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DOI10.1016/j.enpol.2019.01.046
An historical political economy analysis and review of Texas oil and gas well flaring laws and policy
Willyard, Katherine Ann
2019-05-01
发表期刊ENERGY POLICY
ISSN0301-4215
EISSN1873-6777
出版年2019
卷号128页码:639-647
文章类型Review
语种英语
国家USA
英文摘要

Flaring (i.e., burning natural gas extracted at an oil or gas well) is an economically wasteful and environmental harmful industrial practice. Although initially banned in Texas, Texas Statewide Rule 32 currently allows oil wells to obtain a permit to legally flare gas. Through a thick description based on archival research, this paper explains: (1) how Texas flaring regulations emerged and weakened over time, (2) why Texas flaring regulations weakened, and (3) the implications of formal policy changes. This paper argues historical political-legal developments created new opportunities for companies to legitimately flare extracted natural gas. As new shale oil and gas development occurs in previously unreachable areas, incentives for immediate profits often outweigh the benefits of investing in the infrastructure and technology necessary to use extracted natural gas for productive purposes. This paper concludes that waste and pollution by oil and gas industry flaring practices can be minimized if state law and administrative code is changed to eliminate legal opportunities for companies to routinely flare natural gas and provide incentives for companies to immediately invest in the technology and infrastructure necessary to collect, store, and/or transport extracted natural gas to be used for energy production.


英文关键词Historical analysis Political economy Policy and change Oil and gas regulations Flaring Energy law
领域气候变化
收录类别SCI-E ; SSCI
WOS记录号WOS:000463688800060
WOS关键词ENERGY LAW
WOS类目Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences ; Environmental Studies
WOS研究方向Business & Economics ; Energy & Fuels ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology
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条目标识符http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/182768
专题气候变化
作者单位Texas A&M Univ, Dept Sociol, 200 Discovery Dr,Mail Stop 2406, College Stn, TX 77843 USA
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Willyard, Katherine Ann. An historical political economy analysis and review of Texas oil and gas well flaring laws and policy[J]. ENERGY POLICY,2019,128:639-647.
APA Willyard, Katherine Ann.(2019).An historical political economy analysis and review of Texas oil and gas well flaring laws and policy.ENERGY POLICY,128,639-647.
MLA Willyard, Katherine Ann."An historical political economy analysis and review of Texas oil and gas well flaring laws and policy".ENERGY POLICY 128(2019):639-647.
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