, M.Sc., P. Eng.

Weekly Update

Process engineering and optimization and environmental performance articles

The Impact of Latest GWP Updates on GHG Emissions Reporting: An Oil and Gas Sector Case

Hydrogen Production through Electrolysis

Simulating Pressure Profile in HYSYS

PSV Sizing for Fire Cases: Is a dynamic model worth the time?

Estimating Heat Losses in Heavy Oil Pipelines

Estimating Heat Losses in Heavy Oil Pipelines

Strategies for Managing Emissions Regulations: Process Ecology’s Approach