The Ipieca Principles and the Ipieca-WBCSD SDG Roadmap are key frameworks through which Ipieca aims to inspire action. This repository provides tangible examples of how members are operationalising the principles and embedding SDG Roadmap actions in their business, offering inspiration and insights for other companies. The examples are supplemented with relevant Ipieca good practice guidance and resources to further support companies to take the next step on their sustainability journey.

Carbon Out programme impact
  • Map-pinItaly

Baker Hughes has launched the Carbon Out programme, engaging over 50,000 employees globally to identify and implement emission reduction initiatives, aligning with its net zero commitment. It targets both short and long-term opportunities for carbon reduction.

Human rights due diligence in renewable energy projects
  • Map-pinSpain

Within Repsol's Delta II wind project, the Jiloca cluster in Spain is a key focus of their human rights due diligence efforts, playing a crucial role in Repsol's commitment to minimizing the impacts of their operations on human rights and obtaining a social license.

Blue ammonia project
  • Map-pinQatar

QatarEnergy's affiliates, QatarEnergy Renewable Solutions and Qatar Fertiliser Company, have collaborated to launch the Ammonia-7 Project, the world's largest blue ammonia facility, with a capacity of 1.2 million tons per annum.

Ocean for Life strategy
  • Map-pinThailand

PTTEP's 'Ocean for Life' strategy, driven by its offshore operations, aims to achieve a net-positive impact on ocean biodiversity and ecosystem services value for all offshore operations (from base year 2019), increase community income by 50%, and establish 16,000 conservation networks by 2030.

Education and investment in energy efficiency
  • Map-pinRomania

România Eficientă' is a unique initiative in Romania, aimed to create a culture of energy efficiency in the building sector.

Carbon neutralization of jet fuel
  • Map-pinJapan

INPEX and partners jointly undertook the carbon offset jet fuel across its entire supply chain for select flights during May 1-31, 2023, coinciding with the G7 Hiroshima Summit in Japan.

Joint venture with Siguler Guff for emissions management software
  • Map-pinUnited States of America

Halliburton, in collaboration with Siguler Guff & Company, LP, launched Envana Software Partners, LLC, providing emissions management software solutions for the oil and gas sector.

3D printing: from science fiction to industrial reality
  • Map-pinNorway

Equinor utilizes 3D printing to revolutionise spare parts production, reducing lead times, costs, and CO2 emissions.

Carbon neutral fuel
  • Map-pinJapan

In October 2023, ENEOS and HIF Global, a leading eFuels company, announced a cooperation agreement designed to encourage the sale of carbon neutral fuel in Japan.

Strategic alliances with the Center for Innovation and Technology - Colombia Petroleum Institute (ICP)
  • Map-pinColombia

The TERRA project is aimed at estimating carbon stocks and fluxes in ecosystems and sustainable production systems, directing natural climate solutions implementation to decarbonize operations.

Floating wind turbines
  • Map-pinChina

CNOOC has deployed a revolutionary deep-water floating wind power on the Guanlan platform, located in the South China Sea, aiming to supply green power to its offshore oil and gas production facilities, constituting a significant move towards renewable energy adoption and emissions reduction in their operations.

Creating a green hydrogen supply chain from Spain to the Netherlands
  • Map-pinSpain and the Netherlands

Cepsa and ACE Terminal have entered into an MoU for the supply of green ammonia to the planned import terminal in the port of Rotterdam. This ammonia will be converted back into hydrogen for industrial use or utilized directly in shipping and other industries in Northwest Europe.

Turning carbon dioxide into rock
  • Map-pinUnited Arab Emirates

ADNOC and 44.01 have announced plans to scale-up their carbon-to-rock project in the Emirate of Fujairah, following the successful completion of their pilot, in partnership with the Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation (FNRC) and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar).

Supporting the Territorialization and Acceleration of SDGs project
  • Map-pinGlobal

Petrobras supported the Territorialization and Acceleration of SDGs project, carried out by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), with the objective of strengthening the 2030 Agenda at the municipal level and, thereby, contributing to the achievement of sustainable development.

Producing energy from hydrogen
  • Map-pinAngola

The Luanda Refinery has recently reached an important milestone, with the successful performance of the tests of hydrogen use for energy production.

Supporting commercial scaling and marketing of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy technology
  • Map-pinUnited States & Australia

Woodside Energy and Heliogen, a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy, are collaborating on a commercial-scale demonstration deployment of Heliogen's technology in California. The technology aims to cost-effectively deliver near 24/7 carbon-free energy in the form of heat, power, or green hydrogen fuel at scale.

Pathways Alliance
  • Map-pinCanada

Canada's largest oil sands producers are working together to address climate change through the Pathways Alliance. The initiative is a crucial enabler to meeting Canada's climate commitments and requires unprecedented collaboration.

Decarbonizing air transport at scale
  • Map-pinSpain

Cepsa has formed a strategic partnership with Spanish airline Iberia and Iberia Express to decarbonize air transport on a large scale. The agreement, which includes research and flight testing of sustainable aviation biofuels also covers other energy alternatives, such as renewable hydrogen and electricity, to promote the sustainable mobility of aircraft and ground fleets.

Mapping contributions to the SDGs
  • Map-pinGlobal

In its 2021 Corporate Sustainability Report, Chevron provided examples of its contribution to the impact opportunities identified in the Ipieca-WBCSD SDG Roadmap for the oil and gas sector, including highlights from 2021 and what it plans to do next. Further examples are provided in its 2022 Corporate Sustainability Report.

Helping power a remote island
  • Map-pinIndonesia

The island of Sebira is located north of Jakarta in the Java Sea and home to many families. As a responsible operator in the region, CNOOC International stepped up and provided support much needed support in the form of solar power.

World's first renewable power for offshore oil and gas
  • Map-pinNorway

Equinor, OMV, and INPEX Idemitsu are working collaboratively with other partners in the development of the Hywind Tampen offshore wind farm in the Norwegian North Sea off the coast of Florø.

Biodiversity Protection Corporate Policy
  • Map-pinSaudi Arabia

The UN SDGs, Global Biodiversity Framework and Ipieca's guidance have informed Aramco's new Biodiversity Protection Corporate Policy and standard operating procedure, in which all new projects are required to deliver a net positive impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Improving energy efficiency at OxyChem plants
  • Map-pinUnited States

OxyChem operates a billion pound-per-year capacity ethylene cracker at its plant in Ingleside, Texas. OxyChem estimates that it is eliminating approximately 970,000 metric tons per year of total CO2e due to the highly efficient design.

Houston CCS Alliance
  • Map-pinUnited States

The Houston CCS Alliance is a coordinated effort among some of the world's most innovative energy, petrochemical, and power generation companies to advance the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in the greater Houston industrial area.

Supporting native Texas grasslands
  • Map-pinUnited States

Since 2015, EOG has supported Texan by Nature, a collaborative partnership between natural resource users and conservation experts to promote conservation efforts that help sustain Texas's working lands, water supplies, and wildlife.

Acoustic marine monitoring project for offshore wind
  • Map-pinUnited States

Empire Wind (a 50:50 partnership with bp) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) announced in September 2022 the extension to 2028 of their historic agreement to monitor large whales in the lease area of Empire Wind. The new agreement ensures that important data to protect wildlife in the New York Bight will be collected during the pre-construction, construction, and post-construction phases of the wind project.

Contribution to the Salk Institute's development of plant based carbon capture and storage
  • Map-pinUnited States

Hess is donating $50 million over the next five years to the Salk Institute's Harnessing Plants Initiative (HPI), which aims to combat climate change by developing plants' natural ability to capture and store potentially billions of tons of carbon per year from the atmosphere.

Predicting high-flow periods for sustainable water use
  • Map-pinUnited States

Murphy actively monitors its fresh water sources to predict the high-flow periods for long- and short-term forecasting. Fluctuations in moisture levels year-over-year, and the potential impacts of climate change on water resources, make it increasingly necessary to understand the impact on freshwater availability.

Building scale in renewables
  • Map-pinUnited States

bp and EnBW were awarded a ~860km2 lease option off the east coast of Scotland to develop a major offshore wind project, Morven. As part of their commitment to support oil and gas workers through employment and provide opportunities for reskilling in renewables, bp and EnBW have committed more than £1 million to X-Academy in Scotland.

A circular economy model for industry equipment
  • Map-pinUnited States

Baker Hughes' Artificial Lift product line has implemented processes to move toward a circular economy-aligned business model. This programme includes pumps, intakes for gas separators, seals, and motors.

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