Anadarko's Commitment

At Anadarko, we are keenly aware that greenhou

se gas (GHG) emissions - particularly carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) - have emerged as a specific concern.  We continually look for innovative ways to minimize the overall environmental impacts of our activities, including reducing GHG emissions. 

 We are a Production and Processing Partner in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Natural Gas STAR Program, a founding member of The Climate Registry, a founding member of the American Carbon Registry, and a participating member of the American Petroleum Institute's Climate Challenge Program and Business Roundtable's Climate RESOLVE Program.

Examples of our efforts include:

* Working to minimize the flaring and venting of methane to increase energy efficiency and reduce emissions 

* Anadarko’s enhanced oil recovery (EOR) operations in Wyoming utilize CO2 to stimulate oil production. The CO2 injected into the ground enhances domestic oil production and prevents a GHG from being emitted into the atmosphere. The project currently sequesters enough CO2 each day to offset the equivalent emissions of more than half-a-million cars. 

* As a result of our CO2 sequestration activities in Wyoming, we have created a surplus of registered and verifiable CO2 emissions reductions. These efforts, combined with growing awareness of the benefits of EOR-related geologic sequestration, have given Anadarko encouragement about the potential growth in voluntary environmental markets.

In 2004, the company approved a GHG Management Plan, recommended by the Company’s Climate Change Committee. The plan addresses the management of emissions of CO2 and CH4 at all of Anadarko's worldwide operating locations. 

In our view, it's possible to achieve reductions in GHG emissions in a cost-effective and voluntary manner.

Anadarko continues to inventory and assess its corporate-wide GHG emissions inventory baseline and GHG intensity using our established and updated Corporate GHG Protocol. We also continue to calculate, third-party verify, and register our GHG emissions reductions from our EOR projects. Our methodology is consistent with established industry guidelines found in the IPIECA/API/OGP Petroleum Industry Guidelines for Reporting GHG Emissions and standards set by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and the World Resource Institute.

Source: www.anadarko.com