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Dublin, Ireland — The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC, has acquired a new technology to assist it in curbing the emission of greenhouse gases in its upstream operations.
In a statement in Abuja, the company disclosed that the new technology, Airborne Ultralight Spectrometer for Environmental Application (AUSEA), was acquired from TotalEnergies.
It stated that the technology, acquired after the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Tital Energies would help in the detection of methane, in all its upstream operations.
Other benefits of the technology, according to the NNPC include the include identification of unaccounted emission sources, establishment of a basis for querying and improving current emission reporting processes, provision of data to review operational system and for implementing corrective actions, and estimation of flare combustion efficiency.
The NNPC said the agreement with TotalEnergies would enable it to deploy the AUSEA technology on its upstream operations sites to ascertain the level of methane emissions from them, with a view to working out emission curtailment measures to help in combating global warming and climate change.
Specifically, Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, described TotalEnergies as a great and reliable partner over the years with whom the NNPC was looking forward to exploring greater opportunities in the nation’s energy sector.
On his part, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné, said his company was offering the technology to NNPC in keeping with its commitment to promote responsible production of hydrocarbons.
He applauded NNPC for its successful transition into a limited liability company, stressing that he could see and feel the energy that the reforms have brought about, not only in the company but also in the sector.
Explaining the details of the deal, Executive Vice President, Upstream of the NNPC, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, said the pilot phase of the TotalEnergies AUSEA deployment would be on NNPC’s owned operations, adding that the deal would enable the company to deploy methane abatement measures.
The MoU was signed by NNPC Ltd.’s Executive Vice President, Upstream, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, and Managing Director and Country Chair, TotalEnergies EP Nigeria, Matthieu Bouyer, on behalf of their respective companies, under the watch of the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) NNPC Ltd., Mele Kyari, and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné.
