RUBIS_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) 5 Health, safety and environmental information

when unloading domestic heating oil at the wharf. In addition, permanent barriers were installed on wharves in Guadeloupe and French Guiana to improve the containment of petroleum products in the event of accidental spillage. Similar initiatives and work are also planned for other Group installations.

partnered with Oil Spill Response Ltd, an organization that provides specialized assistance in managing this type of occurrence. The SARA refinery took part in an anti- pollution exercise with the port authorities in French Guiana in November 2017, in preparation for managing possible accidents

quality (reliability of the crew, etc.). It then submits a recommendation on the risks in using the vessel, which Rubis Énergie relies on before signing the charter agreement. Rubis Énergie has also taken preventive measures in the event of maritime pollution in its terminals, during product loading/ unloading operations. Rubis Énergie has

5.2.3 AIR DISCHARGES

VOC discharged by the Gonfreville and Port- la-Nouvelle facilities in 2017 are estimated at 3.4 and 2 tonnes, respectively. Automotive fuel distribution, storage and distribution facilities generate VOC emissions from gasoline. These emissions are particularly low due to measures taken to collect gasoline fumes, as described below. In the depots, gasoline bulk tanks are generally equipped with floating covers and truck loading stations are gradually being converted to “source”, in gas stations, fumes emitted during unloading and when customers fill up with gasoline are being progressively recovered. The distribution activity does not emit significant volumes of NO X or CO 2 . However, aware that third-party use of the fuels it distributes generates CO 2 emissions, Rubis Énergie takes initiatives to combat greenhouse gas emissions (see section 5.2.7). In addition to VOC emissions, the storage activity generates CO 2 from the steam boilers used to keep certain products hot and, to a lesser extent, from heating premises, testing the fire pump power systems and back-up generators. In 2017, CO 2 and VOC emissions at the Rubis Terminal sites were up 9% and 12.7% respectively compared with 2016 due to a 12% cumulative increase in the amount of

products (in tonnes) passing through all its sites. Bringing the product in and out of the facilities requires more electricity and heating, which explains the rise in emissions, which neverthless show a reduction in relative CO 2 emissions. Lastly, NO x emissions were down (-13%) over the period for two reasons: on the one hand, in Turkey, the percentage of natural gas, which produces less NO x and CO 2 , in the heating oil mix increased; on the other, in Antwerp, the diesel-run boiler was operated less frequently and an improvement in the vapor treatment process implemented when unloading LPG reduced the consumption of support gas and, consequently, NO x and CO 2 emissions. The refining activity (support and services) generates gas emissions from its industrial transformation processes. CO 2 emission sources include furnaces and combustion turbines, as well as boilers and flares. In 2017, the business saw a drop in atmospheric discharges compared with 2016 (CO 2 emissions down 10.8%, NO X emissions down 12.3%, VOC emissions down 21% and SO 2 emissions down 18% over the period). These significant falls were mainly due to long-term shutdowns of manufacturing units and combustion turbines. The vapor recovery rate was 92% in 2017 (up from 82% in 2016) due to better effectivesness of VRUs.

Rubis’ activities do not generally generate significant volumes of greenhouse gas emissions, insofar as they do not involve industrial transformation processes, with the exception of the refining activity in the French Antilles. However, aware that customer use of the fuels it distributes generates greenhouse gas emissions, Rubis Énergie targets initiatives at consumers (see section 5.2.7.2), and will publish quantitative data on this item from 2018. Analysis by business line The nature and volumes of gas emissions vary according to the Group’s activity. The distribution of petroleum products activity generates some VOC (Volatile Organic Compounds) emissions, however these emissions remain relatively low. For LPG distribution, VOCs discharged consist of butane and/or propane released during connection/disconnection operations when filling cylinders and trucks, and during cylinder degassing as required by the technical inspection at the time of periodic checks. Rubis Énergie’s French LPG facilities do not exceed the emissions thresholds above which a declaration to the public authorities is required. Other VOCs are made up of the solvents contained in paints used for cylinders. For example, quantities of

CO 2

emissions (in tonnes)

NO X

emissions (in tonnes)

VOC emissions (in tonnes)

SO 2

emissions (in tonnes)

2016

2016

2016

2016

2017

2017

2017

2017

Not identified

Not identified

Storage activity (Rubis Terminal) Refining activity (Rubis Énergie)

25,220 132,325

23,757 148,288

20

23

329 219

292 278

253

288

469

573

2017 Registration Document I RUBIS

91