Name: VÍTOR SCHUWARTZ ROCHA
Publication date: 26/02/2025
Examining board:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| GILTON LUIS FERREIRA | Examinador Interno |
| RIZZIERI PEDRUZZI | Examinador Externo |
Summary: The oil and gas industry currently accounts for a large portion of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and has received attention from the scientific community and the general population in recent years. On oil platforms, the main sources of emissions are
the flare or burner, the vent, the generation of electrical energy and fugitive emissions.
The flare is equipment that receives unwanted or excess gases from the operational plant. GHGs emitted in flares reach close to 150 billion cubic meters annually, on a global scale, according to World Bank (2025). To mitigate the consequences of climate change, it is necessary to reduce emissions of these gases and, to do this, it is first necessary to measure them. This dissertation presents methodologies for quantifying GHG from burning in flares, using real data from an oil platform, such as the composition and flow rates of the burned gas, making it possible to compare the methodologies presented to perform an analysis of the results. The results show that the methodology used by PETROBRAS is the most conservative among those
researched, which demonstrates the company's commitment to the different climate change scenarios currently affecting Brazil.
