Energy efficiency can be one of the most cost-effective and impactful levers for reducing GHG emissions. In oil and gas operations, energy efficiency measures can not only reduce emissions but also deliver operational cost savings and enhance system performance.

IOGP supports measures that improve energy efficiency by promoting the development, deployment and continuous improvement of energy efficient operations.

IOGP’s guiding principles related to energy efficiency are:

Support climate objectives

IOGP supports helping industry achieve global climate objectives through energy efficiency improvements, in alignment with regulatory frameworks. Energy and operating efficiency are core pillars of IOGP’s Energy Transition Integrated Framework and complements methane mitigation, flaring reduction efforts, electrification as well as carbon capture transportation and storage.

Technology and innovation

IOGP promotes the development, deployment, and continuous improvement of energy efficient solutions such as those included in but not limited to the Ipieca/IOGP Compendium of energy and GHG efficient technologies and practices.

Evidence-based guidance

IOGP develops guidance, tools, and recommended practices to support Member implementation of energy efficiency technologies across offshore and onshore oil and gas facilities. This includes measures that can lower energy use in upstream facilities and can be applied in similar mid and downstream operations.

Together, these initiatives support recommended practices and can be leveraged by industry to advance energy efficiency in line with context-specific decisions that can improve emissions management and operational performance.