W&T Offshore Issues 2023 Corporate Sustainabilty Report
September 19 2024 - 6:45AM
W&T Offshore, Inc. (NYSE: WTI) (the “Company” or “W&T”)
today announced that the Company has issued its 2023 Corporate
Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) report, which is now
available on W&T’s website, www.wtoffshore.com, under the
“Corporate Responsibility” tab.
Tracy W. Krohn, Chairman and CEO, commented, “We
continue to demonstrate our commitment to a high quality,
comprehensive ESG effort by issuing our 2023 ESG report. This is
our fourth sustainability report and we continue to make strides
regarding shareholder rights, board structure and oversight, human
rights, labor, health and safety and environmental initiatives. We
are constantly improving our capabilities to better allow us to
report on an increasing number of SASB standards and GRI standards
for the oil and gas sector. W&T’s culture of success and
sustainability is built on environmental stewardship, sound
corporate governance, and contributing positively to our employees
and the communities where we work and operate. In 2023, we added a
new Board member, Dr. Nancy Chang, who is the chair of our
Environmental, Safety and Governance committee that oversees our
ESG efforts. We believe that Dr. Chang will help guide our
continuous improvement and assist us in our commitment to the
highest standards of ESG and corporate governance. We invite you to
review this report to learn more about our sustainability program
and our plans for improvement in the future.”
The 2023 ESG report provides detailed
information about W&T’s sustainability initiatives and provides
important ESG performance data for the five year period from 2019
through 2023.
Highlights of the report
include:
- Decreased
total Scope 1 GHG emissions 26% from over 435,000 metric tons of
CO2-e in 2019 to 325,000 metric tons of CO2-e in 2023;
- Decreased
scope 1 GHG production intensity by 42% across the past five
years;
-
Maintained detailed efforts and procedures in place to estimate and
track all waste management that is recycled, injected, or sent to
landfills;
- Continued
reaching out and engaging directly with W&T’s largest
shareholders, affirming our commitment to shareholders and ensuring
alignment over the long-term; and
-
Established an ESG Committee, chaired by Dr. Nancy Chang, which
will assist in setting the Company’s general strategy relating to
ESG matters and in developing, implementing, and monitoring
initiatives and policies based on that strategy.
About W&T Offshore
W&T Offshore, Inc. is an independent oil and
natural gas producer with operations offshore in the Gulf of Mexico
and has grown through acquisitions, exploration and development. As
of June 30, 2024, the Company had working interests in 63 fields in
federal and state waters (which include 55 fields in federal waters
and eight in state waters). The Company has under lease
approximately 678,100 gross acres (520,400 net acres) spanning
across the outer continental shelf off the coasts of Louisiana,
Texas, Mississippi and Alabama, with approximately 519,000 gross
acres on the conventional shelf, approximately 153,500 gross acres
in the deepwater and 5,600 gross acres in Alabama state waters. A
majority of the Company’s daily production is derived from wells it
operates. For more information on W&T, please visit the
Company’s website at www.wtoffshore.com.
CONTACTS: |
Al Petrie |
Sameer Parasnis |
|
Investor Relations Coordinator |
Executive VP and CFO |
|
investorrelations@wtoffshore.com |
sparasnis@wtoffshore.com |
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713-297-8024 |
713-513-8654 |
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