According to the Oil and Gas expert firm, Shell Plc., in 2023 it’s subsidiaries, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company, and Shell Petroleum Development Commission operated 50% of its total routine and non-routine flaring in its integrated gas and upstream facilities.
It was revealed in Shell Energy Transition Strategy 2024 report.
Shell expressed that it had come to conclusion to sell the gas flaring Nigerian assets to a consortium of indigenous energy firms.
“Around 50 per cent of total routine and non-routine flaring in our Integrated Gas and Upstream facilities in 2023 occurred in assets operated by the SPDC and Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company. On January 16, 2024, Shell reached an agreement to sell SPDC to a consortium of five companies, subject to approvals by the Federal Government of Nigeria and other conditions,” the report said.
The energy firm revealed that it was working to reduce flaring, which is inefficient and contributes to climate change.
“In 2021, we brought forward our target to eliminate routine flaring from our upstream operations to 2025 from 2030. This accelerates our commitment in 2015 to end routine flaring as a signatory to the World Bank’s Zero Routine Flaring by 2030 initiative.
“Total routine flaring Our upstream oil and gas assets remained relatively stable in 2023 compared with 2022 at 0.1 million metric tons, having reduced from 1.1 million metric tons in 2016, the report added.
The company revealed that it had invested $5.6bn in low-carbon solutions in 2023 “which was 23 per cent of our capital spending.”
The firm added further, “We are spending $10-15bn on low-carbon solutions between 2023 and 2025, making us a significant investor in the energy transition.
“With our focused approach, we believe our investments will have an important impact, allowing us to develop low-carbon solutions at increasingly affordable prices for our customers.”
Shell said they would provide different kinds of energy the world needs, especially in liquified natural gas.
“We will invest in producing LNG with lower carbon intensity, in reducing emissions from oil and gas production, and in providing cleaner energy solutions. As we transform Shell into a net-zero emissions energy business, we believe we are the investment case and the partner of choice through the energy transition,” it stated.
Shell said it was planning to invest $11m in 25 mini-grid projects across Nigeria, to supply affordable solar energy to communities in need.
