April 17, 2009
BP Lowers Emissions by More Than Three Percent in 2008
British Petroleum (BP) has released its Sustainability Review 2008 that provides an update on the company’s responsible operations, environmental performance and its role in society.
BP’s total 2008 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 61.4Mte CO2-e (on a direct-equity basis) were 2.1Mte lower than the 63.5Mte CO2-e reported in 2007, which is approximately 3.4 percent lower than the previous year. The company expanded the use of “smart” well automation to reduce venting, and improved well completion procedures to reduce flaring at its Wamsutter natural gas operations in the U.S., which resulted in lower….
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