Climate change

For some, the idea of an oil and gas company positively contributing to the climate challenge is a contradiction. We don’t think so. 

As a world leading energy business, we are especially qualified to make effective contributions to the overall solution.

We support the Paris Agreement’s goal to hold the global average temperature increase to below 2°C.

Reducing emissions to address climate change, while meeting the world’s energy needs, remains the biggest single challenge of this century.

Our climate actions include:

Managing greenhouse gas emissions

We have one of the lowest upstream carbon intensities of any international oil company.

This is not just a geological perk.

It comes from our decades-long reservoir management, and production approach.

We invest in advanced technology to prevent greenhouse gas emissions from our operations and assets entering the atmosphere.

Technologies such as mobility geosteering, multilateral wells with smart completions, and peripheral water flooding.

And our technology includes carbon capture, utilization and storage technology.

Our greenhouse gas emissions management program includes direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) emissions.

Flaring reduction

Since 1980, we've been recovering previously flared gas — resulting in significant greenhouse gas emissions avoidance. 

And we are a signatory to the World Bank's “Zero Routine Flaring by 2030” initiative.

We use asset integrity, energy efficiency, and leak detection and repair programs to help mitigate our carbon footprint.

Research and development

We have a global network of research and technology centers.

Their job is to deliver innovative breakthroughs toward our recovery, discovery, diversification and sustainability objectives.

This game changing work has the potential to reduce emissions from both the production and use of hydrocarbon energy sources.

Reimagining carbon

We work on technologies that can turn CO₂ into useful products.

Or capture CO₂ a as a useful feedstock into products like cement.

We are using hydrocarbons for nonmetallic construction materials, or directly converting crude oil into chemicals.

Working together

Aramco is a founding member of the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), whose member companies explicitly support the Paris Agreement, and work to actively shape the global pathway to a low carbon future.