Oil company GeoPark reduced the intensity of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 35% from 2020 to 2025, dropping from 14.3 kg CO2e/boe to 9.3 kg CO2e/boe. Key measures involved electrifying the Llanos 34 block, installing a 10 MW solar farm, and an intensive methane leak detection and repair program.
GeoPark, an oil company operating in Colombia, reported a 35% reduction in the intensity of its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 2020 and 2025. The metric fell from 14.3 kg CO2e per barrel of oil equivalent (boe) to 9.3 kg CO2e/boe. These improvements align with the company's decarbonization plan announced in November 2021, aimed at more efficient operations with a lower carbon footprint across all operating countries, including Colombia's Meta and Casanare regions. The key initiatives drove this decline and yielded savings close to US$70 million. They included electrifying the Llanos 34 block to provide clean energy, launching a 10 MW solar farm, and running an intensive methane leak detection and repair program. The latter cut methane emissions by 86% over the past five years. In December 2025, independent firm InsightM1 confirmed zero significant leaks in GeoPark's Colombian operations after inspecting 30 facilities and 60 kilometers of pipelines. This boosted electricity supply reliability above 99% in 2025. Felipe Bayón, GeoPark's CEO, stated: “Producir energía de manera eficiente y con menor huella de carbono es posible, y en GeoPark lo estamos demostrando. Aportamos barriles de baja intensidad de carbono a la canasta energética de países como Colombia, que necesitan garantizar su seguridad energética mientras avanzan en sus objetivos climáticos. Este logro refleja la capacidad de nuestro equipo para ejecutar proyectos eficientes e íntegros, que generan valor real y sostenible para nuestros grupos de interés y para los países donde operamos”.
