1st Edition
Seeking Common Ground How to Decarbonize Oil and Gas Production Emissions in a Polarized World
0. Front Matter. 1. The Anthropocene Epoch. 2. The Operating Envelope. 3. The Spectrum. 4. Common Ground: The Case for Decarbonization of the Oil and Gas Industry. 5. Oil and Gas Production Emissions. 6. Initiatives for Emissions Reduction. 7. The Need to Innovate the Way We Innovate. 8. From Life-Saving to Climate-Saving Rules. 9. Conclusions.
Biography
Farshid Mostowfi is an independent consultant advising Fortune 500 companies on energy-transition strategy, emissions measurement and reporting, and decarbonization technology. He previously served at SLB (formerly Schlumberger) as New Energy and Sustainability Manager and as Director of Research, Robotics and Sensors. He chairs the Society of Petroleum Engineers' Sustainable Development Technical Section and co-chaired the inaugural SPE Decarbonization Congress in 2025. His work focuses on practical, measurable emissions reductions that hold up across the political divide, the common ground at the center of this book. Dr. Mostowfi received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Alberta and is based in Massachusetts.
