BG Group has released its Sustainability Report which covers company’s performance on most material sustainability issues for 2014. The report focuses on four key areas: responsible operator, valuing environment and climate, positive socio-economic impact, data and targets.
“In 2014, the Sustainability Committee took a close interest in the Group’s efforts to further improve its safety record, considered a number of new country entries and monitored work on our licence to operate. It also discussed climate change, while continuing to monitor social performance and ethical conduct.”, commented Sir David Manning, Chairman of Sustainability Committee
Valuing environment and climate
As an oil and gas company, BG Group recognizes its duty to minimize the impact of its operations on the environment, including the climate. BG Group aims to be part of the solution in meeting the energy demand of a growing global population, while addressing the critical challenge of climate change for society and our business.
GHG target
The company hava set the following targets for 2017, based on 2012 emissions intensity levels:
• An 8% reduction in GHGs per barrel of oil equivalent produced for exploration and production activities
• A 15% reduction in GHGs per barrel of oil equivalent from our LNG business.
Emissions
During 2014, nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions totalled 35 000 tonnes, an increase of 6% compared with 2013. Our NOx emissions per unit of production also rose 6% between 2013 and 2014. Recent years have seen an increase in NOx. This is mainly due to an increase in use of duel fuel diesel-electric vessels in company’s global shipping fleet. These vessels are more fuel efficient, reducing CO2 emissions, but have higher NOx emissions.
During 2014, sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions were 26 000 tonnes, a decrease of 7% compared with 2013. This was due to a decrease in oil used for fuel in our shipping operations. SO2 emissions per unit of production decreased 6%, between 2013 and 2014.
BG Group is currently working through various process improvement options for reducing SO2 emissions at this facility. An option under evaluation is a redesigned sulphuric acid plant that would treat hydrogen sulphide from our gas, instead of incinerating it. These improvements will enable us to meet new Tunisian legislation on emissions levels which is due to come into force in 2016.
Oil spill prevention
BG Group has in place a wide range of precautionary measures to ensure the risks of an oil spill are reduced to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable. Through the design, operation and maintenance of their facilities, they work to achieve ‘asset integrity’, or the ability of our physical assets to perform their required function effectively whilst safeguarding life and the environment.
During 2014, a focus across the Group was on strengthening well integrity, which is ensuring the safety, reliability, efficiency and general fitness for service of every well.
For example, all BG Group-operated wells now have a well integrity management system in place that plans for the various stages throughout the lifecycle of a well with the aim of reducing the risk of uncontrolled releases or spills.
In 2015, the company will roll out a data program to provide real-time information from all all wells to facilitate enhanced management of well integrity and early detection of potential incidents.
Further details may be found by reading BG Group’s Sustainability Report
Source: BG Group
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