Totalenergies to monitor methane on all upstream assets by 2025
Refiles story to clarify in para 1 which assets will be fitted with leak detection equipment
By America Hernandez
PARIS, Nov 14 (Reuters) -French oil major Totalenergies TTEF.PA will fit all upstream assets which it operates with real-time methane leak detection equipment by the end of next year to help it cut emissions, it said on Thursday.
Methane emissions remain in the atmosphere for less time than CO2 but have a higher planet-warming effect, according to climate scientists.
Totalenergies' announcement, made on the sidelines of the COP-29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan will help Total reach its target of slashing methane emissions to near zero by 2030.
The French company hopes to grow its oil and gas operations with new exploration even as it cuts overall emissions, notably by electrifying production facilities and reducing flaring.
Last year Total was among 50 oil and gas companies to pledge to eliminate routine flaring, or burning off gas from oil fields, and to step up monitoring to reduce emissions.
TotalEnergies' emissions https://tmsnrt.rs/3TyvoGr
Reporting by America Hernandez
Editing by Christina Fincher and Susan Fenton
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