Over 300 professionals from industry companies, academic institutions, and regulatory agencies attended the workshop on "Reducing of Methane and CO2 Emissions in Upstream Operations," organized by the Arpel Exploration and Production Committee on June 27. The event featured four presentations from the International Energy Agency (IEA), Honeywell, GeoPark and Petrobras.

The commitment by many governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to achieve "Net Zero" by 2050 is leading to stricter regulations on emissions in the oil and gas industry.

Investors are also financially punishing those companies that produce high emissions and are migrating their portfolios towards cleaner energy.

This situation makes the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions a critical issue for the oil and gas sector, not only as a commitment to environmental care but also as a matter of survival.

The main objective of this workshop, coordinated and moderated by Pablo Amoedo, Arpel Project Manager and leader of the E&P Committee, was to promote knowledge exchange among professionals, review best practices and technologies for emissions monitoring and management, and understand the challenges and opportunities of the energy transition in the hydrocarbons sector.

The four presentations were delivered by: Tomas de Oliveira Bredariol, Energy and Environmental Policy Analyst at the International Energy Agency (IEA), who spoke on "Tackling GHG Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations"; Fernando San Martín, Regional Sales Manager for Infrastructure and New Energy in Central and South America at Honeywell, and Marcelo Guedes, Director of Natural Gas in Latin America at Honeywell UOP, who discussed "Emissions Management"; Rocío Gaviria, Corporate Director of Facilities and Processes at GeoPark, who addressed "Energy Sustainability" from her company's perspective.

To conclude the workshop, Roberto Gennaro Gomes Vairo, Manager of Upstream Decarbonization and Energy Efficiency at Petrobras, presented "CCUS: Journey and Roadmap to the Future."

Full webinar at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB_6vhuz5Ho