California Resources Corporation - ESG

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 updated and expanded 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 ensure human welfare and a more inclusive and equitable economy and society in the context of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

2021 CRC Sustainability report performance data tables. Data by unit for years 2021, 2020, 2019, and 2018.
Data Point	Unit	2021	2020	2019	2018	Footnote
Activity Metrics
Gross Production	MBOE	43,000	46,000	53,000	55,000	(a)
Gross Production (without divested & non-operated assets)	MBOE	40,000	44,000	49,000	51,000	(a)
Gross Production (without divested & non-operated assets)	Gigajoules (GJ)	245,134,000	266,572,000	300,540,000	312,150,000	(a)
Electricity Sold to Grid	MWh	2,506,000	2,317,000	2,496,000	2,366,000	(a)
Electricity Sold to Grid	GJ	9,023,000	8,341,000	8,985,000	8,518,000	(a)
Total Energy Produced	GJ	254,157,000	274,914,000	309,524,000	320,668,000	(a)
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (without divestitures & non-operated)
Total Scope 1 Emissions	Metric Tons CO₂e	2,780,000	2,846,000	3,163,000	3,123,000	(a)
Total Scope 2 Emissions	Metric Tons CO₂e	192,000	211,000	247,000	244,000	(a)
Total Scope 3 Emissions	Metric Tons CO₂e	15,967,000	17,157,000	19,422,000	20,147,000	(a), (b)
Total Scope 1, 2, & 3 Emissions	Metric Tons CO₂e	18,940,000	20,213,000	22,832,000	23,514,000	(a), (b)
Total Scope 1 & 2 Carbon Intensity	g/MJ	11.7	11.1	11.0	10.5	(a)
Total Scope 3 Carbon Intensity	g/MJ	62.8	62.4	62.7	62.8	(a), (b)
Total Scope 1, 2, & 3 Carbon Intensity	g/MJ	74.5	73.5	73.7	73.3	(a), (b)
Well Production and Delivery to Sale Emissions
Well Production Emissions	Metric Tons CO₂e	895,000	1,055,000	1,152,000	1,120,000	(a)
Fuel Combustion	Metric Tons CO₂e	775,000	929,000	971,000	923,000	(a)
Flaring	Metric Tons CO₂e	41,000	34,000	41,000	59,000	(a)
Other	Metric Tons CO₂e	79,000	92,000	140,000	139,000	(a)
Emissions for Electricity Produced and Used for Upstream/Gas Processing	Metric Tons CO₂e	722,000	662,000	769,000	828,000	(a)
Well Production Emissions (Scope 1 & 2)	Metric Tons CO₂e	1,809,000	1,927,000	2,169,000	2,192,000	(a)
Well Production Carbon Intensity	Metric Tons / BOE	0.045	0.044	0.044	0.043	(a)
Well Production Carbon Intensity	g/MJ	7.38	7.23	7.21	7.02	(a)
Oil Transportation Emissions	Metric Tons CO₂e	14,000	15,000	17,000	18,000	(a)
Well Production to Delivery Carbon Intensity (oil only)	g/MJ	7.43	7.28	7.27	7.08	(a)
Emissions Details
Methane	Metric Tons CH₄	3,200	3,900	4,800	5,200	(a)
Total Electricity Production Emissions	Metric Tons CO₂e	1,773,000	1,644,000	1,853,000	1,843,000	(a)
Emissions for Electricity Produced and Sold	Metric Tons CO₂e	1,052,000	982,000	1,084,000	1,015,000	(a)
Divestitures
Lost Hills Scope 1 & 2	Metric Tons CO₂e	NR	NR	NR	349,000
Ventura Scope 1 & 2	Metric Tons CO₂e	NR	60,000	67,000	63,000
Ventura Scope 1 & 2	Metric Tons CO₂e	NR	60,000	67,000	63,000
Ventura and Lost Hills Scope 3	Metric Tons CO₂e	NR	683,000	1,790,000	2,015,000
Total Divestitures Scope 1, 2 & 3	Metric Tons CO₂e	NR	742,000	1,857,000	2,427,000
Energy Use without Divestitures
Energy Use Total	GJ	21,440,000	24,805,000	25,898,000	31,763,000	(a), (c), (f)
Renewable Energy Total	GJ	1,021,000	1,215,000	1,248,000	1,148,000	(a), (f)
Renewable Energy Percentage	Rate	4.8%	4.9%	4.8%	3.6%	(a)
Other Air Emissions
Nitrogen Oxides (NOX)	Metric Tons	202	210	262	372	(c)
Sulfur Dioxide (SOX)	Metric Tons	21	29	30	24	(c)
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)	Metric Tons	367	395	422	443	(c)
Environmental Impact
Number of Hydrocarbon Spills	#	18	8	23	9	(d)
Volume of Hydrocarbon Spills	Volume in Barrels	118	23	134	9192	(d)
Percent of Proved Reserves in or Near Sites with Protected Conservation Status	Percent of both Proved and Probable Reserves	5%	NA	NA	NA
Environmental Fines	$ Million	0.5	0.1	0.6	0.2
Remediation Expenses	$ Million	0.7	1.6	1.0	1.4
Water
Freshwater Withdrawal Total	Barrels	39,200,000	39,600,000	44,300,000	45,800,000	(e)
Freshwater Withdrawn without Agriculture Use	Barrels	31,000,000	35,600,000	37,600,000	40,500,000	(e)
Freshwater Purchased	Barrels	36,600,000	37,700,000	42,200,000	45,600,000	(e)
Freshwater Purchased	Barrels	36,600,000	37,700,000	42,200,000	45,600,000	(e)
Freshwater Consumed Total	Barrels	39,200,000	39,600,000	44,300,000	45,800,000	(e)
Produced Water Recycled, Reused, or Reclaimed	Barrels	942,000,000	943,900,000	927,700,000	900,400,000	(e)
Produced Water Recycled to Agriculture	Barrels	116,300,000	110,400,000	127,300,000	125,600,000	(e)
Produced Water Injected into Disposal Wells	Barrels	95,500,000	83,400,000	109,700,000	119,100,000	(e)
Fresh Water Intensity	Barrels / MBOE	919	854	843	826	(e)
Water Conservation Metric	Reclaimed Water to Ag / Purchased Freshwater	3.2	2.9	3.0	2.8	(e)
Waste
Hazardous Waste	Metric Tons	23	4	20	69
Health & Safety
Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR)	Per 200,000 hours worked	0.43	0.28	0.34	0.5
TRIR Employees	Per 200,000 hours worked	0.09	0.17	0	0.39
TRIR Contractors	Per 200,000 hours worked	0.67	0.37	0.52	0.56
Total Lost Time Incident Rate (LTIR)	Per 200,000 hours worked	0.16	0.16	0.15	0.15
LTIR Employees	Per 200,000 hours worked	0.09	0.15	0	0.13
LTIR Contractors	Per 200,000 hours worked	0.20	0.17	0.22	0.17
Total Fatalities	#	0	0	0	0
Employee Fatalities	#	0	0	0	0
Contractor Fatalities	#	0	0	0	0
Employee Health and Safety Training Hours	Hours	12,085	15,373	15,080	NA
Average HSE Training Hours	Hours / Employees	12.5	13.9	12.1	NA
Human Capital Management
Total Employees	# of Employees	967	1,104	1,251	1,502
Total Turnover	%	21%	15%	24%	7%
Involuntary Turnover	%	14%	11%	8%	2%
Voluntary Turnover	%	7%	4%	16%	5%
Total Training Hours	Hours	13,171	16,571	15,900	31,247
Average Training Hours	Hours / Employees	13.6	15	12.7	20.8
Diversity
Women Board Members	%	33%	22%	25%	13%
Ethnically Diverse Board Members	%	33%	NA	NA	NA
Women Executives	%	21%	24%	18%	18%
Ethnically Diverse Executives	%	28%	24%	14%	15%
Women Managers	%	18%	20%	24%	18%
Ethnically Diverse Managers	%	21%	27%	24%	14%
Women Employees	%	19%	20%	20%	20%
Ethnically Diverse Employees	%	38%	36%	35%	34%
Donations Total
Charitable Donations Total	$ Million	$0.6	$1.3	$4.3	$3.1
Political Donations Total	$ Million	$0.03	$1.7	$1.3	$3.1

Operated upstream direct emissions include Scope 1 GHG emissions from oil and gas drilling, production and electricity use at fields operated by CRC and exclude those from the midstream operations of the Elk Hills gas and power plants and Long Beach power plant. Except for 2018, emissions do not 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.
Scope 3 includes Category 1, 7, part of 10, and 11 for 2018-2020 and Category 1-15 for 2021.
Total GHG emissions from upstream and midstream operations include operated upstream direct emissions (see footnote a 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 (a) for 2021. Emissions are calculated, reported and verified in accordance with California regulations and emissions estimation protocols.
Reportable release definitions vary by location. Any volume of oil released into state waters must be reported in California. Net oil released means the volume of oil and condensate spilled in reportable releases outside of containment and not recovered in liquid form. Includes oil volumes spilled at divested properties.
See page 82 of CRC’s 2021 Sustainability Report for water definitions applied by CRC.
Energy use and intensity exclude energy used by the midstream operations of the Elk Hills and Long Beach power plants, as well as gas processing at Elk Hills and Santa Clara Valley Gas Plants.