The Carbon Footprint of Neptun Deep

This report provides a high-level estimate of the amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from:

1) the gas exploitation infrastructure in the Neptun Deep perimeter;
2) the Tuzla-Podișor gas pipeline, i.e. the gas transmission infrastructure connecting the gas exploitation infrastructure with the BRUA gas pipeline.

The estimate includes emissions from the construction, the operation and the decommissioning of the respective infrastructures, emissions embedded in certain energy intensive materials (i.e. steel) used in the construction of the infrastructure, as well as the combustion of the extracted natural gas.

The resulting estimate is then compared to Romania’s inventory of GHG emissions and the emission reduction plans of OMV Petrom and Romgaz, in order to provide an understanding of the order of magnitude of the impact and its consistency with the climate commitments of Romania, as well as those of the project beneficiaries.