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Decreasing diesel consumption and using produced gas for power has both economic and environmental benefits:
ā Reduces the need to purchase diesel
ā Reduces flaring
ā Reduces direct air emissions by 28% compared to diesel
ā Eliminates emissions and impact from transportation of diesel
ā Eliminates emissions associated with refining the diesel fuel
Technological advances in compact compressors has further minimized greenhouse gas emissions, generating power from gas at almost any scale.
By year end 2021, nearly all of the gas produced at Acordionero will be used for power.
Furthermore, throughout 2021 the company has made it a priority to utilize all available solution gas for process optimization and gas to power projects in all fields across its portfolio.
GHG emissions
800,000 700,000 600,000 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000
0
Carbon Intensity
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5 0
59%
reduction
2019 2020
32%
reduction
2019 2020
Oil Spill Response and Pipeline Integrity
When automatic alerts detected a small leak in the pipeline running under the Caqueta River before midnight on June 21, field and pipeline operations at Moqueta were immediately stopped as GTE’s Oil Spill Response team rapidly deployed dozens of vehicles, boats and workers from nearby control points to investigate, contain and remediate the area. The pipeline transports crude from GTE’s Moqueta wells to the production facility at Costayaco and runs about 1.5 kilometres upstream from the nearest town of Puerto Limón.
The company alerted nearby communities within the hour
and staff met with social leaders immediately to explain
the situation. The company worked closely with local and national authorities and regulatory agencies to coordinate the extensive emergency response activities. GTE remediated all environmental impacts, leaving no residual crude on land or water. Repeated water monitoring tests along with six separate inspections conducted by regulators have confirmed no lasting impact on fauna, flora, natural resources or infrastructure.
enVIROnMenTAL STeWARDSHIP
29
(Kg CO2/Barrels of Oil Equivalent Tonnes of CO2 Equivalent