Nigeria's NNPC has announced that its joint venture with TotalEnergies has achieved zero routine gas flaring across all its assets, following an inspection of the OML100 field in South-eastern Niger Delta by NNPC and TotalEnergies to assess the success of the OML Flare Reduction Project launched in 2023
The NNPC/TotalEnergies joint venture had previously achieved zero routine flaring across the OML99, OML 102 and OML 58 assets.
Pushing for zero routine flaring by 2030
The achievement is an outcome of a programme introduced by the NNPC to push for zero routine flaring by 2030 across its portfolio of assets, and is in line with the targets of 20% (unconditional) and 47% (conditional) greenhouse gas emission reduction in Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Accord. NNPC was one of the signatories of the Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter at COP28, which includes the commitment to zero routine flaring by 2030.
It is also a testament to NNPC’s prioritisation of sustainability anchored on the ‘first R’ of its 5R Strategy (Reduce, Replace, Renew, Re-plant, Repurpose), as it strives to reduce its carbon footprint, the company comments.
Work is ongoing to ensure that all assets within NNPC’s Upstream Directorate achieve zero routine flaring by 2030 or earlier.
