Chennai – On the occasion of India Energy Week 2024, TotalEnergies and Oil and Natural
Gas Corporation (ONGC) have signed a Cooperation Agreement to carry out methane
emissions detection and measurement campaigns using TotalEnergies’ pioneer AUSEA
(Airborne Ultralight Spectrometer for Environmental Applications) technology.
The Cooperation Agreement was signed by Dr. Sangkaran Ratnam, Country Chair of
TotalEnergies in India on behalf of TotalEnergies and Ms. Sushma Rawat, Director
(Exploration) Oil and Natural Gas Corporation on behalf of ONGC.
ONGC has been inviting international technology partners to help reduce its methane
emissions in India by 2030, while TotalEnergies has decided to share its AUSEA technology
in an effort to pivot the whole industry towards zero methane emissions by 2030. Both
companies are party to the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter (OGDC), global industry
initiative launched at COP28.
ONGC joins a growing list of national companies who have signed cooperation agreements
with TotalEnergies for the use of AUSEA including Petrobras in Brazil, SOCAR in Azerbaijan,
Sonangol in Angola and NNPCL in Nigeria.
AUSEA, a one-of-a-kind technology by TotalEnergies
Mounted on a drone, the AUSEA gas analyzer, developed by TotalEnergies and its R&D
partners, consists of a dual sensor capable of detecting methane and carbon dioxide
emissions, while at the same time identifying their source. This technology marks a step
change in methane emissions detection and measurement compared to traditional
techniques. By allowing access to hard-to-reach emission points, on all types of industrial
facilities, both offshore and offshore, AUSEA is reputed as one of the most accurate
technologies in the industry.
“Our industry’s priority in the fight against climate change is to slash methane emissions from operations. Aiming for zero methane emissions by 2030 is our collective ambition as
signatories of the OGDC at COP28. We are pleased to collaborate and make our AUSEA
technology available to ONGC, in India, to detect, measure and eventually reduce methane
emissions on their own assets”, said Patrick Pouyanné Chairman and CEO of
TotalEnergies.
Commenting on the pact, Shri Arun Kumar Singh, Chairman and Managing Director of
ONGC, said “In line with our collective ambitions as signatories of the OGDC at COP28,
ONGC is scouting for new technologies to reduce its methane emissions by 50 % by 2027
and by 80% in 2030 compared to 2020. The introduction of the AUSEA technology will
further strengthen our efforts to achieve zero methane emissions by 2038.”
TotalEnergies, a pioneer in slashing down methane emissions
After halving its methane emissions from its operated sites between 2010 and 2020,
TotalEnergies set ambitious targets to step up its efforts and reduce methane emissions by a further 50% by 2025 – with the ambition to reach this target a year early, in 2024 – and by 80% in 2030, compared to 2020.
TotalEnergies is also committed to promoting the United Nations Oil and Gas Methane
Partnership (OGMP 2.0) framework with other national and international oil companies. The
Company has now held the OGMP Gold standard status for the three years in a row.
