ITHACA ENERGY PLC
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020, 2021-01 to 2021-06, 2022, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Emission reduction
- Health and safety
- Gender diversity
- Social investment
- Governance & transparency
- Inclusion and diversity
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced TRIF by 8% (2020 vs 2019)
- Reduced incidents by 10% (2020 vs 2019)
- Reduced carbon intensity by 7% vs 2019
- Reduced flaring intensity by 16% vs 2019
- 25% CO2e reduction trajectory by 2025 with 8 initiatives underway
Social Achievements
- Zero work-related injuries
- Significant investment in staff and communities
- Target for gender diversity across the entire organisation
Governance Achievements
- Executive pay linked to HSE
- Proportion of men/women receiving bonus: 97%/96% (Apr 2020)
- ISO 14001:2015 certification
- Strategy linked to UN SDGs
- Integrity and transparency at the core of the business
Climate Goals & Targets
- Reduce emissions by 25% by 2025
Environmental Challenges
- COVID-19 impact on offshore operations and production
Mitigation Strategies
- Developed relevant policies and rules aimed at maximizing health and safety of employees
- Prudent multi-layered approach to protect workforce and maintain safe production operations
- Scenario planning clarified operating modes for installations and helped ensure breadth and depth of critical offshore roles
- Re-distribution of key personnel across installation teams whilst maintaining appropriate onshore support including an on-call Emergency Management Team
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Ensuring responsible operations across the supply chain
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: UN SDGs
Certifications: ISO 14001:2015
Reporting Period: 2021-01 to 2021-06
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Emission management
- Water, spills and waste
- Social investment
- Health and safety
- Governance & transparency
- Inclusion and diversity
Environmental Achievements
- Carbon intensity down 7% vs. 2019
- Flaring intensity down 16% vs. 2019
- ISO 14001:2015 certification
- Trajectory to reduce emissions by 25% by 2025
Social Achievements
- TRIF 2020 1.38 vs. 2019 1.51, down 8%
- Incidents 2020 152 vs. 2019 168, down 10%
- Executive pay linked to HSE
- Proportion of men/women receiving bonus: 97%/96% (Apr 2020)
- Significant investment in staff and communities
Governance Achievements
- Strategy linked to UN SDGs
- Integrity and transparency at the core of the business
- Ensuring responsible operations across the supply chain
Climate Goals & Targets
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
- reduce emissions by 25% by 2025
Environmental Challenges
- H1 2021 production impacted by Forties Pipeline shutdown and increase in planned maintenance activity across most fields
Mitigation Strategies
- Continuing to reduce portfolio and field development cost base through various cost reduction initiatives
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Ensuring responsible operations across the supply chain
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: UN SDGs
Certifications: ISO 14001:2015
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2022
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Safety
- Community Investment
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Governance
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced Scope 1 and 2 CO2 and CO2e emissions by 15% from 2019 baseline by year-end 2022.
- Achieved first oil from the Abigail subsea tieback to FPF-1 in October 2022, only ten months after development consent.
- Reached a milestone of ten million barrels recovered from Phase I of the Captain Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) development.
Social Achievements
- Entered a three-year corporate partnership with VSA, donating £150,000 to fund a mental wellbeing facility renovation and committing to further fundraising and volunteering.
- Launched a managers and supervisors training matrix and extended e-learning platform.
- Employed eight interns and six apprentices.
Governance Achievements
- Established a new Board of Directors in October 2022.
- Established the Audit and Risk Committee, Nomination and Governance Committee, Remuneration Committee, Health, Safety, Environment and Security Committee, and Disclosure Committee.
- Entered into a Relationship Agreement with Delek Group Limited upon listing on the London Stock Exchange.
Climate Goals & Targets
- Achieve Net Zero by 2040 (on a Scope 1 and 2 net equity basis).
- Shift to lower-emission intensity assets.
- Achieve a 50% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030 (on a net equity interest basis versus 2018 baseline).
- Zero routine flaring by 2030.
- Reduce Scope 1 and 2 CO2 and CO2e emissions from operated assets by 25% by 2025 (against a 2019 baseline).
- Achieve 0.20% methane intensity by 2025.
- Production target of 68-74 kboe/d in 2023.
Environmental Challenges
- Increased occupational safety events due to increased activity levels and an expanded workforce.
- Impact of the Energy Profit Levy on financing capacity, JV partner alignment, and free cash flow generation.
- Challenges in onsite management engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Increased spills reported in 2022 linked to increased activity levels.
Mitigation Strategies
- Focus on reducing the administrative burden faced by work-site leaders to provide more time for field verification of safety critical tasks.
- Constructive engagement with the UK government regarding future fiscal policy.
- Implementation of an environmental improvement plan including increased awareness of environmental compliance, review of risk processes, control of work and work-site risk controls, and check assurance.
- Disciplined cost management approach across the portfolio.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Strategic partnerships with key suppliers.
- Adherence to NSTA principles in supply chain operations.
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Extreme weather events
Transition Risks
- Policy and legal risks relating to product and carbon pricing.
- Market risks relating to access to capital and investor preferences.
- Reputational risks relating to investor appetite and stakeholder pressures.
- Technology risks relating to the deployment of new technologies.
Opportunities
- Market opportunities relating to developing a positive ESG reputation.
- Opportunities from higher than expected product prices.
- Opportunities from climate regulation and commitments.
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: TCFD, UN Global Compact, UN Sustainable Development Goals
Certifications: ISO 14001:2015
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
- Goal 4: Quality Education
- Goal 5: Gender Equality
- Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- Goal 14: Life Below Water
- Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Ithaca Energy's initiatives contribute to these goals through various programs and commitments.
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Environmental Performance
- Emissions Reduction
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced Carbon Intensity vs. 2019 baseline by an unspecified amount.
- Reduced methane intensity.
- Upgraded FPF-1 seawater lift pumps, reducing emissions from power generation by 3,500 tCO2e/year.
- Replaced both Solar gas turbines on Captain, reducing emissions by 9,800 tCO2e/year.
- Progressed with the Front-End Engineering and Design of the Captain Electrification project (potential to reduce emissions by 110,000 tCO2e/year).
- Completed FPF-1 seawater lift pump upgrades, reducing emissions from power generation by 3,500 tCO2e/year.
- Restored flare gas recovery on FPF-1 (saving 14,700 tCO2e/year).
- Moved to single Gas Turbine Generator (GTG) operation on FPF-1 (saving 11,500 tCO2e/year).
- Compression and controls optimisation on Alba, reducing routine flaring (saving 28,000 tCO2e/year).
- Replaced a solar turbine on Captain BLP with a larger unit, generating more power from fuel gas than diesel.
- Completed the second Solar gas turbine upgrade on Captain, reducing emissions by 9,800 tCO2e/year.
- Reused 1,088 tonnes of concrete mattresses as part of decommissioning activities.
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
- Net Zero by 2040 (Scope 1 and 2 on a net equity basis).
- Zero Routine Flaring by 2030.
- Reduce all Scope 1 and 2 CO2 and CO2 equivalent emissions of operated assets by 25% from 2019 levels in 2025.
- Meet the North Sea Transition Deal targets for Scope 1 and 2 emissions on a net equity basis, with 10% by 2025, 25% by 2027 and 50% by 2030 from 2018 levels.
- Achieve 0.20% methane intensity by 2025.
Environmental Challenges
- Rising volume of water co-produced with oil at the Alba field.
- Unplanned releases from offshore installations (24 in 2023).
Mitigation Strategies
- Processes in place to minimise the concentrations of oil in water before fluids are either re-injected into the reservoir or discharged to sea.
- Investigations of incidents are conducted to gain any learnings or actions to prevent recurrence.
- Work was carried out to optimise OIW levels, through adjustments to the number of hydrocyclone liners and routing.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: OSPAR Recommendation 2003/05, GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard, Environmental Reporting Guidelines including Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting Guidance March 2019, TCFD
Certifications: ISO 14001:2015
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed