ESG by the numbers

At California Resources Corporation (CRC), we believe transparent reporting of our environmental, social and governance (ESG) data enhances our stakeholder engagement, strengthens our performance, and further supports our role as a dependable and dedicated energy producer. Accordingly, we have continued to expand our sustainability disclosures, and are providing the tables below to summarize a subset of our publicly reported ESG performance data. Our Annual Report and Proxy Statements provide additional details on our financial and governance information. CRC’s ESG goals and our ongoing sustainability strategy align with California’s climate goals under the Paris Climate Accord and its sustainable development by providing safe, affordable and reliable energy sources necessary to help ensure human welfare and a more inclusive and equitable economy and society in the context of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

2022 CRC Sustainability Update performance data tables. Data by unit for years 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Data Point Unit 2022 2021 2020 2019 Footnote
Activity Metrics
Gross Production MBOE 38,700 43,000 46,000 53,000
Gross Production (without divested & non-operated assets) MBOE 37,800 40,000 44,000 49,000
Gross Production (without divested & non-operated assets) Gigajoules (GJ) 231,453,000 245,134,000 266,572,000 300,540,000
Electricity Sold to Grid MWh 2,457,800 2,506,000 2,317,000 2,496,000
Electricity Sold to Grid GJ 8,847,900 9,023,000 8,341,000 8,985,000
Total Energy Produced GJ 240,300,900 254,157,000 274,914,000 309,524,000
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (without divestitures & non-operated)
Total Scope 1 Emissions Metric Tons CO2e 2,517,300 2,780,000 2,846,000 3,163,000 (a)
Total Scope 2 Emissions Metric Tons CO2e 246,300 192,000 211,000 247,000 (b)
Total Scope 3 Emissions Metric Tons CO2e 15,494,800 15,967,000 17,157,000 19,422,000 (b)
Total Scope 1, 2, & 3 Emissions Metric Tons CO2e 18,258,300 18,940,000 20,213,000 22,832,000 (a), (b)
Total Scope 1 & 2 Carbon Intensity g/MJ 11.5 11.7 11.1 11.0 (a), (b)
Total Scope 3 Carbon Intensity g/MJ 64.5 62.8 62.4 62.7 (b)
Total Scope 1, 2, & 3 Carbon Intensity g/MJ 76.0 74.5 73.5 73.7 (a), (b)
Well Production and Delivery to Sale Emissions
Well Production Emissions Metric Tons CO2e 746,600 895,000 1,055,000 1,152,000 (c)
Fuel Combustion Metric Tons CO2e 629,500 775,000 929,000 971,000 (c)
Flaring Metric Tons CO2e 40,400 41,000 34,000 41,000 (c)
Other Metric Tons CO2e 76,700 79,000 92,000 140,000 (c)
Emissions for Electricity Produced and Used for Upstream/Gas Processing Metric Tons CO2e 633,500 722,000 662,000 769,000 (c)
Well Production Emissions (Scope 1 & 2) Metric Tons CO2e 1,626,400 1,809,000 1,927,000 2,169,000 (b), (c)
Well Production Carbon Intensity Metric Tons / BOE 0.043 0.045 0.044 0.044 (b), (c)
Well Production Carbon Intensity g/MJ 7.03 7.38 7.23 7.21 (b), (c)
Oil Transportation Emissions Metric Tons CO2e 13,300 14,000 15,000 17,000 (b), (c)
Well Production to Delivery Carbon Intensity g/MJ 7.08 7.43 7.28 7.27 (b), (c)
Emissions Details
Methane Metric Tons CH4 3,290 3,200 3,900 4,800 (a), (i)
Total Electricity Production Emissions Metric Tons CO2e 1,665,800 1,773,000 1,644,000 1,853,000 (a)
Emissions for Electricity Produced and Sold Metric Tons CO2e 1,032,400 1,052,000 982,000 1,084,000 (a)
Methane Intensity Metric Tons CH4/MBOE 0.09 - - - (a), (j)
Divestitures
Lost Hills Scope 1 & 2 Metric Tons CO2e NR NR NR NR (a), (b)
Ventura Scope 1 & 2 Metric Tons CO2e NR NR 60,000 67,000 (a), (b)
Ventura and Lost Hills Scope 3 Metric Tons CO2e NR NR 683,000 1,790,000 (a), (b)
Total Divestitures Scope 1, 2 & 3 Metric Tons CO2e NR NR 742,000 1,857,000 (a), (b)
Energy Use without Divestitures
Energy Use Total GJ 39,843,000 38,968,000 46,671,000 49,833,000 (a), (c), (f)
Renewable Energy Total GJ 1,308,000 1,021,000 1,215,000 1,248,000 (a), (f)
Renewable Energy Percentage Rate 3.28% 2.62% 2.60% 2.50% (a), (f)
Energy Intensity GJ/MBOE 1,050 - - - (a), (c), (f)
Other Air Emissions
Nitrogen Oxides (NOX) Metric Tons 209 202 210 262 (k)
Sulfur Dioxide (SOX) Metric Tons 13 21 29 30 (k)
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Metric Tons 353 367 395 422 (k)
Environmental Impact
Number of Hydrocarbon Spills # 3 18 8 23 (d)
Volume of Hydrocarbon Spills - Net barrels lost Bbls 9 118 23 134 (d)
Volume of Hydrocarbon Recovered Bbls 426 - - - (d)
Percent of Proved Reserves in or Near Sites with Protected Conservation Status Percent of proven reserves in or near sites with protected conservation status or endangered species habitat 3% 5% NA NA
Number of Produced, Flowback, and other oilfield water waste spills # 13 - - -
Volume of Produced, Flowback, and other oilfield water waste spills - Net barrels lost Bbls 636 - - -
Volume of Produced, Flowback, and other oilfield water waste spills Recovered Bbls 1,183
Environmental Fines $ Million 0.33 0.5 0.1 0.6
Remediation Expenses $ Million 1 0.7 1.6 1.0
Water
Freshwater Withdrawal Total Barrels 34,508,600 39,200,000 39,600,000 44,300,000 (e)
Freshwater Withdrawn without Agriculture Use Barrels 30,528,600 31,000,000 35,600,000 37,600,000 (e)
Freshwater Purchased Barrels 30,528,600 36,600,000 37,700,000 42,200,000 (e)
Freshwater Consumed Total Barrels 34,508,600 39,200,000 39,600,000 44,300,000 (e)
Produced Water Recycled, Reused, or Reclaimed Barrels 934,011,300 942,000,000 943,900,000 927,700,000 (e)
Produced Water Recycled to Agriculture Barrels 118,367,300 116,300,000 110,400,000 127,300,000 (e)
Produced Water Injected into Disposal Wells Barrels 115,050,300 95,500,000 83,400,000 109,700,000 (e)
Fresh Water Intensity Barrels / MBOE 891 919 854 843 (e)
Water Conservation Metric Reclaimed Water to Ag / Purchased Freshwater 3.9 3.2 2.9 3 (e)
Hydraulically fractured wells for which there is public disclosure of all fracturing fluid chemicals used % NA NA NA 100%
Hydraulic fracturing sites where ground or surface water quality deteriorated compared to a baseline2 % 0% 0% 0% 0%
Waste
Hazardous Waste Metric Tons 16 23 4 20
Hazardous Waste Intensity Metric Tons/MBOE 0.0004 - - -
Disturbed Land Acres 0.27 - - -
Health & Safety
Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) Combined Per 200,000 hours worked 0.62 0.43 0.28 0.34
TRIR Employees Per 200,000 hours worked 0.18 0.09 0.17 0
TRIR Contractors Per 200,000 hours worked 0.88 0.67 0.37 0.52
Total Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR) Combined Per 200,000 hours worked 0.17 0.16 0.16 0.15
LTIR Employees Per 200,000 hours worked 0.18 0.09 0.15 0
LTIR Contractors Per 200,000 hours worked 0.167 0.2 0.17 0.22
Combined Fatalities # 0 0 0 0
Employee Fatalities # 0 0 0 0
Contractor Fatalities # 0 0 0 0
Short Service Employee Fatalities # 0 - - -
Combined Fatality Rate Rate 0 - - -
Employee Fatality Rate Rate 0 - - -
Contractor Fatality Rate Rate 0 - - -
Employee Health and Safety Training Hours Hours 17,273 12,085 15,373 15,080
Average HSE Training Hours Hours / Employees 13.1 12.5 13.9 12.1
Human Capital Management
Total Employees # of Employees 1,064 967 1,104 1,247
Total Turnover % 7% 21% 15% 24%
Involuntary Turnover % 1% 14% 11% 8% (g)
Voluntary Turnover % 6% 7% 4% 16%
Total Training Hours Hours 23,273 13,171 16,571 15,900
Average Training Hours Hours / Employees 21.9 13.6 15 12.7
Diversity
Women Board Members % 33% 33% 22% 25%
Ethnically Diverse Board Members % 33% 33% NA NA
Women Executives % 22% 18% 21% 24%
Ethnically Diverse Executive % 26% 21% 28% 24%
Women Managers % 20% 18% 20% 24%
Ethnically Diverse Managers % 23% 21% 27% 24%
Women Employees % 20% 19% 20% 20%
Ethnically Diverse Employees % 40% 38% 36% 35%
Social Supply Chain
Number of suppliers surveyed for Social & Environmental Impacts # 553 (h)
Suppliers identified as having significant actual and potential negative social impacts with which relationships were terminated as a result of assessment, and why % 0 (h)
Significant contracs with relevant human rights clauses % 100
Donations Total
Charitable Donations Total $ Million $2.6 $0.60 $1.30 $4.30
Political Donations Total $ Million $0.6 $0.00 $1.70 $1.30
  1. Total Scope 1 GHG emissions from upstream and midstream operations include operated upstream direct emissions (see footnote (c) for exclusions) plus Scope 1 GHG emissions from the midstream operations of the Elk Hills and Long Beach power plants, as well as gas processing at Elk Hills and the Santa Clara Valley Gas Plants in the Ventura Basin subject to the exclusion in footnote (c) for 2021. Emissions are calculated, reported and verified in accordance with California regulations and emissions estimation protocols.
  2. Scope 2 emissions are calculated as electricity purchased multiplied by grid electricity carbon intensity factor for CA from EPA. Scope 3 includes Category 1, 7, part of 10, and 11 for 2018-2020 and Category 1-15 for 2021 and 2022, as applicable.
  3. Well production GHG emissions include Scope 1 GHG emissions from oil and gas drilling production and electricity generated and used at fields operated by CRC and exclude those from the midstream operations of the Elk Hills gas plant and the portion of Elk Hills power plant production sold to the grid. Emissions from electricity production includes the portion of Elk Hills Power generated and include the Lost Hills field that was sold on May 1, 2019, with an effective date of January 1, 2019. For 2021, emissions are excluded for the Ventura Basin assets that were sold in 2021, Emissions are calculated, reported and verified in accordance with California regulations and emissions estimation protocols.
  4. Reportable release definitions vary by location. Any volume of oil released into state waters must be reported in California. Met oil released means the volume of crude oil and condensate spilled in reportable releases outside of containment and not recovered in liquid form of 25% or greater oil cut. Includes oil volumes spilled at divested properties for 2022 and prior. Produced water spills are those reported in California with less than 25% crude oil in released fluid.
  5. See page 78 of CRC'S 2021 Sustainability Report for water definitions applied by CRC.
  6. Energy use calculated based on GRI 302-1 guidance. Renewable energy use is grid electricity purchased multiplied times renewable percentage of grid electricity sources.
  7. 2019 Voluntary Turnover rate was 5.2% when not accounting for voluntary severance offering with enhanced benefits.
  8. Supply chain responses based on voluntary survey conducted with suppliers.
  9. Adjusting for methane slip calculations at LBPP, total methane emissions are 3,130 representing a 3.0% decline vear-over-vear driven by reduction activities consistent with our 30% methane reduction by 2030 goal.
  10. Adjusting for methane slip calculations at LBPP, methane intensity was 0.083 MT CH4/MBOE.
  11. Criteria emissions are inclusive of all upstream stationary facilities with air district annual emission inventory reports.

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