TotalEnergies widens methane cut partnerships in Malaysia, Angola and India
TotalEnergies expands cooperation with PETRONAS, SONANGOL and Oil India to cut methane emissions, Reuters reports.
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TotalEnergies is expanding its work with national oil and gas companies in Malaysia, Angola and India to speed up cuts in methane emissions. Reuters reported the move, citing a meeting of Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Charter (OGDC) members in Abu Dhabi.
In Malaysia, the company signed an agreement with PETRONAS, Japan's JOGMEC and JGC Corporation to support the SEA METEC center, which will assess technologies for measuring and monitoring methane across Southeast Asia. In Angola, TotalEnergies signed a memorandum of understanding with SONANGOL covering emissions detection, measurement and reduction, along with flaring cuts. In India, a first month-long methane detection campaign across more than 20 Oil India sites in Assam, using AUSEA technology, is being followed by a second one-month campaign at additional sites.
why it matters
For markets, the news is mostly sector-level: agreements of this kind do not directly change oil or gas output or prices. They signal that major producers are tightening control over methane, which could over time affect operating costs and reporting requirements across the industry.
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- ZAWYA: TotalEnergies expands methane reduction partnerships across Malaysia, Angola, India — Reuters, 3 November 2026 at 10:19 UTC
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