Protected Carbon in Gabon

Affected Areas

These protected areas in Gabon contain current or planned fossil fuel projects. Oil, gas, and coal extraction in protected areas harms their natural value while contributing to climate change.

  • Fossil Fuel Type
  • Affected Area
  • Oil & Gas
  • Bas Ogooue
  • Oil & Gas
  • Iguela
  • Oil & Gas
  • Mayumba
  • Oil & Gas
  • Ngove-Ndogo
  • Oil & Gas
  • Parc Marin de l'embouchure d'Olende
  • Oil & Gas
  • Reserve Aquatique d'Olowi
  • Oil & Gas
  • Reserve Aquatique de Koumandji
  • Oil & Gas
  • Reserve Aquatique de Mandji-Etimboue
  • Oil & Gas
  • Reserve Aquatique de Tchatamba
  • Oil & Gas
  • Reserve Aquatique des Canyons du Cap Lopez
  • Oil & Gas
  • Reserve Aquatique du Delta de l'Ogooue
  • Oil & Gas
  • Reserve Aquatique du Grand Sud du Gabon
  • Oil & Gas
  • Sette-Cama
  • Oil & Gas
  • Wonga-Wongué
  • Oil & Gas
  • Wongha-Wonghé
  • Oil & Gas
  • Zone Tampon Parc Marin de l'embouchure d'Olende
  • Oil & Gas
  • Zone Tampon Parc Marin de l'embouchure de Nyanga
  • Oil & Gas
  • Zone Tampon Parc Marin de la Pointe Denis

Extraction Data

This table shows a summary of potential emissions from fossil fuel extraction projects in protected areas in Gabon (including projects that are currently extracting, planned or idled).

  • Fossil Fuel Type
  • Fossil Fuel Quantity
  • CO2 Quantity (MT CO2e)
  • Oil & Gas
  • 1,808.76 MMBOE
  • 757.15
  • Coal
  • 0.00
  • 0.00
  • Combined
  • 757.15

Deposits Data

This table shows a summary of potential emissions from fossil fuel deposits under protected areas in Gabon. Many of these are not yet the target of any industry activities and could more easily become part of a non-extraction policy.

  • Fossil Fuel Type
  • CO2 Quantity (MT CO2e)
  • Oil & Gas
  • 2,211.64
  • Coal
  • Data not available yet
  • Combined
  • 2,211.64

Early Warnings

This table shows untouched protected areas that have planned carbon extraction projects, along with their respective startup dates.

  • Affected Area
  • Startup Date
  • Zone Tampon Parc Marin de l'embouchure de Nyanga
  • 2034
  • Reserve Aquatique d'Olowi
  • 2036
  • Wongha-Wonghé
  • 2043
  • Zone Tampon Parc Marin de la Pointe Denis
  • 2046

Profiting Companies

  • Fossil Fuel Type
  • Profiting Company
  • Oil & Gas
  • AIC-Petrofi Ltd
  • Oil & Gas
  • Assala Gabon
  • Oil & Gas
  • Assala Upstream Gabon
  • Oil & Gas
  • BW Energy
  • Oil & Gas
  • Chiyoda Corp
  • Oil & Gas
  • Eni
  • Oil & Gas
  • Gabon Government
  • Oil & Gas
  • Hartshead Resources NL
  • Oil & Gas
  • Indian Oil
  • Oil & Gas
  • International Energy
  • Oil & Gas
  • Maurel and Prom
  • Oil & Gas
  • Mitsubishi Corp
  • Oil & Gas
  • Oil India
  • Oil & Gas
  • ONE-Dyas
  • Oil & Gas
  • Open acreage
  • Oil & Gas
  • Other partner(s)
  • Oil & Gas
  • Panoro Energy
  • Oil & Gas
  • Perenco
  • Oil & Gas
  • PetroEnergy Resources
  • Oil & Gas
  • Petronas
  • Oil & Gas
  • Petroplus Overseas
  • Oil & Gas
  • Relinquished
  • Oil & Gas
  • Setanta Energy
  • Oil & Gas
  • Shell
  • Oil & Gas
  • Sinopec
  • Oil & Gas
  • Sinopec Group (parent)
  • Oil & Gas
  • Societe National Petroliere Gabonaise (SNPG)
  • Oil & Gas
  • State of Gabon
  • Oil & Gas
  • The Carlyle Group
  • Oil & Gas
  • TotalEnergies
  • Oil & Gas
  • TotalEnergies Gabon (Public traded part)
  • Oil & Gas
  • Tullow Oil
  • Oil & Gas
  • VAALCO Energy

Map

Sources

  • Protected Areas: UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas. October 2023.
  • Oil & gas extraction: Rystad Energy, U Cube Upstream Oil and Natural Gas Solution. October 2023.
  • Coal extraction: Global Energy Monitor, Global Coal Mine Tracker. October 2023.
  • CO2 equivalencies: Kühne, Kjell, Big numbers for bold activists: A quick method for estimating potential emissions of fossil fuel projects. Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 79, September 2021.
  • Reserves & resources: German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), German and Global Energy Supplies. 2021.

Disclaimer

This page was created using the best data available. Despite this, errors and omissions are likely. Please contact our team with any errors or confirmation requests you may have. Further information on sources and methodology is available on our data page.