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Fugitive gas emissions
Fugitive gas emissions are emissions of gas (typically natural gas, which contains methane) to atmosphere or groundwater which result from oil and gas or coal mining activity. In 2016, these emissions, when converted to their equivalent impact of carbon dioxide, accounted for 5.8% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. Most fugitive emissions are the result of loss of well integrity through poorly sealed well casings due to geochemically unstable cement.
Théorie du pétrole abiotique
La théorie du pétrole abiotique est une théorie alternative sur l'origine chimique du pétrole, qui serait selon celle-ci formé dans les couches profondes de la Terre ; elle s'oppose à l'hypothèse communément admise de la formation par transformation progressive de détritus biologiques fossilisés à des profondeurs relativement faibles. Cette théorie, apparue au , fit l'objet de nouvelles recherches et d'une mise en pratique en Union soviétique dans les années 1950 et 1960.
Associated petroleum gas
Associated petroleum gas (APG), or associated gas, is a form of natural gas which is found with deposits of petroleum, either dissolved in the oil or as a free "gas cap" above the oil in the reservoir. The gas can be utilized in a number of ways after processing: sold and included in the natural-gas distribution networks, used for on-site electricity generation with engines or turbines, reinjected for secondary recovery and used in enhanced oil recovery, converted from gas to liquids producing synthetic fuels, or used as feedstock for the petrochemical industry, but much of it worldwide is flared.