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NNPC to Work with Partners to Reduce Methane Emissions-Eyesan, EVP Upstream

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Executive Vice President, Upstream, NNPC Ltd., Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan during a Panel Session titled “Accelerating the Elimination of Methane Emissions & the Decarbonization of Oil & Gas,” on the sidelines of the on-going United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, taking place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, Tuesday.

<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"aRvUwmTD" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>NNPC Ltd&period; has expressed its commitment to work with global partners in the march towards reducing methane emissions in oil and gas operations&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"NLv3wmOt" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>On the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference&comma; also known as COP28&comma; taking place in Dubai&comma; the United Arab Emirates&comma; the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter was released&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Charter calls on the oil and gas sector to achieve the goal of reaching net-zero emissions for their own operations by 2050&period; It also includes commitments to achieve near-zero methane emissions and no routine flaring by 2030&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking on the development during a Panel Session titled &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Accelerating the Elimination of Methane Emissions &amp&semi; the Decarbonisation of Oil &amp&semi; Gas&comma;” NNPC Ltd’s Executive Vice President&comma; Upstream&comma; Oritsemeyiwa Eyesan said the Charter was a major opportunity not just for the NNPC Ltd&comma; but for the African sub-region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"e7MKjG3G" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Africa contributes three percent to emissions&comma; but that does not exclude us from the consequences of the emissions&period; I think the decarbonisation drive and the charter are not just ethical but also a strategic imperative for a major African National Oil Company &lpar;NOC&rpar; like ours&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>We believe this charter is an important one&period; We are committed to working with all stakeholders to deliver on that&comma;” Eyesan stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She said to achieve its near-zero methane emissions&comma; Nigeria has since declared this decade as Decade of Gas&comma; which is not only geared towards producing more gas for export&comma; but also towards producing gas for local economy and that of the entire African sub-region&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I assure you that we are open to working with our partners towards achieving zero-flare and methane emission reduction by 2030&period; This fits perfectly with our dreams&comma; and we consider it achievable&comma;” Eyesan stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She described finance and technology as the two major challenges in delivering on the provisions of the charter&comma; noting that for the two problems to be solved&comma; African countries need to work with partners who have the technology and finance&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In a statement signed by Olufemi O Soneye Chief corporate communications officer NNPC Limited said NNPC Ltd remains committed to expanding its alternative energy sources through investment in solar&comma; wind&comma; and other renewable sources&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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