Crude oil trade and green shipping choices
Petroleum fuels the world economy but also burdens the environment due to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Forty percent of annual global crude oil production is transported by ships, which are fueled by residual heavy fuel oil, yet GHG released during transportation is not required to be included in emission reporting for oil and gas companies. The authors investigate, for the first time, the extent to which oil buyers apply “green” operational practices in their maritime supply chain. The authors utilize a unique micro-level oil shipment dataset derived from commercial oil market data and the Automated Identification System (AIS) for vessel tracking. The authors' empirical results highlight the differences between being “green on paper” and “green in practice” and are important for policy makers in the future environmental upgrading of the tanker shipping and oil industry.
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Authors:
- Jia, Haiying
- Publication Date: 2018-12
Language
- English
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- Media Type: Web
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 618-634
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
- Volume: 65
- Issue Number: 0
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 1361-9209
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crude oil; Oil tankers; Shipping; Supply chain management; Sustainable transportation; Trade
- Uncontrolled Terms: Automated identification systems
- Subject Areas: Environment; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01684021
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Oct 24 2018 11:17AM