300,000 tons in carbon emissions to be saved by autonomous oil and gas operations

300,000 tons in carbon emissions to be saved by autonomous oil and gas operations

- New research from ABB shows how offshore companies can reduce global carbon emissions by 300,000 tons per site per year[1], the equivalent of taking 150,000 cars off the road[2]

- Annual savings of up to $30 million[3] can be achieved

ABU DHABI, UAE: Today, ABB has published another of its ‘Energy Transition Equation’ reports that shows how industrial customers can reduce carbon emissions and manage the energy transition for a more sustainable future.

Based on nine months of research and modelling, the report highlights how early adoption and integration of automation, digitalization, and electrification technologies to enable autonomous operations can deliver savings of over 300,000 tons of carbon emissions per annum for offshore sites (approximately 25 percent reduction). This is the equivalent of removing 150,000 combustion cars from the road and is the same volume of CO2 responsible for five million tons of glacier mass lost each year.[4]

“The world needs more energy,” said Brandon Spencer, President, ABB Energy Industries. “Even in the most advanced scenarios for renewables, we will still need to invest in oil and gas infrastructure to ensure availability and stability of supply to meet our energy needs. Now is the time to make that investment count, using the right