{"id":8197,"date":"2021-12-09T13:20:47","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T04:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/?p=8197"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T01:48:15","slug":"ceo-of-sk-earthon-myeong-seong-proposes-green-transformation-to-realize-carbon-neutrality-at-energy-mineral-resources-developmen-symposium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askinno.com\/global\/archives\/8197","title":{"rendered":"CEO of SK Earthon Myeong Seong proposes Green Transformation to realize carbon neutrality at Energy & Mineral Resources Development Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u25a0 Energy & Mineral Resources Development Symposium held on Dec. 9, 2021, under the theme of \u201cOverseas resource development in the era of carbon neutrality\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u25a0 SK Earthon proposed to sharpen the competitive edge of E&P business with carbon reduction operation, and secure technology specialized in CCS business & expedite excavating the domestic and overseas reserves<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u25a0 SK Earthon CEO Myeong Seong: \u201cBy driving Green Transformation strategies in full swing, we will reposition ourselves as the leading private CCS business in South Korea by 2030\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In a keynote address for the Energy & Mineral Resources Development Symposium 2021 held in Seoul Dragon City Hotel, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea on Dec. 9, 2021, CEO of SK Earthon Myeong Seong announced that SK Earthon will fully implement Green Transformation strategies to achieve carbon neutrality in its overseas resources development projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Energy & Mineral Resources Development Symposium brought together representatives from government, industry, and academia to discuss the changes and the future of overseas resource development. This year’s symposium, themed \u201cOverseas resources development in the era of carbon neutrality,\u201d offered discussion sessions in the areas of \u25b2 resources development \u25b2 CCS (carbon capture & storage) and hydro energy, \u25b2 international cooperation, to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“SK Earthon will establish a business model of the virtuous cycle that leads from the beginning to the end of the value chains of carbon-based petroleum Exploration & Production (hereinafter, \u201cE&P\u201d) business,” said SK Earthon CEO Myeong Seong in his keynote speech. “We will strengthen the competitiveness of the existing E&P business with a particular emphasis on Asian regions such as China and Vietnam by linking an operation method that minimizes carbon emissions in the entire exploration, development, and production processes and others with SK Earthon’s E&P business competencies and knowhow accumulated for 39 years,” he added.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SK Earthon predicted that by implementing carbon reduction operating techniques such as carbon dioxide (CO2<\/sub>) reduction designs, a more efficient operation method for production facilities, and unmanned operation, the company will be able to reduce carbon emissions by 35% from their current level.<\/span><\/p>\n

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SK Earthon CEO Myeong Seong commented, “We will complete our green transformation by enhancing CCS, a promising future growth business and primary de-carbon business.” “To achieve the aim, we will buckle down to expand specialized technology required for CCS business such as improvement and optimization of CO2<\/sub> injection\/storage efficiency, monitoring of underground CO2<\/sub> behavior, while also speeding up the discovery of domestic and overseas CO2<\/sub> storage,” he added. SK Earth On plans to continuously expand the scale of\u00a0CO2<\/sub> storage, starting with securing 2 million tons of CO2<\/sub> storage capacity in Korea by 2030.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“SK Earthon will push Green Transformation in full swing to lead South Korea’s carbon neutrality and reconfigure itself as the number one CCS enterprise in the private sector in South Korea by 2030,” said SK Earthon CEO Myeong Seong.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In October of this year, SK Earthon began its own independent management from SK Innovation in order to implement SK Innovation’s financial story strategy, “Carbon to Green.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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SK Earthon CEO Myeong Seong delivers a speech at the Energy & Mineral Resources Development Symposium 2021 held in Seoul, Korea on Dec. 9, 2021<\/span><\/p>\n

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