In 2022, the average carbon intensity of domestic natural gas production from the United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) was 21 kilograms of carbon dioxide per barrel of oil equivalent (kgCO₂/boe). This was roughly four times less than the average carbon footprint of liquified natural gas (LNG) imports. The higher emission intensity of LNG is due to the process of liquefaction, combined with the emissions produced by the transportation and regasification of the LNG once in the UK. The largest exporter of LNG to the UK that year was the United States, followed by Qatar.
Average carbon intensity of domestic and imported natural gas in the United Kingdom in 2022, by type
(in kilograms of carbon dioxide per barrel of oil equivalent produced)
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North Sea Transition Authority. (July 28, 2023). Average carbon intensity of domestic and imported natural gas in the United Kingdom in 2022, by type (in kilograms of carbon dioxide per barrel of oil equivalent produced) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450717/carbon-footprint-of-natural-gas-supply-by-source-uk/
North Sea Transition Authority. "Average carbon intensity of domestic and imported natural gas in the United Kingdom in 2022, by type (in kilograms of carbon dioxide per barrel of oil equivalent produced)." Chart. July 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450717/carbon-footprint-of-natural-gas-supply-by-source-uk/
North Sea Transition Authority. (2023). Average carbon intensity of domestic and imported natural gas in the United Kingdom in 2022, by type (in kilograms of carbon dioxide per barrel of oil equivalent produced). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450717/carbon-footprint-of-natural-gas-supply-by-source-uk/
North Sea Transition Authority. "Average Carbon Intensity of Domestic and Imported Natural Gas in The United Kingdom in 2022, by Type (in Kilograms of Carbon Dioxide per Barrel of Oil Equivalent Produced)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450717/carbon-footprint-of-natural-gas-supply-by-source-uk/
North Sea Transition Authority, Average carbon intensity of domestic and imported natural gas in the United Kingdom in 2022, by type (in kilograms of carbon dioxide per barrel of oil equivalent produced) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450717/carbon-footprint-of-natural-gas-supply-by-source-uk/ (last visited December 23, 2024)
Average carbon intensity of domestic and imported natural gas in the United Kingdom in 2022, by type (in kilograms of carbon dioxide per barrel of oil equivalent produced) [Graph], North Sea Transition Authority, July 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1450717/carbon-footprint-of-natural-gas-supply-by-source-uk/
