Market Insight December 2017

Efficiency improvements drive third successive year of declining carbon intensity The carbon intensity of UKCS production fell for the third consecutive year, reaching 21,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) per million boe produced in 2016. The total emissions footprint of the upstream industry also decreased by almost 1 per cent last year. These improvements have primarily been driven by: • Improved production efficiency from existing assets • Platforms that used older turbine technology being decommissioned as they reach the end of field life • The start-up of new, more energy efficient installations

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Figure 13: Carbon Intensity of Production

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0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Carbon Intensity (Kilotonnes of CO₂ per Million boe) Source: EEMS, Oil & Gas UK

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