ONGC Partners with Total Energies to Detect, Measure Methane Emissions in India

Zero Methane Emissions ONGC Partners with Total Energies to Detect, Measure Methane Emissions in India

2024-02-07 Source: Press release Total Energies 2 min Reading Time

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India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Total Energies have entered into a cooperation agreement to detect and measure methane emissions. Under the terms of contract, Total Energies’ Airborne Ultralight Spectrometer for Environmental Applications technology will be used by ONGC for reducing its methane emissions.

ONGC has been inviting international technology partners to help reduce its methane emissions in India by 2030.(Source: Leonid Ikan - stock.adobe.com) — ONGC has been inviting international technology partners to help reduce its methane emissions in India by 2030.
(Source: Leonid Ikan - stock.adobe.com)

Paris/France – On the occasion of India Energy Week 2024, Total Energies and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) have signed a Cooperation Agreement to carry out methane emissions detection and measurement campaigns using Total Energies’ pioneer Ausea (Airborne Ultralight Spectrometer for Environmental Applications) technology.

The Cooperation Agreement was signed by Dr. Sangkaran Ratnam, Country Chair of Total Energies in India on behalf of Total Energies and Sushma Rawat, Director (Exploration) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation on behalf of ONGC.

ONGC has been inviting international technology partners to help reduce its methane emissions in India by 2030, while Total Energies has decided to share its Ausea technology in an effort to pivot the whole industry towards zero methane emissions by 2030. Both companies are party to the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC), global industry initiative launched at Cop28.

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Mounted on a drone, the Ausea gas analyzer, developed by Total Energies and its R&D partners, consists of a dual sensor capable of detecting methane and carbon dioxide emissions, while at the same time identifying their source. This technology marks a step change in methane emissions detection and measurement compared to traditional techniques.

“Our industry’s priority in the fight against climate change is to slash methane emissions from operations. Aiming for zero methane emissions by 2030 is our collective ambition as signatories of the OGDC at Cop28. We are pleased to collaborate and make our Ausea technology available to ONGC, in India, to detect, measure and eventually reduce methane emissions on their own assets”, said Patrick Pouyanné Chairman and CEO of Total Energies.

Commenting on the pact, Arun Kumar Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of ONGC, said, “In line with our collective ambitions as signatories of the OGDC at Cop28, ONGC is scouting for new technologies to reduce its methane emissions by 50 % by 2027 and by 80 % in 2030 compared to 2020. The introduction of the Ausea technology will further strengthen our efforts to achieve zero methane emissions by 2038.”

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