INTERVIEW: Oman’s PDO identifies projects to halve GHG emissions by 2030

INTERVIEW: Oman’s PDO identifies projects to halve GHG emissions by 2030

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) has identified several projects to halve its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030 [from a 2019 base] as part of its goal to become a net-zero business by 2050, a top official said.

Mohammed Al-Ghareeb, PDO’s External Affairs and Communication Manager told Zawya Projects that PDO’s goals are aligned with Oman’s national target of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 announced in October.

He said company’s decarbonisation roadmap includes several projects to achieve the 2030 interim target.

“Much of [our] focus will be on the biggest source of emissions, which is power generation. That’s an area where we would like to [give] more attention, more focus,” he said.

Renewable energy projects together with gas flaring, production water management and energy efficiency projects helped PDO cut 0.17 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions and 3.14 million tCO2e per annum from Business As Usual (BAU) figure in 2021, the national oil company had said in its latest sustainability report.

PDO’s objective is to derive 30 percent of its power capacity from renewable sources by 2025.

New renewable energy projects being considered, according to the report, include a 100-megawatt (MW) solar power project, which will combine photovoltaic (PV) with battery storage; a wind farm, which is