Operating efficiency covers operating and maintenance practices that improve reliability as well as energy efficiency. Minimizing upsets and reliability events can lower emissions. Energy is required to produce oil and gas, so the adoption of higher efficiency concepts, equipment, and operating standards can reduce emissions from energy consumption while increasing hydrocarbons available for sale. Best practices, standards, and supply chains are key in producing oil and gas efficiently.

What does good look like?

• Maximize efficiency of power generation onsite.
• Recover power and/or heat from power generation exhaust.
• Adoption of high efficiency equipment and technologies.
• Implementation of advanced control and optimization systems.
• Implementation of an energy management system.

How is it achieved?

• See list of recommended publications
  • IOGP Report 669 – Efficient Use of energy in oil and gas upstream facilities
  • IOGP-Ipieca Compendium of Energy and GHG efficient technologies and practices
    • • IOGP-Ipieca. Alternative thermodynamic cycles
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Artificial lift
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Combined-cycle gas turbines
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Combined heat and power
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Compressors
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Cooling systems
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Drilling rigs
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Electric motors
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Ejectors
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Energy-efficient design for carbon dioxide reduction
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Energy performance monitoring and optimization
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Flowlines and pipelines
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Fuel-fired furnaces and boilers
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Gas turboexpanders
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Heat exchangers
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Heat pumps
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Liquid power recovery turbines
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Open-cycle gas turbines
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Pinch analysis
      • IOGP-Ipieca. Pumps
  • Energy Transition Lessons learned (MEMBERS ONLY)