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Climate change: NNPCL signs MoU with TotalEnergies on technology deployment

Speaking on the collaboration at the MoU signing event, the GCEO of 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.

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After gains from COP28, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) 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.

Persecondnews reports that methane is the primary contributor to the formation of ground-level ozone, a hazardous air pollutant and greenhouse gas exposure to which causes 1 million premature deaths every year.

Speaking on the collaboration at the MoU signing event, the GCEO of 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.

The partnership with TotalEnergies AUSEA technology on its upstream operations sites will help 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.

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 NNPCL-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.

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 to 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.

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 the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, Patrick Pouyanné.

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