Currently the use and application of technology in every company's operational activities has changed the way companies conduct their business. With the use of technology, business competition is increasing, companies in this case petroleum industry…
An increasing complication due to the rise of dynamic trades and global industry causes a burden in decision-making. There is a need for multi-level perspective factors in supply chain management, such as short-long terms of demand and supply, and…
The core of agricultural product supply chain management is to emphasise the use of integrated thoughts and concepts to guide the management practices of enterprises. That is, the operation of the entire supply chain is guided by consumer demand…
Tariffs imposed by the United States government under Sections 201 and 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 have given rise to a broadly protectionist exercise of energy policy discretion by the executive branch of government. How can such actions be…
Methane is the primary component of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and a potent greenhouse gas (GHG). The undesired methane emissions across the natural gas supply chain has been proven to worsen the lifecycle GHG emissions from the transportation…
This study focuses on the optimization of transportation and the storage of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply chain. Liquefaction of the natural gas enables the suppliers to carry the gas by different modes of transportation to the customers by…
We assessed freshwater consumption, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and air emissions of using compressed and liquefied natural gas (NG) as transportation fuels by three heavy-duty NG vehicles (NGV) types from a wells-to-wheels (WTW) perspective. We…
Global interest in LNG products and supply chains is growing, and demand continues to rise. As a clean energy source, LNG can nevertheless emit air pollutants, albeit at a lower level than transitional energy sources. An LNG plant capable of…
There are currently several studies about the necessity of increasing access to sustainable electricity for isolated communities or in remote areas using alternative energy sources. There are about 212 energy grid isolated systems in Brazil, mainly…
This study evaluates the environmental impact of liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply systems using a life cycle assessment (LCA) method. LCA is a technique assessing the environmental aspects associated with a system or a product for its entire life…
Hydrogen energy is an important energy carrier for China to achieve the target of "carbon emission peak before 2030 and carbon neutrality before 2060", while the lack of motivation for infrastructure development is a critical factor in restricting…
Natural gas consumption usually has the characteristics of seasonal fluctuations. Some countries have experienced gas shortages in recent years due to the imbalance between supply and demand, especially in winter or peak gas consumption periods.…
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify various risk and sub-risk drivers that affect the supply chain (SC) performance and to propose a framework to quantify the overall SC risk index by considering the importance of each risk and sub-risk…
Transportation plays a vital role in palm oil industry supply process because it provides the opportunity to continuously create supply operational efficiency and improve supply chain performance. The objective of this paper is to optimize route…
To accomplish the climate-neutrality objective by 2050, it is necessary to increase the share of renewable energy sources globally. A significant portion of this burden should be carried by palm oil biomass. However, the palm oil biomass supply may…
The Cleaner Production audit is a comprehensive method that aims to realize Cleaner Production throughout the life cycle industrial process of petroleum refining. The audit simultaneously measures the environmental impacts of the refinery, its…
In developing countries such as India, supply of modern kitchen fuels such as Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) involves a chain of carriers contributing directly or indirectly in emission of Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) mainly Carbon dioxide (CO2). In view…
Crude oil operations are an important part of petroleum supply chain, including multiple industrial processes such as crude oil procurement, crude oil distribution, crude oil transportation, crude oil storage and crude oil blending in the production…
The import and export of crude oil are vastly affected by the economy of a developing country. It can be useful for the production of petroleum products. Likewise, the developing country, India is completely relying on the import of crude oil from…
Drop-in biofuels, which are functionally equivalent to petroleum-based transportation fuels and fully compatible with existing petroleum infrastructure, have been widely used in developed countries in recent decades as an effective means of reducing…
Environmental and economic issues in the maritime transportation and logistics industry have historically received less stakeholder attention than aviation and overland freight sectors. Stakeholders in the port industry have gradually started paying…
The demand for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) in the global markets has changed significantly. As a result, industries have been forced to consider investing significantly in supply chains to achieve an efficient distribution of LNG for cost efficiency…
In this paper, we propose a heuristic algorithm to solve a practical ship scheduling problem for international crude oil transportation. The problem is considered as a vehicle routing problem with split deliveries. The objective of this paper is to…
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) has proven advantages as a transportation fuel. However in the United States the use of this abundant product as a transportation fuel is limited by the number of liquefaction plants and the undeveloped supply chains that…
We show how the concept of demurrage - a core principle of commercial shipping contracts - is at odds with efficient and environmentally friendly vessel operation and represents barriers to improving energy efficiency in maritime transportation.…
The petrochemical supply chain is a worldwide undertaking, where final products will often travel thousands of miles from oil well to gas station pump. Within the crude oil supply chain, various entities compete and attempt to maximize their profits…
Natural gas has been promoted rapidly recent years to substitute traditional vehicle fuels. However, methane leakages in the natural gas supply chains make it difficult to ascertain whether it can reduce greenhouse gas emissions when used as a…
Due to advances in hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, the abundance of inexpensive natural gas has revolutionized the energy industry. As the world population increases, natural gas will play a prominent role in satisfying new energy…
Hydrogen is a clean fuel that can potentially revolutionize the energy supply chain and decarbonize fuel consumption. However, a key hurdle that needs to be overcome before a full-scale hydrogen economy can be established is hydrogen storage which is…
A novel concept for energy integration across the liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain is proposed by using liquid air as a medium for recycling cold energy. This allows the natural gas liquefaction and LNG regasification stages to be integrated…
Consumers and organizations worldwide are searching for low-carbon alternatives to conventional gasoline and diesel vehicles to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and their impact on the environment. Natural gas as an alternative transportation…
Underground hydrogen storage has been recognized as a key technology for storing enormous amounts of hydrogen, thus aiding in the industrial-scale application of a hydrogen economy. However, underground hydrogen storage is only poorly understood,…
The terrorist attack on the Abqaiq oil plant in Saudi Arabia on September 14, 2019 attracted global attention to the significant role of safety and security in the sustainable oil and gas supply chain and the vulnerability of supply infrastructures…
This paper examines the environmental impact of Natural Gas (NG) as a transportation fuel, particularly for marine transportation use. The aim is to provide a systematic evaluation of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions in the upstream fuel supply chain…
Fugitive methane emissions from the liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply chain have revealed uncertainty in the overall greenhouse gas emissions reduction associated with the use of LNG in heavy-duty vehicles and marine shipping. Methane is the main…
International seaborne transport of crude oil takes place mainly on tankers, with annual seaborne crude flows totaling an estimated 12 billion barrels. To take into account the carbon footprint on crude oil from its international distribution…
Transporting energy in liquefied forms results in reduction in volume, which enables energy to be transported economically over long overseas distances. In this study, liquefied natural gas, liquid ammonia and methanol are proposed to transport the…
Integrating sustainability into the process of the supply chain is a paramount challenge for every industry aiming to thrive or survive in this ever-changing world. Sustainability is more relevant for the oil industries because oil is one of the…
The Government of Canada has implemented measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including a carbon tax and its proposed Clean Fuel Standard. Alberta's Oil Sands industry, arguably one of Canada's largest and most energy intensive industries,…
The dual fuel combustion mode, the use of bi-fueled natural gas and diesel fuel, is an attractive alternative to standard spark ignition or compression ignition combustion modes due to potential benefits of lower CO2 emissions, lower fuel costs and…
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) produced by the extraction of natural gas are an important contributor to lifecycle emissions and account for a significant fraction of anthropogenic methane emissions in the USA. The timing as well as the magnitude of these…
Recent studies reporting on the GHG emissions from NG chains where gas is consumed in Europe provide wide ranging estimates. A detailed life cycle GHG emissions estimation of two Norwegian natural gas production and European consumption chains has…
Global interest in LNG products and supply chains is growing, and demand continues to rise. As a clean energy source, LNG can nevertheless emit air pollutants, albeit at a lower level than transitional energy sources. An LNG plant capable of…
The Government of Canada has implemented measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including a carbon tax and its proposed Clean Fuel Standard. Alberta's Oil Sands industry, arguably one of Canada's largest and most energy intensive industries,…
Recent studies reporting on the GHG emissions from NG chains where gas is consumed in Europe provide wide ranging estimates. A detailed life cycle GHG emissions estimation of two Norwegian natural gas production and European consumption chains has…
Crude oil operations are an important part of petroleum supply chain, including multiple industrial processes such as crude oil procurement, crude oil distribution, crude oil transportation, crude oil storage and crude oil blending in the production…
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), a product of natural gas processing is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases mainly propane, butane, butylene and impurities such as Sulphur compounds. The production of LPG depends largely on available natural gas.…
Warehousing as well known, one of the most important parts of logistics. Today, the efficient and safe operation of storage activities are vital for companies. For this reason, companies have to pay attention to many factors when they are going to…