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GHG emissions cap expected for

Canada’s oil and gas by end of 2023

CANADA NATIONAL regulations will be completed by tentative emissions target for oil and gas in 2030
the end of 2023 for a cap on greenhouse gas of 110mn tonnes, a 46% cut from 2019 levels, and
(GHG) emissions from the Canadian oil and gas 32% more than 2005.
sector, said Canadian Minister for Environment Major Canadian environmental groups have
Steven Guilbeault in an interview with Cana- been seeking a cut of 60% from 2005 levels.
dian Press at COP27, the UN climate summit in They had also hoped that Guilbeault would use
Egypt. COP27 as a platform to unveil a firm number for
The Ottawa government is developing the the cut, rather than the government’s tentative
rules in “record time”, he told the news service. target.
“We will have draft regulations maybe by the The Ottawa government plans to slash emis-
spring, at the latest in the first half of the year,” sions across all sectors by 40-45% by 2030 com-
the minister said. “And then the goal is to have pared with 2005 levels.
the complete regulations by before Christmas, Emissions Canada’s oil and gas production
which is, you know, record level time to develop make up about 25% of Canada’s total carbon
regulations.” emissions, and are as much as 83% higher than
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party three decades ago. Canada’s overall emissions are
had promised the limits in their election cam- some 23% higher than 30 years ago.
paign last year. Also at COP27, a few Canadian environmen-
In the interview, Guilbeault noted that regula- tal groups slammed the Ottawa government for
tions to put a national clean fuel standard in place including oil and gas representatives in Canada’s
took five years plus. delegation. The Canadian Pavilion had even
The government in March had issued an hosted an event with the Pathways Alliance, a
Emissions Reduction Plan. It established a consortium of major oil sands companies.™

PROJECTS & COMPANIES

Permian water reuse partnership forms

PERMIAN BASIN ARIS Water Solutions is partnering with Chev- “We want to look at identifying and devel-
ron and ConocoPhillips to develop and pilot oping know-how, intellectual property and
technologies and processes to treat produced additional technology to bring down the cost of
water for potential reuse in the Permian Basin. reusing produced water,” she said.
Aris, Chevron and ConocoPhillips’ goal is Aris will lead the engineering, construction
to develop cost-effective and scalable methods and execution of the testing protocols and pilot
of treating produced water to create a potential projects while leveraging the combined tech-
water source for industrial, commercial and nical expertise of Chevron and ConocoPhil-
non-consumptive agricultural purposes. lips. The treated water will then be reused in a
The agreement demonstrates Chevron, variety of ongoing research projects, including
ConocoPhillips and Aris’ continued commit- non-consumptive agriculture, low emission
ment to responsible water management and hydrogen production and the direct air capture
leadership in working towards beneficial reuse of of atmospheric CO2.
treated produced water in a water-scarce region, “At Chevron, using water responsibly is
the companies said. integral to our values and we are continuing to
Recycled water has been used in agriculture strengthen our water management practices to
in Texas such as for growing cotton. ensure safe, reliable and sustainable operations
Aris, Chevron and ConocoPhillips will work in the Permian Basin,” said Chevron’s Mid-Con-
with appropriate regulators, with a goal to com- tinent Business Unit general manager of oper-
plete testing and performance evaluation of pilot ations, Brent Gros. “We believe innovative
technologies by the end of 2023. solutions for produced water reuse will come
“There is no water that can’t be cleaned to from collaboration among a variety of stake-
a level that it can be used,” Aris’ president and holders, which is why we’re pleased to participate
CEO, Amanda Brock, told the Midland Report- in this agreement with Aris and ConocoPhillips.”
er-Telegram. “The question is cost. How can we Chevon is on a path to using 80% recycled
be cost-effective so people don’t take the easy produced water for hydraulic fracturing in most
route of using groundwater?” she continued of the Permian Basin by the end of 2023.™

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