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SOCAR zeroes associated gas emissions – figures over 17 years

Oil&Gas Materials 22 June 2023 16:16 (UTC +04:00)
Laman Zeynalova
Laman Zeynalova
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 22. Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR has zeroed the emissions of associated gas in 2022.

“SOCAR reached a zero associated gas emission target in the Upstream sector in September 2022 for the first time in the region by optimization of operations, increasing efficiency and applying new technological solutions,” an informed source told Trend.

The table below shows the volume of associated gas emissions by the company since 2007:

Year

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

Volume of emissions (million cubic meters)

569.9

344.7

295.9

205.7

189.5

188.9

187.3

105.7

123.7

114.9

129.2

135.4

129.8

29.3

7.2

0.9

SOCAR reduced greenhouse gas emissions to 2 percent in 2021. The World Bank also predicted that the company’s emissions will drop to zero by 2022.

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