Part III: Flare Reduction Project Family - IPIECA

Section 7. Flare Reduction Project Family
What the project will change,
The project activity will encompass the utilization and re-injection of the processed associated
gas produced from the OGPP. The volumes of processed associated gas exported from the lowand
medium-pressure trains for re-injection at the oil fields and for utilization at IPP will be
3.5×10 8 scm/year (1.24×10 10 scf/yr) and 1.4×10 9 scm/year (4.94×10 10 scf/yr), respectively.
The re-injected gas will be stored at reservoirs within the five local oil fields for potential future
use. It is not used to enhance oil recovery or for gas lift.
The carbon content of the gas stream, 0.648 kg carbon/m 3 (0.0404 lb C/scf), can be applied to the
wet gas produced from the OGPP separators and the high-pressure associated gas stream
transported from the OGPP to the LNG plant, as well as the medium- and low-pressure streams
from the OGPP to the oil field re-injection sites and to the IPP.
In the project scenario, the volume of oil delivered from the oil fields and the volume of high
pressure associated gas exported to the LNG plant will be unchanged from their respective
baseline levels. No gas will be sent to the flare system under the project scenario, except for
process upset or emergency situations, which is assumed to represent a negligible annual volume
for the purposes of this example project. However, the on-site energy needs of the OGPP will
increase to 2.0×10 8 scm/year (7.06×10 9 scf/yr) due to the addition of a new compressor to
transport the processed gas by new pipelines to the oil field for re-injection and to the IPP.
A new gas pipeline with a length of 14 km (8.7 miles) will deliver the processed associated gas
from the OGPP to the IPP. The second new gas pipeline 10 km in length (6.21 miles) will
transport processed gas from the OGPP to the oil fields for re-injection. The project proponent
will operate both pipelines.
The products sent to the IPP for generation of electric power, i.e., medium- and low-pressure
AG, are assumed to be a substitute in the market for fuels of equal or higher carbon content per
unit of fuel energy. The substitution of fuels due to the project activity is unlikely to lead to an
increase in fuel consumption in the local or regional market.
Common practice in the area is to flare associated gas due to a lack of natural gas infrastructure
and market demand for gas in the host country.
Baseline Scenario Determination
Baseline Candidates Considered
The baseline scenario represents the situation or conditions that plausibly would have occurred in
the absence of the project. Baseline candidates for this example project include:
1. Continuation of current activities, i.e., associated gas continues to be flared;
2. Associated gas is vented to the atmosphere;
3. Associated gas is transported and re-injected for storage (included in the project activity);
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