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Methane emissions management
May 23, 2025
Methane emissions management
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March 2023 Ecopetrol committed to reduce methane emissions by 45% by 2025 and 55% by 2030.
Since 2019, Ecopetrol has developed methane detection and direct measurement campaigns, using bottom-up and top-down technologies in the different facilities of the organization, in both operated and non-operated assets.
Also, Ecopetrol has a prioritized portfolio of initiatives to reduce methane emissions from leaks and venting in wells and tanks to meet the proposed goals.
Additionally, since 2018, Ecopetrol has acquired voluntary commitments to make significant progress in methane emissions management.
More information here Climate ambition
Measuring, monitoring and reporting campaigns
- In 2019, the company conducted the first bottom-up campaign dedicated to detecting and measuring fugitive emissions in upstream segment.
- In 2021, with technical support from the Canadian government, bottom-up methane measurements of fugitive and venting in tanks and wells were performed at main assets in upstream segment.
- In 2021, the first top-down measurement campaign was conducted on 95% of the assets in Colombia.
- In 2023 and 2024, the company performed top-down measurements on Ecopetrol's operated and some non-operated material assets, and bottom-up measurements of leaks, tank venting, well venting and combustion in prioritized assets in the Magdalena Medio region.
- Implementation of methane emissions leak identification and closing program (LDAR - Leak Detection and Repair) in line with the national regulation on methane emissions issued by the Ministry of Mines and Energy in 2022.
- Annual methane emissions reporting to the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP 2.0), the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC), corporate reporting such as CDP, DJSI, SASB and Integrated Management Reporting under GRI standard..More information here Management and Sustainability Reports®.
(Photograph of leak detection with OGI camera Orinoquía Regional)
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