“We are pleased to strengthen our partnership and alliance with Total as we work towards a low carbon future,” said Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, United Arab Emirates Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC Group CEO. “The agreement builds on our sustainability goal to decrease greenhouse gas intensity by 25% by 2030, and reinforces ADNOC’s commitment to responsible oil and gas production as we deliver on our 2030 smart growth strategy.”

Under the terms of the agreement, ADNOC and Total will jointly explore opportunities to reduce CO₂ emissions, improve energy efficiency and use renewable energy for oil and gas operations. In the area of CCUS, the companies will further develop joint research into new technologies covering carbon capture, storage solutions and enhanced oil recovery projects based on CO₂ usage.

ADNOC said the potential for collaboration complements its CCUS program, which has seen the group establish the first commercial-scale CCUS plant in the Middle East, known as the Al Reyadah facility. Currently, the unit has capacity to capture 800,000 t/y of CO₂.

The state-owned oil company plans to expand the CCUS program six-fold by capturing CO₂ from its own gas plants, with the aim of reaching 5 million t/y by 2030 – the equivalent of the annual carbon capture capacity of more than 5 million acres of forest.

Total and ANDOC already collaborate in many areas, from offshore and onshore exploration, development and production of oil and gas to gas processing and liquefaction, product marketing and R&D.

Author: Elaine Burridge, Freelance Journalist