REG-TotalEnergies SE Methane Emissions Reduction: TotalEnergies Implements a Worldwide Drone-Based Detection Campaign

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Methane Emissions Reduction: TotalEnergies Implements a Worldwide Drone-Based
Detection Campaign

 

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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