TotalEnergies has highlighted its growing cooperation with National Oil & Gas Companies to reduce methane emissions, announcing partnerships with PETRONAS in Malaysia, SONANGOL in Angola and Oil India Limited (OIL) in India.
TotalEnergies has signed a collaboration agreement with PETRONAS, the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) and JGC Corporation to help develop the Southeast Asia Methane Emissions Technology Evaluation Center, known as SEA METEC.
Led by PETRONAS and based in Malaysia, the regional centre will be dedicated to evaluating methane emissions measurement and monitoring technologies across Southeast Asia.
TotalEnergies will support the project by sharing expertise gained over more than 10 years at its own TADI (TotalEnergies Anomalies Detection Initiative) centre, which is Europe’s only facility dedicated to evaluating methane detection and quantification technologies.
The company says SEA METEC will strengthen knowledge sharing and support the harmonisation of measurement and quantification methodologies, helping companies better detect, measure and ultimately reduce their emissions.
In Angola, TotalEnergies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SONANGOL to strengthen technical cooperation on methane reduction and decarbonisation.
The agreement builds on experience gained through TotalEnergies’ AUSEA technology and covers methane detection, measurement, monitoring and reduction, along with the sharing of best practices, methodologies and technical expertise.
The two companies are working to identify concrete solutions to cut methane emissions and flaring, improve energy efficiency, support facility electrification and advance carbon management.
The cooperation also extends to greenhouse gas emissions reporting, technical training and knowledge sharing.
In addition, the partners will explore financing opportunities, including potential support from the World Bank’s Global Flaring and Methane Reduction (GFMR) Fund.
In India, OIL and TotalEnergies are building on an earlier success by preparing a second field campaign.
The first campaign used AUSEA technology to detect and quantify methane emissions at more than 20 OIL-operated sites in Assam.
Lasting one month, it gave OIL data to support its emissions reporting and showed that AUSEA can accurately detect and quantify methane emissions across diverse sites and field conditions.
The second one-month campaign will extend the use of AUSEA to additional OIL-operated sites, further strengthening the working relationship between the two companies on methane emissions reduction.
Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of TotalEnergies, said the three partnerships reflect the company’s commitment to the OGDC and the momentum the charter has generated.
“Our cooperation with PETRONAS in Malaysia, SONANGOL in Angola and OIL in India illustrates TotalEnergies’ commitment to the OGDC and the momentum it has created among international and national companies,” said Pouyanné.
“I am convinced that by sharing technologies, expertise and best practices, we can accelerate concrete action and contribute to our common ambition of achieving near-zero upstream methane emissions by 2030.”
Taken together, the initiatives show how measurement technology, regional testing facilities and direct field deployments are being combined to give national oil companies practical tools for tackling methane.
By working across three countries and three continents’ worth of operating conditions, TotalEnergies is positioning its detection expertise as a shared resource for the wider industry as OGDC members work toward their 2030 goal.
