One point of view was that emissions from oil produced due to EOR should not be accounted for because there is no evidence that EOR will result in significant increase of oil production; the extracted oil might replace more-carbon-intensive fossil fuels, thus reduce emissions; emissions from oil produced through EOR should be accounted for at the consumption location and, therefore, accounting for them in the CDM project would result in double counting of emissions; and the assessment of an increase in emissions would require a detailed analysis, taking into account market price of fossil fuels and technology improvement aspects, whereas, the impact might be insignificant; Another view was that such emissions should be treated as leakage and accounted for, because EOR will result in increased oil production, consumption and resultant emissions in non-Annex I Parties, which do not have emission reduction targets under the Kyoto Protocol; Several participants expressed the view that a general guideline for assessing EOR should be developed, but that the specific outcome of its application should be based on a case-by-case assessment; It was pointed out that approved methodology AM0009 may provide a precedent for addressing leakage from consumption and emissions from hydrocarbons resulting from EOR, as AM0009 determines that emissions from the use of methane recovered in reducing/preventing gas flaring should not be accounted for as leakage.
(د) وأشير إلى أن المنهجية الموافَق عليها AM0009 يمكن أن توفر سابقة لتقييم التسرب الناجم عن الاستهلاك والانبعاثات من الهيدروكربونات الناجمة عن استخراج النفط بأساليب متطورة، إذ إن هذه المنهجية AM0009 تقرر أن الانبعاثات الناجمة عن استخدام غاز الميثان المحصل عليه كنتيجة لخفض/منع احتراق الغاز ينبغي ألاّ تُحسَب كتسرب.