Climate Change Data

Summit Midstream Partners, LP

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:383,296 tCO2e/year (Scope 1)
Scope 1 Emissions:383,296 tCO2e/year
Scope 2 Emissions:154,129 tCO2e/year
Carbon Intensity:0.005393 tCO2e per Thousand BOE

ESG Focus Areas

  • Safe and reliable operations
  • Minimizing environmental impact
  • Protecting employees’ health and wellbeing
  • Responsible and ethical business practices
  • Energy transition initiatives

Environmental Achievements

  • Significant decrease in the number of hydrocarbon spills
  • Zero PHMSA-reportable pipeline incidents
  • Installation and operation of over 1,000 solar panels across assets
  • Installation of air driven or electrically operated pneumatic devices/controllers reducing methane emissions
  • Installation of engine catalysts on certain equipment reducing methane emissions
  • Capture and routing of process vent gas streams to combustion devices reducing methane emissions by approximately 95%
  • Utilization of electric motor driven compression reducing Scope 1 GHG emissions
  • Fugitive component leak detection and repair (LDAR) reducing methane emissions
  • Capture and combustion of planned equipment and facility blowdowns reducing methane emissions by approximately 95%
  • Use of hot taps on pipeline tie-ins reducing emissions
  • Investment in projects improving efficiency and reducing GHG emissions (e.g., vapor recovery, gas control combustion units installation, upgrading compressor stations)

Social Achievements

  • Zero employee and contractor fatalities
  • Wellness reimbursement program
  • Wellness day paid time off
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing mental health assistance, legal and financial help
  • Annual anti-harassment and discrimination compliance training
  • Annual diversity and inclusion training
  • Employee engagement survey conducted
  • Community contributions exceeding $500,000

Governance Achievements

  • Independent board of directors (86% independent)
  • ESG oversight incorporated into Nominating, Governance & Sustainability Committee Charter
  • Executive compensation linked to ESG performance (25% weighted in SLT Scorecard)
  • First public election of directors held
  • No losses associated with rates, pipeline access, price gouging, or price fixing

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • GHG emissions and climate change transition risks
  • Potential for increasingly stringent regulations related to drilling activities or hydraulic fracturing
  • Potential impact of legislation or regulations addressing climate change and GHG emissions on markets and demand for products
  • Potential for increased cost of operating natural gas facilities due to tax on waste methane emissions (IRA 2022)
  • Potential for changing precipitation patterns and increased geohazards in mountainous areas
  • Potential for supply chain disruptions
Mitigation Strategies
  • Strategic collaboration with Clariter S.A. for chemical recycling plants
  • Initiatives to improve operational efficiency and reduce GHG emissions
  • Monitoring evolving regulatory landscape relating to GHG emissions
  • Adoption of the “three lines model” for risk management
  • Comprehensive Integrity Management Program (IMP)
  • Damage Prevention Program
  • 24/7 pipeline system monitoring
  • Comprehensive Spill Response Prevention and Countermeasure Plan (SRPC)
  • Emergency Response Manual and Plan
  • Health and Safety Policy Statement
  • Core Safety Principles
  • Health and safety training programs
  • Use of ISNetworld contractor management system
  • Responsible Contractor Form

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 76% of suppliers signed off on Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

Responsible Procurement
  • Preference for domestic and North American steel providers
  • Use of ISNetworld contractor management system
  • Responsible Contractor Form

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Changing precipitation patterns
  • Increased geohazards
Transition Risks
  • Stringent regulations related to drilling activities or hydraulic fracturing
  • Impact of legislation or regulations addressing climate change and GHG emissions on markets and demand
  • Increased cost of operating natural gas facilities due to tax on waste methane emissions
Opportunities
  • Increased demand for natural gas as a transition fuel
  • Strategic collaboration with Clariter S.A. for chemical recycling

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: SASB, TCFD, EIC/GPA Midstream ESG Reporting Template