Associated Gas Recovery and Utilization at Block 9

Audit Analysis

A CDM fugitive-emissions avoidance project in Oman (associated gas recovery at Block 9) with VVB-confirmed additionality and a resolved set of corrective actions, but undermined by a significant internal contradiction in claimed emission reductions, a weak 'deemed negligible' leakage justification for a gas-handling project, and a project-specific baseline. The project is an avoidance-type activity with lower inherent permanence risk, yet several transparency and claim-safety gaps prevent a higher rating.

Project Description

Red Flags

• ⚠Two different total ERR figures (446,022 and 1,719,991 tCO₂e) appear in the same monitoring report dated 2022-12-07, with no clear period attribution, creating material uncertainty about the actual credit volume
• ⚠Leakage is set at 0% with only a 'deemed negligible' justification in the monitoring report, while an appendix document references a 'quantified' treatment — an inconsistency that weakens confidence in the leakage assessment for a gas-recovery project
• ⚠FPIC was not conducted and no grievance mechanism is documented, despite safeguards being mentioned in the project documents
• ⚠Crediting period differs between the PDD (2013-01-01 to 2019-12-31) and the monitoring report (2013-12-31 to 2020-12-30), raising questions about the exact registration and validity window

Credit Vintages