Methane Emissions from the Global Oil and Gas Industry: A Scoping Review to Characterize Research Trends, Knowledge Gaps, and Priorities

This data was exported from NVivo qualitative analysis software (Version 12) and Microsoft Excel. The data are from the review and charting of 237 peer-reviewed journal articles on methane emissions measurements from the oil and gas industry (onshore). These articles were identified and reviewed following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) methodology. All 237 articles reviewed can be found in the reference list. The data charted from each of the 237 articles were: geography, measurement scales and methods, emissions characterization, and emissions profiles. The codebook shows the data charting structure used in NVivo with descriptions of each category. The .nvp and .qdpx files can be opened with NVivo or another qualitative analysis software to see the sources of evidence charted from each article. The review was updated to the end of 2022 using Microsoft Excel. The associated file includes data extracted from the 26 articles added. This work was completed for a Master of Science thesis in Geography in 2022.