5.2.2Environment


Emissions & Energy

Year to Year

2017 – Regional Breakdown

2017

20161

Brazil

Angola

North America & Equatorial Guinea

Asia

Number of offshore units (vessels)

14

14

7

3

3

1

SBM Offshore Production

Hydrocarbon Production (tonnes)

55,914,824

44,621,370

41,338,878

10,988,770

3,388,428

198,749

Energy Consumption

Offshore Energy Consumption – Scope 1 in GJ2

62,746,663

55,486,649

40,358,799

16,304,135

6,027,049

56,679

Offshore Energy consumption per production3

1.12

1.24

0.98

1.48

1.78

0.29

Onshore Energy Consumption – Scope 1 + Scope 2 in GJ2

35,110

36,930

Total Energy Consumption – Scope 1 + Scope 2 in GJ 2

62,781,772

55,523,579

Emissions – Offshore

GHG Scope 1

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) in tonnes

5,193,405

5,766,556

2,621,690

2,147,172

420,539

4,004

Methane (CH₄) in tonnes

11,917

18,351

2,976

8,319

623

0

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) in tonnes

314

309

181

105

28

0

Volume of GHG 4

5,584,850

6,317,413

2,749,961

2,386,329

444,474

4,087

GHG per production offshore – Scope 1 5

99.88

141.58

66.52

217.16

130.11

20.56

Flaring

Total Gas Flared per production6

10.92

21.70

3.19

40.86

8.81

NA

Gas Flared on SBM account per production6

5.68

n.a.7

2.95

16.82

3.25

NA

Proportion of Gas Flared on SBM account

52%

n.a.7

93%

41%

37%

NA

Other/Air Pollution – Non Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Carbon monoxide (CO) in tonnes

7,220

9,583

2,917

3,805

498

1

Nitrogen oxides (NOx)

7,578

7,917

4,549

2,255

762

12

Sulphur dioxides (SO₂)

7,735

12,691

53

38

7,639

5

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

1,268

1,988

292

909

66

0
  • 1 This information contains several data revisions compared to previous years. Details of these revisions can be found in section 5.1.6.
  • 2 GJ = gigajoule
  • 3 gigajoule of energy per tonnes of hydrocarbon production
  • 4 GHG = Greenhouse Gas Emissions; in tonnes of CO₂ equivalents
  • 5 tonnes of Greenhouse Gas Emissions per thousand tonnes of hydrocarbon production
  • 6 tonnes of gas flared per thousand tonnes of hydrocarbon production
  • 7 Not available due to change in methodology see section 5.1.6 for details.


Emissions & Energy (continued)

Year to Year

2017 – Regional Breakdown

2017

2016 Revised1

Brazil

Angola

North America & Equatorial Guinea

Asia

Emissions – Onshore (Buildings)

Renewable Energy Generated2

96,917

86,680

GHG – Scope 1 (from buildings)

Onshore Scope 1 energy consumption2

1,025,112

1,003,712

Onshore Scope 1 emissions3

232

222

GHG – Scope 2 (from buildings)

Onshore Scope 2 energy consumption2

8,727,549

9,254,492

Onshore Scope 2 emissions3

3,608

3,582

GHG – Scope 3 (from air travel)

Air travel emissions

12,343

12,916

Emissions Total (Onshore + Offshore)

Total Scope 1 Emissions3

5,585,083

6,317,635

Total Scope 2 Emissions3

3,608

3,582

Total Scope 3 Emissions3

12,343

12,916

Total Emissions (Scope 1 + Scope 2 + Scope 3) 3

5,601,034

6,334,134
  • 1 This information contains several data revisions compared to previous years. Details of these revisions can be found in section 5.1.6.
  • 2 kWh
  • 3 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents


Discharges

Year to Year

2017 – Regional Breakdown

2017

2016

Brazil

Angola

North America & Equatorial Guinea

Asia

Number of offshore units (vessels)

14

14

7

3

3

1

Discharges

Volume of oil in produced water discharges per million tonnes of hydrocarbon production

2.55

2.59

0.87

7.03

8.59

NA

Spills

Spills (oil and chemicals) with release to sea (number)

13

6

8

3

2

-

Oil spills with release to sea (number)

12

6

8

3

1

-

Volume of Oil spills (m³)

0.006

0.011

0.00215

0.00325

0.0001

-

Number of Oil spills > 1 barrel (159 L)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Number of Oil spills > 1 barrel (159 L) per million tonnes of hydrocarbon production

-

-

-

-

-

-

Waste

Restricted Waste (kg)

2,706,168

1,471,474

1,518,653

74,920

1,105,068

7,527

Non Restricted Waste (kg)

1,573,654

1,305,163

969,841

257,310

280,910

65,593

Total Waste (kg)

4,279,822

2,776,637

2,488,494

332,230

1,385,978

73,120