CNOOC Limited
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022-01 to 2022-06, 2023)
Reporting Period: 2022-01 to 2022-06
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Green Energy Transition
- Carbon peak and Carbon neutrality
- CCS/CCUS
- Offshore wind power
- Rural revitalization
Environmental Achievements
- Utilized green electricity on a large scale on offshore platforms for the first time (expected 186 million kWh during the year)
- Enping oilfields CCS/CCUS demonstration project progressed
- Jointly launched China’s first large-scale offshore CCS/CCUS hub research project in Daya Bay
- Started construction of Wenchang floating wind power demonstration project
Social Achievements
- Continued to promote rural revitalization, focusing on employment, education, medical care, infrastructure, industrial development, living environment, and farmers' income
Governance Achievements
- Complied with all code provisions set out in Part 2 of Appendix 14 to the Listing Rules of Stock Exchange
- All Directors confirmed compliance with the Company’s Code of Ethics and the Model Code
Climate Goals & Targets
Environmental Challenges
- Complex international environment
- Fluctuations in crude oil and gas prices
- Geopolitical pressure
- Climate change and environment policies
- HSSE risks
- Risk of changing international political and economic factors
- Risk of industry policy changes
- Risk of climate change and environmental policy changes
- Risk arising from volatility in crude oil and natural gas prices
- Risk arising from increasing market competition
- Risk of deviation between forward-looking judgments of oil and gas prices and the actuality
- Risk that the anticipated benefits from mergers and acquisitions and disposals may not be realized
- Risk of limited control over our investments in joint ventures and our joint operation with partners
- Risk of high concentration of customers
- Risk of high concentration of suppliers
- Risk from irrealizable undeveloped reserves
- Technology development and deployment risk
- Network security and IT infrastructure damage risk
- Risks to business and operations in Canada
- Exchange rate risk
- Risk of foreign exchange control
- Risk of related party transactions
- Risk of violating anti-corruption, fraud, money laundering and corporate governance and other laws and regulations
- Risk of violating laws and regulations related to data security
Mitigation Strategies
- Vigorously increased reserves and production
- Advanced construction of major projects
- Implemented technological innovation
- Developed in a green and low-carbon manner
- Enhanced quality and efficiency to reduce costs
- Strengthened operation management and enhanced operation efficiency of the overseas assets
- Strengthened risk management, and improved the profitability of the overseas projects
- Accelerated its pace of scientific and technological innovation
- Accelerated the construction of a green and low-carbon production system
- Actively explored a new model of offshore “negative carbon emission” industry
- Actively follows the trend of energy transition
- Maintained its edge of cost competitiveness through keeping effective control over cost
- Established the risk management system to identify, analyze, evaluate and respond to risks
Supply Chain Management
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: IAS 34, HKAS 34
Third-party Assurance: Ernst & Young
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed
ESG Focus Areas
- Low Carbon Development
- Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
- Corporate Citizenship
- Human Resources
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced carbon emissions by over 440,000 tons through green electricity substitution.
- Achieved full recovery and utilization of flare gas with a capacity of over 50,000 cubic meters per day.
- World’s first semi-submersible “double-hundred” deep-sea floating wind power project started operation, supplying over 14 million kWh of green electricity.
- China’s first offshore CCS demonstration project was officially put into operation.
Social Achievements
- Invested RMB158.00 million in external donations and public welfare projects.
- Implemented 33 assistance projects for rural revitalization.
- Implemented over 50 charitable and public welfare projects overseas.
- As of the end of 2023, the Company had a total of 3,732 female employees, accounting for 17% of its total workforce and 17% of its senior and middle management.
Governance Achievements
- Honored with awards such as “Best Listed Company”, Asset ESG Corporate Award “Gold Award”, and “Hong Kong Stock Golden Bull Award”.
- Complied with all provisions in the “Corporate Governance Code”.
Climate Goals & Targets
Long-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
- By 2025, improve the percentage of natural gas in the Company’s gross output.
Short-term Goals:
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Volatility in oil and gas prices.
- Increasing market competition.
- Climate change and environmental policy changes.
- HSSE risks.
- Risk of deviation between forward-looking judgments of oil and gas prices and the actuality.
- Risk that the anticipated benefits from mergers and acquisitions and disposals may not be realized.
- Limited control over investments in joint ventures.
- High concentration of customers and suppliers.
- Irrealizable undeveloped reserves.
- Technology development and deployment risks.
- Network security and IT infrastructure damage risks.
- Risks to business and operations in Canada.
- Exchange rate risk.
- Risk of foreign exchange control.
- Risk of related party transactions.
- Risk of violating anti-corruption, fraud, money laundering and corporate governance laws.
- Risk of violating laws and regulations related to data security.
- Risk of sanctions.
Mitigation Strategies
- Established a risk management system covering design, implementation, monitoring, assessment and continuous improvement.
- Integrated ESG risk management into normal risk management.
- Strengthened the implementation of production safety responsibilities.
- Strengthened cost control and continued to consolidate cost competitive advantage.
- Actively explored new suppliers to ensure supply adequacy and foster competition.
- Implemented measures to reduce costs and enhance efficiency.
- Established procedures for identifying, handling and disseminating inside information.
- Established whistleblowing policy and system.
- Formulated the Compliance Manual for Entities and Employees, the Policy for Compliance Management and other policies.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Typhoons, sea ice, oil spills, gas leaks
Transition Risks
- Carbon emission policies, energy transition
Opportunities
- Expansion of natural gas business, offshore renewable energy projects
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: IFRSs, HKFRSs
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Ernst & Young
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Not disclosed
Not disclosed
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Not disclosed
Awards & Recognition
- Best Listed Company
- Asset ESG Corporate Award “Gold Award”,
- Hong Kong Stock Golden Bull Award