The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has
signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TotalEnergies for the adoption
and deployment of a methane detection technology known as Airborne Ultralight
Spectrometer for Environmental Application (AUSEA) in all its upstream
operations.
With the agreement, which is a direct benefit from the
Company’s participation at the recently concluded United Nations Climate Change
Conference (also known as COP28) in Dubai, UAE, NNPC Ltd. will be able to
deploy the TotalEnergies 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.
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.
NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Mr. Olufemi
Soneye disclosed this in a press statement yesterday.
Speaking on the collaboration at the MoU signing event, the
GCEO, NNPC Ltd, Mele Kyari, described TotalEnergies as a great and reliable
partner over the years with whom the Company 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 Ltd. in keeping with its commitment to promote responsible production
of hydrocarbons.
He applauded NNPC Ltd. 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.
Putting the deal in proper perspective, the NNPC Ltd.’s
Executive Vice President, Upstream, Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan, said the pilot phase
of the TotalEnergies AUSEA deployment would be on NNPC Ltd.’s owned operations,
adding that the deal would enable the company to deploy methane abatement
measures.
Other benefits of the TotalEnergies AUSEA technology 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 implement corrective actions, and estimation
of flare combustion efficiency.
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