Assessing Global Oils

Oil is the world’s largest and most diverse source of fossil fuel energy. It is found in a wide range of regions and is buried in very different kinds of geologic deposits. Oils have varied chemical makeups, and an array of technologies are needed to extract and refine each oil before it reaches consumers.

The OCI quantifies these differences to estimate both the amount and the profile of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced throughout an individual oil’s supply chain. Drill down to see where oils’ GHG emissions arise and how they can be reduced.

Oils have varying impacts on the climate. Differentiating between these effects involves estimating total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for each oil throughout the oil supply chain—from upstream extraction to midstream refining to downstream end use. Track these factors across our tool to see how each oil weighs in.