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08/07/2021 22:15

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TotalEnergies and GHGSat Launch a New Initiative to Monitor Offshore Methane
Emissions by Satellite

 

As part of its commitment to identify, quantify and reduce methane emissions
linked to its operations, TotalEnergies (Paris:TTE) (LSE:TTE) (NYSE:TTE) is
partnering with GHGSat to develop a satellite imaging technology to monitor
potential methane leak occurrences at offshore facilities.

This new technology, known as “Glint Mode”, annuls interference effects on
data acquisition by observing sun glint on the ocean surface. This satellite
imaging can be combined with local measurements for which TotalEnergies has
developed the ultra-light AUSEA(1) drone-mounted spectrometer, considered to
be the most accurate in the world.

TotalEnergies and GHGSat have been working together since 2018 to refine
methane emissions measurement thresholds in order to detect increasingly
smaller emissions so that leaks can be prevented as far upstream as possible.
In October 2020, the partners set a world record at TotalEnergies’ TADI(2)
testing complex, which is equipped with leading-edge detection resources, by
successfully quantifying the smallest controlled leak detected to date.
TotalEnergies and GHGSat are taking a new step with this initiative and will
be conducting six satellite observations in Glint Mode of TotalEnergies
offshore sites.

“As part of a continuous improvement program, TotalEnergies has decided to
initiate a new stage in its collaboration with GHGSat to develop an innovative
satellite mapping technology suited to offshore infrastructure. This
technology will build on the methane emissions measurement system for which
TotalEnergies holds the accuracy record and strengthen our position as a
pioneer in developing methane emissions monitoring technologies,” said
Marie-Noëlle Séméria, Chief Technology Officer at TotalEnergies.

“GHGSat is excited to expand its emissions monitoring work with
TotalEnergies. By adding offshore measurements to its portfolio of satellite,
airborne and analytical capabilities, GHGSat continues to enhance its services
for market leaders like TotalEnergies,” declared Stéphane Germain,
President of GHGSat.

This partnership builds on TotalEnergies’ commitment within the United
Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP)
to reduce the industry’s methane emissions.

Controlling Methane Emissions: A Priority for TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies’ performance in reducing methane emissions is one of the best
in the industry. The Company has cut its emissions nearly in half since 2021
by focusing on different sources – among them flaring, venting and fugitive
emissions – and by complying with stringent design standards for new
projects to ensure that methane emissions are close to zero. The Company has
already reduced routine flaring by more than 90% since 2010 and has pledged to
eliminate the practice by 2030.

TotalEnergies’ objective is to maintain emissions intensity below 0.2% of
commercial gas produced for oil and gas facilities and below 0.1% for gas
facilities. In 2020, these figures stood at 0.15% and below 0.1%,
respectively, in line with the Company's targets.

In November 2020, TotalEnergies signed onto a second phase of the United
Nations Environment Programme’s Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP 2.0),
supporting a broader, more ambitious reporting framework extended to cover the
entire gas value chain and non-operated assets.

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About GHGSat

GHGSat is a leader in high-resolution remote sensing of greenhouse gases from
space. It provides emissions data to businesses, governments and regulators
worldwide. Thanks to its exclusive remote detection capabilities and patented
technology, GHGSat can monitor individual sites more accurately and precisely
and facilitate timely strategic decisions.

About TotalEnergies Research and Innovation

TotalEnergies deploys its Research and Innovation in the fields of solar and
wind energy, storage solutions and hybrid energy systems, distributed energy
networks, biofuels, biogas, hydrogen, low-carbon products for alternative
mobility, and carbon capture, storage and utilization technologies.
TotalEnergies Research and Innovation’s 4,300 employees based in 18 research
centers around the world work hand in hand with researchers, students and
entrepreneurs who are committed to supporting the energy transition.

About TotalEnergies

TotalEnergies is a broad energy company that produces and markets energies on
a global scale: oil and biofuels, natural gas and green gases, renewables and
electricity. Our 105,000 employees are committed to energy that is ever more
affordable, clean, 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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(1) The 1.4-kg Airborne Ultra-Light Spectrometer for Environmental
Applications (AUSEA) was developed by TotalEnergies and the GSMA laboratory, a
joint research unit of the French National Center for Scientific Research
(CNRS) and University of Reims Champagne Ardenne.

(2 )The TADI testing complex in Lacq (southwestern France) has unique
capabilities for testing controlled gas emissions in a typical industrial
environment.

GHGSat 

Media Relations: Sevana Jinbachian l sjinbach@ghgsat.com
(mailto:sjinbach@ghgsat.com) l @ghgsat

TotalEnergies 

Media Relations: +33 1 47 44 46 99 l presse@totalenergies.com
(mailto:presse@totalenergies.com) l @TotalEnergiesPR 

Investor Relations: +44 (0)207 719 7962 l ir@totalenergies.com
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