Oil and gas pathway to net-zero: Review and outlook

Global climate changes urge prompt energy transition for less carbon emissions, from traditional fossil fuels to renewable and sustainable clean energy. However, in reality, the world's energy majority cannot make U-turn immediately to renewables or clean energy due to the immature technology readiness, insufficient resource availability and unstable energy supply. In the next few decades, the fossil fuels, particularly oil and gas, will continue acting as the primary energy sector. Thus, instead of absolutely abandoning fossil fuel and seeking for impractical carbon mitigation technologies, to decarbonise the oil and gas will be definitely feasible and contribute more to net-zero transitions. This study,…