Rystad: Platform Electrification Could Slash Upstream Emissions by 86%

Oil and gas companies can slash emissions from producing facilities by as much as 86% by electrifying the platforms to run on renewables electricity or natural gas that would be flared otherwise, Rystad Energy said in a new report.   Producing assets in the Norwegian Continental Shelf have seen their associated emissions drop by 86% when fully electrified compared to before the electrification, according to the Norway-based energy research company. Rystad Energy’s research showed that the electrified assets offshore Norway emit 1.2 kilograms…