Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/192788 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Discussion Papers No. 806
Publisher: 
Statistics Norway, Research Department, Oslo
Abstract: 
Emissions from oil and gas extraction matter for the lifecycle emissions of fossil fuels, and account for significant shares of domestic emissions in many fossil fuel exporting countries. In this study we investigate empirically the driving forces behind CO2-emission intensities of Norwegian oil and gas extraction, using detailed field-specific data that cover all Norwegian oil and gas activity. We find that emissions per unit extraction increase significantly as a field's extraction declines. Moreover, emission intensities increase significantly with a field's share of oil in total oil and gas reserves. We also find some indication that oil and CO2-prices may have influenced emission intensities on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Subjects: 
CO2-emissions
Oil and gas extraction
Panel data estimation.
JEL: 
C23
L71
Q54
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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