The Pathway to Carbon Neutrality for Major Oil and Gas Companies

Dou Lirong

• Publisher: Elsevier
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443540158
• Subtopic: Energy
• Index: Technology & Engineering

The Pathway to Carbon Neutrality for Major Oil and Gas Companies discusses the history, motivations, carbon neutrality targets, roadmaps, and main measures and effectiveness of international oil companies in low-carbon development. In addition, the book provides a detailed introduction to the operational status of typical CCS/CCUS, wind power, solar power, and hydrogen projects in which international oil companies are currently involved. Sections provide forward-looking updates on the external situation of global climate governance and the development trends of international oil companies' carbon neutrality.It selects seven leading international oil companies in the petroleum industry and reviews the history of each company's response to climate change, analyzing current targets, policies, and the possible future trends. With carbon neutrality a new issue for oil companies, this book provides practical experience and research in this very limited area. - Provides a clear demonstration of the four historical stages of oil companies' response to climate governance issues and the driving factors behind them - Assists readers in recognizing the incentives and policies of major countries that affect the investment environment of oil companies in terms of carbon reduction - Helps readers learn about the visions and progress of the seven leading international oil companies in carbon neutrality - Provides detailed information on the operational data and distribution of typical projects in which oil companies are involved, such as wind power, solar power, hydrogen, carbon capture, utilization, and storage - Discusses the future of low-carbon developments, including prospects and challenges for oil companies

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Chapter 1. The Journey and Motivations of International Oil Companies in Addressing Climate Change
• Chapter 2. External Policy Environment of Carbon Neutrality for International Oil Companies
• Chapter 3. The Pathways to Carbon Neutrality for International Oil Companies and Implementation Progress
• Chapter 4. Representative Low-Carbon and New Energy Projects of International Oil Companies
• Chapter 5. Carbon Neutrality Trends and Prospects of International Oil Companies
• Appendix I Unit Conversion
• Appendix II Abbreviations of Proper Nouns
• Supplementary Table 1 Statistical Summary of UN Climate Change Conferences
• Supplementary Table 2 Statistical Summary of Carbon Neutrality Visions and Policy Measures of Major Countries
• Supplementary Table 3 Statistical Summary of Carbon Reduction and Carbon Neutrality Targets for 36 Oil Companies
• Supplementary Table 4 Statistical Summary of Oil and Gas Production, Consumption, CO2 Emissions, and Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Targets of Key Countries
• Index