Evaluating the role of the oil and gas industry in energy transition in oil-producing countries: A systematic literature review

IF 6.9 2区经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Energy Research & Social Science Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.erss.2024.103905

Daniel Filipe Dongo, Susana Relvas

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Abstract

Due to its many advantages, the energy transition is seen as an alternative to the growing demand for net zero emissions worldwide. This process requires major adjustments in energy supply and consumption, making it necessary to balance access to secure, affordable, inclusive, and environmentally responsible energy while respecting global climate objectives and contextualising them in each country's socio-economic and environmental circumstances. Unlike developed countries, underdeveloped nations will continue to depend on oil revenues to develop their economies. Research on approaching energy transition in these countries is still scarce. This study aims to explore the role of the oil and gas industry in the energy transition in oil-producing countries from a geographical point of view, strategic perspectives, public policies and possible national and industrial oil and gas strategies that could be adopted. A systematic literature review structured in two phases is used: i) a comprehensive and conceptual framework on energy transition and ii) an analysis of the oil and gas industry articles based on the framework proposed. The first phase proposes a framework for classifying the dimensions of the energy transition to be considered, which is used in the second phase to analyse articles related to oil and gas. The first phase's conceptual framework proposes six dimensions: social, economic, environmental, technological, political and institutional/governance. The results of the second phase showed that the technological dimension is the most studied among the six dimensions. A total of 12 papers focus on nationwide energy transition strategies.

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Energy Research & Social Science ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES-

CiteScore

14.00

自引率

16.40%

发文量

441

审稿时长

55 days

期刊介绍： Energy Research & Social Science (ERSS) is a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes original research and review articles examining the relationship between energy systems and society. ERSS covers a range of topics revolving around the intersection of energy technologies, fuels, and resources on one side and social processes and influences - including communities of energy users, people affected by energy production, social institutions, customs, traditions, behaviors, and policies - on the other. Put another way, ERSS investigates the social system surrounding energy technology and hardware. ERSS is relevant for energy practitioners, researchers interested in the social aspects of energy production or use, and policymakers. Energy Research & Social Science (ERSS) provides an interdisciplinary forum to discuss how social and technical issues related to energy production and consumption interact. Energy production, distribution, and consumption all have both technical and human components, and the latter involves the human causes and consequences of energy-related activities and processes as well as social structures that shape how people interact with energy systems. Energy analysis, therefore, needs to look beyond the dimensions of technology and economics to include these social and human elements.