Rosneft and Equinor Agree on Cooperation in Carbon Management

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Rosneft is the first Russian oil and gas company, which presented a comprehensive Carbon Management Plan-2035 with clear targets on greenhouse gas emission reduction. The plan includes:

1. Prevention of direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions of 20 million tonnes CO2-equivalent

2. A 30% reduction in the intensity of direct and indirect emissions in the Upstream;

3. Achievement of methane emission rate below 0.25%;

4. Zero routine flaring of associated gas.

The Company’s activities are highly praised by the global investment community that considers socially responsible investments a long-term trend. FTSE Russell, a division of the London Stock Exchange, has confirmed that Rosneft is a member of the FTSE4Good Index Series - in terms of its indicators, the Company is ahead of 90% of the participants in the international oil and gas industry rating of the Industry Classification Index (ICB supersector).

Rosneft is recognized as the leading Russian oil and gas producer in a number of international ESG ratings, including Refinitiv and Bloomberg. In April 2021, the international agency Sustainalytics twice improved the Company’s position in its rating. With a score of 33.9, Rosneft became the best among Russian oil and gas companies.

Partnership between Rosneft and Equinor

Rosneft and Equinor are longstanding partners. In 2012, the companies signed a strategic cooperation agreement. In 2017, under this Agreement the companies set up a joint venture - OOO SevKomNeftegaz, which operates development of the Severo-Komsomolskoe field.  In December 2019, the Joint Venture commenced the first field development stage, and in January 2021 the field produced its first million tons of oil and condensate.

Since December 2020, Rosneft and Equinor have been partners in OOO Angaraneft, in which the Norwegian company owns 49%. Angaraneft holds the license for the Danilovsky License Area, within which the Severo-Danilovskoe field is located.  In August 2021, the field cumulative oil production exceeded 1 million tons.

Since 2018, the companies have in place an agreement for cooperation in industrial and fire safety, labor and environment protection, and transportation safety, including in the course of implementation of their joint oil and gas projects.