TOTALENERGIES SE: Methane Emissions Reduction: TotalEnergies Implements a Worldwide Drone-Based Detection Campaign
16 Mai 2022 - 9:29AM
UK Regulatory
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As part of its commitment to identify, quantify and reduce
methane emissions linked to its operations, TotalEnergies
(Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) has launched a worldwide
drone-based emissions detection and quantification campaign across
all its upstream Oil & Gas operated sites. The campaign uses
AUSEA technology developed by TotalEnergies, the French National
Research Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and University of
Reims Champagne Ardenne.
Since 2017, TotalEnergies has been working with its partners to
develop greenhouse gas quantification technology known as AUSEA
(for Airborne Ultralight Spectrometer For Environmental
Applications). AUSEA consists of a miniature dual sensor mounted on
a drone, capable of detecting methane and carbon dioxide emissions,
while at the same time identifying their source. Measurements can
be taken at all types of industrial facility, whether onshore or
offshore, using this technology. It supplements measurements taken
using traditional techniques such as infrared cameras, ground
sensors and satellite.
After being successfully tested at sites in Nigeria, Italy, the
Republic of the Congo and the Netherlands, AUSEA technology is
being rolled out this year at all upstream Oil & Gas sites
operated by TotalEnergies. The campaign began in early March for
African offshore sites, has now been launched in South America and
will reach Europe this summer. The campaign is an important step
towards achieving a reduction of 50% in methane emissions at
Company operated sites by 2025 and of 80% by 2030 (targets in
relation to 2020).
"TotalEnergies is committed to moving towards Zero Methane.
Considered to be currently the most accurate technology in the
world to detect and measure methane emissions, AUSEA will help us
to refine our emissions calculations, and to take stronger measures
to reduce our emissions even further in order to achieve the
targets we have set", said Namita Shah, President, OneTech of
TotalEnergies.
The AUSEA technology is also being further developed to move
from a manual to an autonomous mode in order to increase the
frequency of methane emission measurements. Its deployment will
also be extended to the Company's other activities, particularly at
its refineries.
Reducing methane emissions: a priority for TotalEnergies
The Company already halved its methane emissions at its operated
sites between 2010 and 2020 by targeting all sources (reductions in
flaring, venting, fugitive emissions, etc.) and introducing
stricter design criteria for new facilities.
In line with the Glasgow agreements, the Company is setting new
targets for its operated methane emissions for the current decade:
reduction from 2020 levels of 50% by 2025 and 80% by 2030. The
Company has also undertaken to keep methane intensity below 0.1%
across its operated gas facilities.
The Company is also enhancing its reporting as part of OGMP 2.0,
the second phase of the United Nations Environment Programme's Oil
& Gas Methane Partnership. OGMP 2.0 outlines a reporting
framework that encompasses the entire gas value chain and
non-operated scope, including a breakdown of emissions by source,
information on inventory methodologies and the use of airborne
measurement campaigns. In 2021, TotalEnergies was awarded Gold
Standard status. The Company is also a signatory of the Methane
Guiding Principles.
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About TotalEnergies
TotalEnergies is a global multi-energy company that produces and
markets energies: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases,
renewables and electricity. Our more than 100,000 employees are
committed to energy that is ever more affordable, cleaner, more
reliable and accessible to as many people as possible. Active in
more than 130 countries, TotalEnergies puts sustainable development
in all its dimensions at the heart of its projects and operations
to contribute to the well-being of people.
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