The Economics of Natural Gas Flaring in U.S. Shale: An Agenda for Research and Policy

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dc.contributor.authorAgerton, Marken_US
dc.contributor.authorGilbert, Benen_US
dc.contributor.authorUpton, Gregory B. Jr.en_US
dc.contributor.orgJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-05T16:05:39Zen_US
dc.date.available2023-04-05T16:05:39Zen_US
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.description.abstractFlaring of natural gas associated with U.S. unconventional tight oil production is a significant environmental and policy issue for the sector. We marshal granular data to identify the bottlenecks in the oil and gas value chain that physically cause upstream flaring at the well. Motivated by this descriptive analysis, we further analyze the economic reasons for flaring, market distortions that could exacerbate it, and the cost to society of flaring. We lay out an agenda for researchers and policymakers charged with understanding and regulating flaring.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAgerton, Mark, Gilbert, Ben and Upton, Gregory B. Jr.. "The Economics of Natural Gas Flaring in U.S. Shale: An Agenda for Research and Policy." (2020) James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy: <a href="https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/economics-natural-gas-flaring-us-shale-agenda-research-and-policy">https://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/economics-natural-gas-flaring-us-shale-agenda-research-and-policy</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.digitalces-agerton-etal-naturalgas-072420en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/114692en_US
dc.publisherJames A. Baker III Institute for Public Policyen_US
dc.relation.urihttps://www.bakerinstitute.org/research/economics-natural-gas-flaring-us-shale-agenda-research-and-policyen_US
dc.rights© 2020 Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policyen_US
dc.titleThe Economics of Natural Gas Flaring in U.S. Shale: An Agenda for Research and Policyen_US
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