[HTML][HTML] The global methane budget: 2000–2012

M Saunois, P Bousquet, B Poulter… - Earth System …, 2016 - essd.copernicus.org
The global methane (CH 4) budget is becoming an increasingly important component for
managing realistic pathways to mitigate climate change. This relevance, due to a shorter …

Environmental contamination due to shale gas development

M Annevelink, JAJ Meesters, AJ Hendriks - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Shale gas development potentially contaminates both air and water compartments. To assist
in governmental decision-making on future explorations, we reviewed scattered information …

Satellite observations of atmospheric methane and their value for quantifying methane emissions

DJ Jacob, AJ Turner, JD Maasakkers… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - acp.copernicus.org
Methane is a greenhouse gas emitted by a range of natural and anthropogenic sources.
Atmospheric methane has been measured continuously from space since 2003, and new …

Methane emissions from the 2015 Aliso Canyon blowout in Los Angeles, CA

S Conley, G Franco, I Faloona, DR Blake, J Peischl… - Science, 2016 - science.org
Single-point failures of natural gas infrastructure can hamper methane emission control
strategies designed to mitigate climate change. The 23 October 2015 blowout of a well …

Reversal of global atmospheric ethane and propane trends largely due to US oil and natural gas production

D Helmig, S Rossabi, J Hueber, P Tans… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Non-methane hydrocarbons such as ethane are important precursors to tropospheric ozone
and aerosols. Using data from a global surface network and atmospheric column …

Methane emissions from conventional and unconventional natural gas production sites in the Marcellus Shale Basin

M Omara, MR Sullivan, X Li… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
There is a need for continued assessment of methane (CH4) emissions associated with
natural gas (NG) production, especially as recent advancements in horizontal drilling …

Emissions of coalbed and natural gas methane from abandoned oil and gas wells in the United States

A Townsend‐Small, TW Ferrara… - Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Recent work indicates that oil and gas methane (CH4) inventories for the United States are
underestimated. Here we present results from direct measurements of CH4 emissions from …

Quantifying atmospheric methane emissions from oil and natural gas production in the Bakken shale region of North Dakota

J Peischl, A Karion, C Sweeney, EA Kort… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We present in situ airborne measurements of methane (CH4) and ethane (C2H6) taken
aboard a NOAA DHC‐6 Twin Otter research aircraft in May 2014 over the Williston Basin in …

Emissions from oil and gas operations in the United States and their air quality implications

DT Allen - Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
The energy supply infrastructure in the United States has been changing dramatically over
the past decade. Increased production of oil and natural gas, particularly from shale …

Fugitive emissions from the Bakken shale illustrate role of shale production in global ethane shift

EA Kort, ML Smith, LT Murray… - Geophysical …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ethane is the second most abundant atmospheric hydrocarbon, exerts a strong influence on
tropospheric ozone, and reduces the atmosphere's oxidative capacity. Global observations …