Big Oil: GHG emissions 2022

ExxonMobil's was the largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter among the Big Oil companies worldwide in 2022. The U.S. oil and gas corporation reported combined Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions of 100 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO₂e) that year from operated assets. Shell ranked second, with GHG emissions of 58 MtCO₂e. By comparison, BP reported the lowest GHG emissions among the oil supermajors.

Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of oil supermajors worldwide in 2022, by company (million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

Characteristic	Scope 1	Scope 2
ExxonMobil	96	4
Shell	51	7
Chevron	53	1
Eni	39.39	0.79
TotalEnergies	38	2
BP	30.4	1.5

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2023

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Worldwide

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2022

Supplementary notes

Figures represent greenhouse gas emissions on an operated basis, from scope 1 and 2 for each company's financial year.

Scope 1 (direct) GHG emissions are those deriving from sources associated to a company’s assets. Scope 2 (indirect) GHG emissions relate to electricity generation, steam, and heat purchased from third parties for internal consumption.

Data was compiled by Statista, based on the reports of each company, as follows:
BP: The figure is taken from the company's ESG datasheet 2022 (page 4).
Chevron: The figure is taken from the company’s sustainability report 2022 (pages 64 and 65).
Eni: The figure is taken from the company's annual report 2022 (page 15).
ExxonMobil: The figure is taken from the company's ExxonMobil Advancing Climate Solutions 2023 (page 4).
Shell: The figure is taken from the company's annual sustainability report 2022 (page 75).
TotalEnergies: The figure is taken from the company's Form 20-F (page 300).