There is an attempt by conventional oil and gas companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through sustainability practices to maintain a position of relevance in a low-carbon energy future. One of such measures is the idea of upstream energy integration (or field electrification), yet emerging and in its nascency. The concept of energy integration is to electrify upstream petroleum production operations through renewables to reduce carbon intensity and mitigate process emissions. While this seems promising, its dynamics and wider ramifications remain unexplored in the scholarly literature. Drawing on the socio-technical transition theory and adopting a qualitative approach to energy systems analysis, this perspective type piece identifies and discusses the implications of the emerging trend of upstream energy integration. The analysis proceeds with three thematic parallels and five central motifs that potentially set research and policy framing agendas to complement existing energy governance frameworks. These include Process energy needs, Resources and materials sourcing, Embodied energy implications, Scalar deployment costing and Temporal dynamics for transition (the PREST framework).

传统石油和天然气公司试图通过可持续性实践来减少温室气体排放，以保持在低碳能源未来的相关地位。其中一项措施是上游能源整合（或现场电气化）的想法，但尚在萌芽阶段。能源整合的概念是通过可再生能源使上游石油生产运营电气化，以降低碳强度并减少过程排放。虽然这看起来很有希望，但它的动态和更广泛的影响在学术文献中仍未得到探索。借鉴社会技术转型理论并采用定性方法进行能源系统分析，该透视式作品识别并讨论了上游能源整合新兴趋势的影响。分析继续进行三个主题平行和五个中心主题，这些主题可能会制定研究和政策框架议程，以补充现有的能源治理框架。这些包括P rocess能源需求， - [R物资跟不上和材料采购， ê mbodied能量影响， š日历部署成本计算和Ť emporal动力学转换（连接PERST框架）。