Climate Change Data

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