Alessandro Blasi’s Post

At Pioneer Energy we have been active in flare reduction since 2015. We have prepared countless bid packages and FEED studies, particularly for NOCs and local producers. NOT EVEN ONE of this projects got funded! There are many excuses, lack of gas midstream, lack of intermediate scale banking, opaque regulatory environment, lack of local technical expertise, etc. But the main issue, in my opinion, is lack of will power (and sometimes pure corruption). Words are easy. The heads of the NOCs and local producers go to the conferences and declare their commitment to eliminate flaring and everyone applauds. Then they go home and it’s business as usual. There are no consequences. I would like to also say that the attitude of the super majors is very different. It seems that when they are not part of a JV with the government, they are much more responsible than most NOCs and local producers. There are solutions. They are very lucrative, particularly for those oil producing countries who flare their gas but import millions in LPG. So there is plenty of carrot. What we need is some stick! Alessandro Blasi #flare #flarereduction #methaneemissions #flaremitigation #worldbank #IEA

Absolute madness. Apart from the enormous damage to the environment, the financial waste is immense. If only the private sector is enabled to invest in gas capture , processing and export (like what Abu Dhabi did), the return on investment would be enormous.

Madness. Meanwhile the U.K. Supreme Court hammers indigenous highly regulated oil and gas development and production by introducing climate change conditionality road blocks. You simply could not make this up. In a U.K. that is driving the oil and gas sector into a dead end. Courtesy of the media and the Greta club of do gooders. Meanwhile overseas oil and gas continues and we the U.K. can feel good because we are exporting responsibility for excessive CO2 production to parties that can and likely will continue past practice. This self damaging policy is a U.K. disease - make less, import instead, offshore production issues, build coffee shops and a service economy, with low productivity, become more third world as the years go by.

The potential of gas to power... The increased resilience to a grid to expand hosting capacity... All of that is flared. With significant potential to aid in frequency response and addition of inertia (and subsequent expansion of ROCOF), gas has some potential of enabling the medium term energy transition. Flaring, yes, aids in avoiding venting and fugitive emissions of methane, a gas with a GWP 28 times higher than carbon dioxide. But, in some cases such as Nigeria, flared gas has the potential to displace downstream diesel use for captive power generation. This alone is emissions avoided.

Energy transition brings little if we do not find ways to reduce the waste we produce on all levels of society. From flaring to leaving the lights on in the middle of the day.

𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗨 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀. The renewed uncertainty in the gas market may lead the EU to extend emergency plans. The plans were put in place after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The emergency plans included a maximum price for gas as well as savings plans for the individual member states. Originally, the European Commission had decided to shelve the emergency plans.  However, the events of the past month in the Middle East, and the fear of what this could mean for LNG deliveries to Europe, seems to have changed the minds of EU leaders. According to Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, the Commission is now considering allowing the scheme to continue, although she did not go into detail about when any decisions would be made. -- Curious on the #energy market? Make sure to hit the bell icon 🔔 on our profile to stay updated on the latest news. #EnergiDanmark #gas

Post-invasion Europe: less dependence on Russian gas, but not enough progress My interview with Dr. Kong Chyong of Oxford Institute for Energy Studies about RePowerEU and the challenge of scaling up clean energy by 2030. #energytransition #Europe  https://lnkd.in/gtJigssD

Europe’s #energy storage and #power generation capacity is much improved compared to last year. As of September 18, EU member states had reached almost 95% of their natural gas storage capacity on average, exceeding the bloc's target of 90% before November. However, changed natural gas purchasing patterns and continued import dependence create some vulnerabilities to external shocks. #Russia will use its energy exports to pressure #Europe this winter, primarily affecting industries reliant on #diesel but also possibly natural #gas users. The war in #Ukraine and aging infrastructure also create risks of sabotage, #cyberattacks and unplanned outages for Europe’s critical energy infrastructure this winter. Data source: World Bank

The demand for #naturalgas in the #EuropeanUnion has taken a downturn for the second year in a row, reaching the lowest level since 2008. #energytransition #oilandgas Eurostat European Union

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