Estimating the opportunity costs of avoiding oil palm-based deforestation in Indonesia:Implications for REDD

Reducing emissions due to deforestation is considered a low-cost option for mitigating climate change.However,the recent literature suggests higher opportunity costs because of specific deforestation drivers,which render reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation(REDD+)for mitigating climate change an uncertain,less attractive,and controversial option.Indonesia is one of the largest greenhouse gas emitters.Since 1989,53.80%of its oil palm expansion has come from forestlands,which has generated a significant amount of carbon emissions.This study uses official data and results from the relevant literature to estimate the costs of oil palm-based deforestation under various scenario assumptions,including different output prices,yields,time horizons,and discount rates.We also calculate the additional cost to preserve a 1-ha forest.We demonstrate that the average opportunity cost from avoiding oil palm-based deforestation is 24.42 USD/tCO_(2)eq in Indonesia,approximately 1.3 times the 2011 EUA carbon price.Additional sums of around 5,466.90–11,042.96 USD/ha should be provided to landowners for the deforestation avoidance caused by oil palm expansion.Special attention should be given to the extensive oil palm expansion in Indonesia and the resulting high opportunity costs for achieving the REDD+​target.

Application Research of Oil Development Costs in Reservoir Management

Based on oil development costs, the application research in the technical and economic limits calculation of oil development and the production optimal allocation to all the oilfields, was finished. At the same time, according to the regression of real development costs, a new method for oil well economic water cut and oil well economic rate are set up, the production optimal allocation is developed with satisfactory results.

Optimization of Temperature Drop Formula for Annular Gathering Pipeline in High Water Cut Oil Region of Central Hebei Province

In order to respond to the national policy of energy saving and consumption reduction, the temperature drop formula of annular pipeline should be established to optimize the water mixing temperature and water mixing flow. The traditional temperature drop formula applies the high water cut actual situation to 13.7%. On the basis of the traditional Schulhof temperature drop formula, the influence of hydraulic friction on the oil flow temperature is calculated by the calculus idea. The heat transfer coefficient of the pipeline under the complex condition is obtained by the inverse algorithm, and the water mixing flow and water temperature are simulated with MATLAB. The function surface diagram of the degree and the back station temperature. The actual error can be reduced to 4.8%, and the return station temperature can be optimized by 7 degrees.

Low cost development strategy for oilfields in China under low oil prices

By reviewing the challenges in the development of oilfields in China under low oil prices,this study analyzes the root causes of cost rising,put forwards the low cost oilfield development strategy and specific paths to realize the strategy,and predicts the development potential and prospect of oilfields in China.In addition to the low grade of the reservoir and high development maturation,the fundamental reasons of development full cost rising of oilfields in China are as follows:(1)Facing the problem of resources turning poorer in quality,we have built production capacity at a pace too fast before making enough technical and experimental preparation;(2)technical engineering service model leads to high service cost;(3)team of oil development expertise and matched engineering system cannot satisfy the technical requirements of stabilizing oil production,controlling water cut and fine development.To realize development at low cost,the core is to increase economic recoverable reserves.The concrete paths include:(1)to explore the"Daqing oilfield development culture",improve the ability of leaders in charge of development,and inspire potential of staff;(2)to improve the ability of reservoir dynamics control,and implement precise development by following scientific principles;(3)to speed up integration of water flooding and enhanced oil recovery(EOR)and technological upgrading in order to enhance oil recovery;(4)to innovate key techniques in gas flooding and accelerate the industrial popularization of gas flooding;(5)to break the related transaction barriers and create new management models;and(6)to collaboratively optimize strategic layout and cultivate key oil bases.Although oilfield development in China faces huge challenges in cost,the low-cost development strategy will succeed as long as strategic development of mature and new oil fields is well planned.The cores to lower cost are to control decline rate and enhance oil recovery in mature oil fields,and increase single well productivity through technical innovation and improve engineering service efficiency through management innovation in new oil fields.

Combined stochastic and discrete simulation to optimise the economics of mixed single-horizontal and multilateral well offshore oil developments

Multilateral wells promise cost savings to oil and fields as they have the potential to reduce overall drilling distances and minimize the number of slots required for the surface facility managing the well.However,drilling a multilateral well does not always increase the flow rate when compared to two single-horizontal wells due to competition in production inside the mother-bore.Here,a holistic approach is proposed to find the optimum balance between single and multilateral wells in an offshore oil development.In so doing,the integrated approach finds the highest Net Present Value(NPV)configuration of the field considering drilling,subsurface,production and financial analysis.The model employs stochastic perturbation and Markov Chain Monte-Carlo methods to solve the global maximising-NPV problem.In addition,a combination of Mixed-Integer Linear Programming(MILP),an improved Dijkstra algorithm and a Levenberg-Marquardt optimiser is proposed to solve the rate allocation problem.With the outcome from this analysis,the model suggests the optimum development including number of multilateral and single horizontal wells that would result in the highest NPV.The results demonstrate the potential for modelling to find the optimal use of petroleum facilities and to assist with planning and decision making.

A Comprehensive Economic Assessment of Producing Biodiesel Derived from Used Cooking Oil Using the BioPro380 EX

The authors performed economic assessment of producing biodiesel at pilot scale using used cooking oil as feed-oil in a Bio-Pro 380 EX biodiesel reactor. The overall results suggest that the biodiesel production using used cooking oil is a viable project even at large or medium scale. The payback period for producing biodiesel at a pilot scale of 31,320 liters per year was 1.5 years, which was 1 month longer than the payback period for a large plant capacity of 66,000 liters per year. The study demonstrated that the unit selling price and unit production cost are sensitive to the economic feasibility of biodiesel production, since price variations of BWP 1 result in at least a 13% increase and 12% decrease in profit, respectively. The study further revealed that feed-oil (used cooking oil) was the most expensive among all the inputs accounting for 61%, followed by methanol and direct labour with 19% and 13% respectively. The overall energy recorded to produce approximately 360 liters of biodiesel contributed to 2% only, suggesting that Bio-Pro 380 EX biodiesel reactor is relatively a low energy intensity processor. The situation is suitable for the promotion of biodiesel particularly in countries where initiatives to stimulate the development of biofuels are at its infant stage Botswana included.

Removal of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solution by Adsorption on Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA)

This study investigated the removal of hexavalent chromium, Cr(VI) from aqueous solution by adsorption using palm oil fuel ash (POFA), an agricultural waste from the palm oil industry. POFA adsorbent was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. Batch adsorption study revealed that the optimum conditions for the removal were as follows: pH 2, adsorbent dosage 80 g/L and contact time of 6 min, which resulted in 92% removal and 0.464 mg/g maximum adsorption capacity. Adsorption isotherm and kinetic studies showed that Freundlich isotherm and pseudo-second-order kinetic models fitted best to the experimental data. Column adsorption study at 5 mL/min of flow rate showed that 90% removal was obtained at 2 min of contact time which represented its breakthrough point. The column reached saturation at 30 min and the maximum column adsorption capacity recorded was 0.412 mg/g. The column adsorption behavior showed good fit with both Thomas and Yoon-Nelson kinetic models. These findings suggested that the utilization of POFA as a low-cost adsorbent to remove Cr(VI) from wastewater, either in batch or fixed bed adsorption system is not only effective, but concurrently will help to reduce wastes from the palm oil industry.

Production Optimization of Biodiesel from Frying Oil Waste to Reduce the Environmental Impacts

The objective of this study was to reduce the environmental impacts of used frying oil waste through the production of biodiesel. A 22 factorial planning has been used to evaluate the influences of alcohol/oil and reaction time on the biodiesel production yield. The optimal condition to produce the biodiesel has been found by use of the response surface methodology and analysis of variance to obtain the fitting model. This study was conducted in Campinas city, Brazil, where were collected the waste oil. An analysis of ecological cost also has been developed. Cooking oils collected from Campinas homes were mixed with ethanol in planned proportions （1：9, 1：7 and 1：5） and were transesterified at 60 ℃ and planned reaction times （30, 60 or 90 min）, in order to obtain biodiesel, using 0.1% NaOH as a catalyst. The results of the physical-chemical analyses demonstrated that the biodiesels obtained possessed characteristics close to those required by Brazilian standards. This fuel could be used in fleets of buses, trucks and machines, or even sold to fuel distributors, which results in a solving between US$0.8 and US$4.5 millions. Thus, Campinas would gain environmental credits and become a sustainable city.

A New Criteria to Apply Weight-Dependent CATSthr to Cost-Benefit Analysis within the Framework of IMO EnvironmentaI-FSA Studies

The purpose of this paper is to investigate reasonable cost benefit criteria within the framework of environmental formal safety assessment （FSA）. In this study a statistical analysis of oil spill data was carried out based on the report of International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds. According to the statistical study of actual oil spill from tankers, it is found that collisions and groundings are the most probable causes of the oil spills from tankers. Probability distributions of costs of oil spill and oil spill amount are investigated, and a non-linear regression formula between costs of oil spills and oil spill weight are derived. Using the regression formula, an oil spill weight dependent CATStm （Cost of Averting a Ton of oil Spilt） is proposed. Moreover in order to apply the weight dependent CATSthr to cost benefit analysis （CBA）, a new cost-effective criterion is newly proposed with considering its concrete application to environmental FSA.

Reclamation of Smaller Volumes of Petroleum Hydrocarbon Contaminated Soil Using an Innovative Reactor System: A Case Study Evaluation of the Design

Petroleum products contamination is a world-wide problem that threatens polluting groundwater and surface water systems. However, the problem is not only large-scale in scope when viewed from a case-by-case basis. Many fueling, construction, agricultural, and industrial activities result in the problem of managing smaller quantities of these soils from an ecological safety perspective. Landfilling has been the disposal method of choice in the US;however, this option is becoming economically prohibitive and it does not really offer a true degradation fate for the pollutants. This study focused on the proving of an innovative biocell design that afforded a high level of petroleum degradation within a simple and cost effective design. Additionally, the design offered a remediation solution for sites not easily accessed. Soil contaminated with both diesel fuel and gasoline collected from a former filling station was used in this on-site remediation case study. Rapid biodegradation of the petroleum products were observed at the initiation of the study with rates leveling off as the study progressed with the final total petroleum hydrocarbon concentration being 10 mg/kg at Day 90. Oxygen uptake rates were monitored and found to nicely track both microbial activity and pollutant removal dynamics. The biocell design met all expectations by being effective, yet simple to build and operate.

美国Eagle Ford页岩油气田生产成本估计

定量评估美国代表性页岩油气产区——得克萨斯州Eagle Ford页岩油气田生产的开采成本和运营成本。结果显示,Eagle Ford页岩油气的开采成本一般不高于10美元/桶,中位数和75分位数运营成本在不同年份均明显低于15美元/桶的水平。总体上可认为,Eagle Ford页岩油气生产的运营成本是稳定的。从企业层面看,开采成本、总运营成本与产量之间均没有明显的相关关系,Eagle Ford页岩油气生产的规模经济特性并不明显。

美国德州Eagle Ford组页岩油气水平井钻井关键技术措施及其实施效果

美国德州鹰滩页岩油气项目是中海油在海外投资的最大非常规油气项目之一,该项目面临储层埋藏深、水平井段长、断层发育、上覆低压层漏失等难题。为此,在Eagle Ford组页岩地层水平井钻井作业中,通过钻井模式优选、井身结构优化、钻头及钻具组合优选、钻井液优化等一系列关键技术措施的有效实施,成功完成了Eagle Ford组页岩地层10口水平井的钻井作业,实现了单个钻头一趟钻完大曲率造斜井段及水平井段,钻井成本显著降低,可为其他页岩油气水平井钻井作业提供借鉴。

Design of wear-out-failure in-situ repair parts by environment-friendly nanocopper additive

Oleic acid surface-modified Cu nanoparticles with an average size of 20 nm were prepared by liquid phase reducing reaction. The tribological performance and mechanism of nanocopper as additive were studied by means of tribotester, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and nanoindentation instrument. The results indicate that the modified nanocopper additive can significantly improve the wear resistance and reduce friction coefficient of base oil. A copper protective film is formed and contributes to the excellent tribological properties of nanocopper additive. On the basis of the film forming mechanism, a new in-situ repair method was designed and used to repair wear-out-failure injection pump plunger and barrel. Furthermore, the current research progress of nanoparticles as green energy-saving lubricating oil additives were presented.

Mass Tourism and Air Transport, an Inevitable Relationship： The Case of Canary Islands

The tourist industry, as global mass phenomenon, is inextricably linked to the evolution of air transport systems and air carriers, in turn, depends on tourism to ensure stability in routes and prices. Therefore, both sectors must face the new challenges together, the transport industry is heading a problem of energy and cost overruns, that inevitably will affect tourism in the short term. The first energy crisis that they are starting to live, has been mitigated by changes in three parameters： （1） the international regulation of commercial aviation; （2） the connectivity and business （birth of low cost companies） models; and （3） the new policies for climate change and gas emission. So far, the rapid growth of the tourist industry has being held on a fast and cheap access to transport energy resources based on the false belief of unlimited access to energy. The article is a review of the state of the art, and the research papers published on air transportation, relating to tourism and the emergence of low cost airlines, in order to give a global vision for the decision makers of mass destinations, as it is the case of the Canary Islands that we will use as a reference.

Oil revenue and production cost disconnect and its impact on the environment:Economic globalization in Asia-Pacific economic cooperation countries

The global economy relies heavily on oil production,but it is not without challenges.During the period of economic globalization,the revenue and costs associated with oil production have become disjointed,which has had a detrimental effect on the environment.As a result,environmental protection has been compromised,environmental regulations have been weakened,natural resources have been exploited,and climate change has been exacerbated.This study examines the impact of revenue minus the production cost of oil,energy use,and shadow economy on environmental degradation in APEC countries from 1991 to 2020,using the economic globalization index as a moderating variable.The result explains that revenue minus the oil production cost and the shadow economy are negatively associated with environmental degradation.Energy use and economic globalization are positively associated with environmental degradation in APEC countries.Revenue minus the production cost of oil and shadow economy improve the environment.Energy use and economic globalization degrade the environment in APEC countries.Policymakers are encouraged to advance technologies and upgrade infrastructure to reduce greenhouse gas emissions;also,promoting energy-efficient practices in other sectors,like transportation and manufacturing,could contribute to a healthier environment.

油气资产折耗与PD储量关系及管控措施研究

随着勘探开发不断深入,油气田企业完全成本呈逐年上升趋势,而油气资产折耗在完全成本中占比高达50%左右,降低完全成本的关键在于管控折耗。证实已开发(Proved Developed,PD)储量是油气资产折耗计提基础,主要通过折耗影响完全成本。从油气资产折耗的影响因素入手,深入挖潜折耗、操作成本、油气资产净额、产量等因素与PD储量之间的量化关联关系。通过实例分析,对不同区块开展折耗—PD储量—操作成本敏感性分析,建立折耗定量分配模型,针对性提出具体折耗管控措施,实现折耗计提与储量评估之间的科学有效联动。研究结果为油气田企业超前部署储量评估、管控油气资产折耗,降低完全成本,优化油气资产结构提供了策略建议。

近废型稠油油藏火驱效益开发新思路

近废型稠油油藏难以通过常规开发方式有效动用剩余储量,火驱技术为此类油藏进一步提高采收率提供方向。现阶段,火驱技术已趋于成熟,但由于成本投入大、经济性差,火驱技术的推广应用面临困境。通过引入量本利分析法中的盈亏平衡模型和敏感性分析,从多维度的经营视角,揭示不同油价年产油量和成本的平衡关系,明确影响火驱经济性的关键指标,进而推动生产运行优化和决策效能提升。研究结果表明,由于储层前后认识差距大,投入力度大于产出力度,同时管控方向不明确,导致火驱成本有效性低,持续开发经营风险认识不足,影响油藏开发投入决策。研究结果为火驱的经营效益提升指明方向,也为近废型稠油油藏效益开发提供管理新思路。

非常规油气高质量发展战略方向优选

近10年来,化石能源多样化趋势明显,从常规油气领域向致密油/页岩油、致密气/页岩气、煤炭地下气化等非常规领域发展。油气藏类型增多,资源规模、品位、勘探开发难度及效益存在差异。要实现不同类型油气藏规模效益开发及绿色高质量发展,必须对化石能源未来发展方向和类型做出选择。分析国内外能源消费结构变化规律、现状及未来发展趋势,煤炭和石油一直保持主体地位,天然气占比逐年上升。对比研究不同类型化石能源单位体积能量密度、资源规模、开发成本、开发现状、技术成熟度等主要指标,结果显示煤炭地下气化具有能量密度最高、可采资源量最大、开采成本低等特点,在增加天然气供应、推动煤炭行业绿色低碳发展和助力实现碳中和方面拥有技术优势,可优选为非常规油气战略方向,为高质量发展开拓新路径。

海洋石油工程项目建设成本管理思路

海洋石油工程项目的开展对缓解中国石油资源紧缺有重大意义及价值。这类项目建设运行具有高风险、工程周期长、海上运输工作量大、长期合作企业多、管理环节错综复杂等特点,实施过程应加强成本管理工作,有效提升企业的经济效益,降低建设风险。文章结合海洋石油工程项目管理中加强成本管理的价值意义分析出发,对当前成本管理工作开展中的现状及实施路径进行了综合探究,着重从成本管理构架、成本预算管理、成本控制要点、成本核算分析、成本考核等方面阐述,以期提升中国海上工程项目建设国际市场竞争力。