Project description

Iraq and Norway are collaborating under the Oil for Development Programme with a focus on assisting Iraq in reducing their emissions from the oil and gas sector. Carbon Limits has been involved in this effort since 2016. 

In 2022, the Carbon Limits team supported capacity building efforts on GHG emissions inventory development for the oil and gas sector, with a focus on methane emissions quantification at the field/company level. Iraqi stakeholders were trained in the use of Carbon Limits' in-house Methane Inventory Systematic Tool, or Mist, which they were subsequently provided free access to. Mist is a step-by-step methane inventory tool covering both intentional and unintentional methane emissions across the entire oil and gas value chain.

The work was primarily delivered through a series of workshops. Initially, the project team delivered capacity building and training regarding methane quantification and Mist's functionality. Then, together with Iraqi stakeholders, the team selected a national oil company (NOC) for pilot deployment of Mist, developed relevant data collection templates, and provided a more in-depth training on the use of Mist for selected future users within the NOC. 

Carbon Limits assisted the users in collecting relevant activity data, as well as ensuring quality control via virtual and in-person working sessions. Once data was put in, Carbon Limits supported the team in assessing the inventory findings, identifying the most important emissions sources, and developing a mitigation plan. The lessons learned from this effort were compiled and used to prepare a plan for full-scale Mist deployment to other NOCs within Iraq.

As an addendum to this effort, Carbon Limits also developed an Excel tool to help the Ministry of Oil create a high-level CO2 inventory for oil and gas facilities. The team held a virtual workshop with participants from the Ministry of Oil in Iraq to explain relevant emission sources and demonstrate how to use the tool.