The Ipieca sustainability article round-up showcases recent sustainability-related achievements, projects and news from Ipieca members, demonstrating their support for the Ipieca Principles around advancing environmental and social performance across the energy transition. We also highlight initiatives from our partner organizations and share insights from key United Nations meetings.
The July round-up shares advancements around e-methanol, hydrogen storage and deployment in heavy industries, biodiversity data, and circular economy for lubricants. We also share Ipieca insights and updates from our Global Initiative programmes with the International Maritime Organization, the Bonn Climate Change Conference, and Ipieca Week 2024 stakeholder panels.
Member sustainability articles
Cepsa
Cepsa developing €1b e-methanol plant
Cepsa and C2X are investing €1 billion in an e-methanol plant in Andalusia, Spain, with an initial capacity of 200,000 tonnes per year potentially expanding to 1 million tonnes per year as the market grows. E-fuels are synthetic fuels that are identical in composition to conventional hydrocarbon fuels and can use existing infrastructure, and can therefore support the decarbonisation of shipping.
Hydrogen storage project to advance lower carbon future
Chevron’s Advanced Clean Energy Storage Project in Delta, Utah, will convert renewable energy into hydrogen, producing up to 100 metric tonnes of hydrogen per day that will be stored in salt caverns at site, helping meet the need for dispatchable lower-carbon power generation.
GeoPark recognised for contribution to knowledge about Colombia’s biodiversity
GeoPark received two accolades for its commitment to preserving biodiversity during the COP16: Nature and Business pre-meeting. The first for its contribution of biodiversity data to the public platforms SiB Colombia and the Global Biodiversity Information System. The second for its ‘Corporate Management for Nature’ programme, which provides guidelines for reporting and publishing biodiversity data, which can be used by companies from all economic sectors.
SLB is leading efforts to integrate low-carbon hydrogen into heavy industries such as steel and petrochemicals. This interview with Gavin Rennick, President of SLB’s New Energy business, explores the technologies and strategies in play in supporting the scale up of hydrogen.
Developing the circular economy for lubricants in Europe
TotalEnergies has acquired Tecoil, a Finnish company specialised in the production of re-refined base oils. Tecoil has developed its own circular economy network for collecting used lubricants in Europe and supplying its plant.
Ipieca + International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Updates from the Ipieca-IMO Global Initiative
Recent highlights and upcoming activities from the Ipieca-IMO Global Initiative programmes, which assist countries to develop national structures and capability for oil spill preparedness and response in the West, Central and South Africa; South East Asia; and Caspian Sea, Black Sea and Central Eurasia regions.
Ipieca + UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Ipieca insights from the Bonn Climate Change Conference
Ipieca Secretariat representatives attended SB 60, which convened government, business and NGO representatives to provide negotiators with the scientific and technical knowledge needed to make informed and ambitious decisions during COP29 in Baku.
Ipieca Week 2024 stakeholder panels briefing report now available
From 22-26 April, Ipieca held its flagship event in London. During Ipieca Week, input was sought from 19 stakeholders during 3 panels, providing insight into their collaboration with Ipieca, its benefits and the evolution of Ipieca’s role in fostering further dialogue; and how Ipieca can support members’ leadership on the energy transition in the context of sustainable development. This input will feed into the development of Ipieca’s 2025-2028 strategy.
Find out how Ipieca members are enhancing nature-based solutions, understanding local biodiversity, advancing CCS, and supporting sustainable energy transitions. We also share insights from Ipieca’s recent engagement with the IMO, Voluntary Principles Initiative, and other UN bodies.
Sustainability article round-up: March 2025
3 April 2025
The March round-up underscores the broad collaboration members are engaging in to advance the energy transition, including projects and funds supporting decarbonisation, nature-based solutions, biodiversity. Plus, partner updates on biofuels for decarbonising shipping, a mercury trade control initiative in Latin America, and insights from Ipieca's engagement with the IMO, UN CBD, and UNEP.
Sustainability article round-up: February 2025
27 February 2025
The February round-up demonstrates Ipieca member leadership in sustainability through formal recognitions, pioneering projects, and environmental and social investment programmes aimed at improving water quality, enhancing community resilience and supporting technical education for a just transition.
Sustainability article round-up: December 2024/January 2025
30 January 2025
We kick off 2025 with a round-up of articles from December and January. Covering emissions reductions efforts and low-carbon technologies, including a cross-border CCS study, blue hydrogen, and a new decarbonization institute. Members also share plans to restore coral reefs and boreal seismic lines.
