Global Oil and Gas Infrastructure Features Database

A geospatial database of global oil and gas infrastructure features, developed by NETL and EDF under the Climate and Clean Air Coalition. The technical report details its production, and the data is accessible via a web map application. Funding was provided by the Environmental Defense Fund, OGCI member companies, and the CCAC.

Use Cases

• Mapping global oil and gas infrastructure locations based on the geospatial inventory.
• Modeling methane emissions from energy infrastructure based on the described inventory.
• Conducting environmental impact assessments based on the spatial distribution of energy assets.

Strengths

• Data is associated with a detailed technical report describing its production methodology.
• The dataset is accessible via a web map application for visualization and exploration.
• Development involved collaboration between a national laboratory (NETL) and an environmental NGO (EDF).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

NETL (National Energy Technology Laboratory) and EDF (Environmental Defense Fund).

Collection Method

Developed as an ArcGIS geodatabase; methodology described in a linked technical report.

Geography

Global