Abstract

Fugitive emissions from venting and flaring the natural gas and oil are main source of CO2 emissions and other pollutants. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) carried out guidelines 2006, which provide methods to estimates CO2 emissions and other greenhouse gases. The aim of this research is calculate CO2 emissions due to OVF (Oil Venting and Flaring) and NGF (Natural Gas Flaring) in Iraq during (1970 – 2013) by IPCC methods. The results showed that the highest production of natural gas in Iraq in 2013 was (21.4 billion cubic meter/year- bcm/y), while the quantity of NGF of it was (12.4 bcm/y), by ratio reached to 58 %. CO2 emissions due to (OVF) reached to highest values (10055 Gega grams -Gg) in 1979, while the lowest value (1479 Gg) in 1991. The percentage of share of CO2 emissions from NGF and OVF decreased from 72 % in 1970 to 6 % in 1991; due to decrease of crude oil and natural gas production in Iraq result of First Gulf War events. Increased percentage of share of CO2 emissions due to OVF and NGF reached to 6 % and 20 % respectively, because increased their production in 2013 in Iraq.

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