By the end of 2020, the volume of hydrogen production at Rosneft’s facilities, including foreign assets, was about 400,000 tonnes. Hydrogen is produced for the Company’s in-house refineries, which eliminates commercial risks.
Rosneft has become the first Russian company to present a 2035 carbon management plan. As part of the plan, the Company seeks to reduce the emission intensity of its oil and gas production by 30%, achieve a methane emission intensity below 0.25% and avert greenhouse gas emissions of 20 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. In addition, Rosneft is exploring options to minimise its carbon footprint in hydrogen production. There are now hydrogen production units at almost all of the Company’s refineries.
As part of its 2035 carbon management plan, Rosneft will consider using carbon capture, recovery and storage (CCS/CCUS) technologies at its existing hydrogen facilities. These technologies will significantly reduce emissions and enable the transition to blue hydrogen production.