Gazprom Neft Registers Biodiesel Project in Carbon Registry
Gazprom Neft registered a fuel climate project in Russia's national carbon registry, producing eco-friendly biodiesel from recycled frying oil for maritime transport. The project began industrial production in 2023 and is used in major Baltic and Northern Sea Route ports.
Consensus
- Gazprom Neft registered a fuel climate project with Russia's national carbon registry.
- The project involves producing eco-friendly biodiesel from recycled frying oil and animal fats.
- The biodiesel is used on maritime transport.
- Industrial production began in 2023.
- The fuel is used in major Russian ports on the Baltic Sea and the Northern Sea Route.
- Using the biodiesel significantly reduces CO2 emissions compared to traditional marine fuel.
- The project will generate over 1 million carbon units.
- The project is registered under Russia's carbon unit registry, which has been active since September 2022.
- The project is part of Gazprom Neft's climate initiatives.
Points of divergence
- The project was announced by Alexander Dyukov at the Eastern Economic Forum. — riamo
- This is the second climate project Gazprom Neft has registered on the carbon market; the first was registered in mid-2025 and relates to mobile gas processing units for associated petroleum gas. — interfax
Coverage (2 sources)
- Fuel climate project included in Russia's carbon registry — РИАМО
- Gazprom Neft registered a project for the production of biofuel from recycled frying oil — Интерфакс