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Biofuels, Alternative Fuels and Green Petrochemicals
wind, solar, hydro and nuclear).
This includes investing in, utilizing
and selling renewable power, as
well as investing in battery storage.
4. CCUS: Utilizing cost-effective
CCUS of captured CO2
should join regional CCUS
networks for economy of scale
and use captured CO2
in
5. Green and blue H2
their production of e-fuels.
:
Producing, using and selling
low-carbon H2
H2
as an energy carrier.
6. Low-carbon fuels: The oil and
gas industry's pathway to reduce
Scope 3 emissions is producing
and selling energy products with
low carbon intensity, such as:
* Biofuels and renewable fuels
(e.g., renewable diesel and SAF)
* Synthetic fuels (P2X), such as
e-fuels and e-gasoline made from
green H2
and captured CO2
* Low-carbon LNG through
CCS on natural gas feed and
the electrification of LNG
plant compressors
* Renewable electricity like wind
(onshore/offshore) and solar
PV electricity
* Green and blue H2
.
7. Circular pathway: The pathway
to reduce Scope 3 emissions
for the petrochemical industry
includes the following:
* Recycle waste plastics:
Minimizing the circular
carbon cycle by either
mechanical reprocessing or
chemical recycling (pyrolysis,
gasification) waste plastics
* Use renewable feedstocks:
Using bio-naphtha,
hydrogenated vegetable gasoil
(diesel) and plastic pyrolysis oil
to produce the base chemicals
ethylene and propylene
* Make synthetic chemicals:
Producing ethanol and
methanol using renewable H2
and captured CO2
.
The good news is that the oil and gas
and petrochemical industries have the
technology and assets needed for offshore
wind, blue/green H2
and CO2
production,
capture and storage, and have
refinery units and technology available to
produce renewable fuels. Industry is preHydrocarbon
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Please contact J'Nette Davis-Nichols
for more information at
Jnette.Davis-Nichols@GulfEnergyInfo.com
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a Calculated
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Environmental
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U.S.
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3
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4
5
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of
. Producers
pared to begin the energy transition journey
to a lower-carbon world.
Part 2. In the June issue, Part 2 of this article
will cover the first four pathways to
decarbonization: energy efficiency, new
technology, electrification and CCUS
(including uses of CO2
) .
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6
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7
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can be more than a bridge in a transformed
hydrogen economy, " Power Magazine, May 2021.
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Complete literature cited available online at
www.HydrocarbonProcessing.com.
JACK BUEHLER is an Energy/GHG Consultant. He
recently retired from Shell as a Principal Engineer
identifying energy and GHG reduction opportunities
for existing assets and new projects. Mr. Buehler has
broad experience working with downstream refining
and chemicals, upstream, and LNG. He has conducted
energy assessments at Shell America's refinery sites
and supported JVs and third-party energy studies.
Prior to joining Shell, Mr. Buehler worked for Union
Carbide and Dow in operations, the startup of three
ethylene crackers, process engineering, feedstock
purchasing and JV contract negotiations. He now
does consulting work with Petrogenium and Buehler
Consulting. He is a member of AIChE and its Ethylene
Producers' Committee and earned a BS degree in
chemical engineering from the University of Delaware.
2019,

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