The United Nations Environment Programme (English abbreviation: UNEP) is the global environmental authority that focuses on climate, nature, pollution and sustainable development. At the behest of UNEP and their initiative OGMP 2.0, we have developed a robust and effective tool for reporting methane emissions data in the oil and gas industry.
The utility is able to check and verify data imported from Excel files, thus preventing invalid data from being imported into UNEP's database. This frees up a lot of time that was previously spent on manual cleanup and cleaning of data in the aftermath. At the same time, the tool is also able to generate these Excel files based on previously reported data, making it easier for companies and operators to keep track of all assets when reporting next year's emissions.
The project required an efficient and user-friendly interface, an architecture that would be able to handle volumes of data quickly, and a dashboard to display all data in a clear and structured manner. The finished tool is currently used by over 130 companies with assets in more than 70 countries, which together account for almost 40% of the total oil and gas production in the world.
The Oil & Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0) is a collaborative project between UNEP and various companies and organizations in the oil and gas industry, focusing on reporting and subsequent reduction in methane gas emissions. At the current rate, methane emissions account for 1/4 of the total impact of climate change, and reducing this is an important factor in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. To know which measures produce the most effect, it is important to have access to as accurate data as possible.
UNEP wanted to develop a self-help solution for all organizations and businesses in OGMP 2.0, where one registers and creates profiles, and then imports Excel-based methane emission data. A key part was the implementation of an efficient Excel import feature that ensures that all data imported is as accurate as possible, and where users throughout the process receive continuous feedback and guidance in real time. Furthermore, the solution includes functionality to upload both internal and government documents, providing a clear picture of the company's environmental practices.
This gives UNEP access to reliable data that is used to effectively analyse emissions across different businesses, and which contributes to real cuts in the amount of emissions.
The tool was developed in Urs base technology stack, which consists of a React frontend, Node.js backend, and TrPC as the communication layer. The combination of TrPC and Prisma as a database adapter made it very efficient to set up a functional application in a short time.
All processing of input data is handled on the backend, allowing for both simpler and more advanced control of data across reports, assets and other factors. In this way, the feedback displayed in the dashboard can be customized so that the user understands exactly in which row and cell of the Excel file the problem occurred.
The project was handed over in the spring of 2023, and was shortly thereafter used by members of OGMP 2.0 to report data for the previous year.
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