Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Content Index
EQT has prepared its 2022 ESG Report with reference to the GRI 2021 standards.
GENERAL DISCLOSURES
GRI Standard | Disclosure | Description | Location, Direct Response, and Additional Information |
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GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 |
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GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 |
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GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 |
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GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 |
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GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 |
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GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021 |
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TOPIC-SPECIFIC STANDARDS
GRI Standard | Disclosure | Oil and Gas Sector Standard | Description | Location, Direct Response, and Additional Information | Omission |
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GRI 3: Material Topics |
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GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018 |
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GRI 3: Material Topics |
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GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016 |
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GRI 402: Labor/Management Relations 2016 |
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GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 |
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GRI 305: Emissions 2016 |
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GRI 302: Energy 2016 |
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GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 |
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GRI 306: Effluents and Waste 2016 |
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Asset integrity and critical incident management |
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GRI 306: Waste 2020 |
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GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 |
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GRI 401: Employment 2016 |
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GRI 404: Training and Education 2016 |
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GRI 403: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016 |
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GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 |
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GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018 |
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GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 |
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GRI 413: Local Communities |
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GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016 |
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GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016 |
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GRI 3: Material Topics 2021 |
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GRI 415: Public Policy 2016 |
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NOT MATERIAL DISCLOSURES
GRI Standard | Disclosure | Oil and Gas Sector Standard | Description | Location, Direct Response, and Additional Information |
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GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016 |
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GRI 416: Customer Health and Safety 2016 |
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GRI 414: Supplier Social Assessment 2016 |
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GRI 202: Market Presence 2016 |
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GRI 406: Non-discrimination 2016 |
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GRI 409: Forced or compulsory Labor 2016 |
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GRI 407: Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining 2016 |
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GRI 204: Procurement Practices 2016 |
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GRI 411: Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2016 |
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GRI 410: Security Practices 2016 |
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GRI 206: Anti-competitive Behavior 2016 |
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GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016 |
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GRI 207: Tax 2019 |
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Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Index
SUSTAINABILITY DISCLOSURE TOPICS AND ACCOUNTING METRICS — OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
Topic | Accounting Metric | Response/Location |
Greenhouse Gas Emissions | SASB EM-EP-110a.1: Gross global Scope 1 emissions, percentage methane, percentage covered under emissions-limiting regulations | Operational GHG Emissions — GHG Emissions and Targets |
SASB EM-EP-110a.2: Amount of gross global Scope 1 emissions from: (1) flared hydrocarbons, (2) other combustion, (3) process emissions, (4) other vented emissions, and (5) fugitive emissions | Operational GHG Emissions — GHG Emissions and Targets | |
SASB EM-EP-110a.3: Discussion of long-term and short-term strategy or plan to manage Scope 1 emissions, emissions reduction targets, and an analysis of performance against those targets | Operational GHG Emissions — GHG Emissions and Targets | |
Air Quality | SASB EM-EP-120a.1: Air emissions of the following pollutants: (1) NOx (excluding N2O), (2) SOx, (3) volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and (4) particulate matter (PM10) | Air Quality — Inspections and Benchmarking |
Water Management | SASB EM-EP-140a.1: (1) Total fresh water withdrawn, (2) total fresh water consumed, percentage of each in regions with High or Extremely High Baseline Water Stress | Water — How We Are Doing |
SASB EM-EP-140a.2: Volume of produced water and flowback generated; percentage (1) discharged, (2) injected, (3) recycled; hydrocarbon content in discharged water | Water — How We Are Doing | |
SASB EM-EP-140a.3: Percentage of hydraulically fractured wells for which there is public disclosure of all fracturing fluid chemicals used | 100%; see Water — What We Are Doing We strongly support transparency and disclose the chemical makeup of our fracturing (frac) fluids via FracFocus.org. | |
SASB EM-EP-140a.4: Percentage of hydraulic fracturing sites where ground or surface water quality deteriorated compared to a baseline | Water — How We Are Doing | |
Biodiversity Impacts | SASB EM-EP-160a.1: Description of environmental management policies and practices for active sites | Biodiversity and Land Impacts — Ongoing Monitoring of Active Sites |
SASB EM-EP-160a.2: Number and aggregate volume of hydrocarbon spills, volume in Arctic, volume impacting shorelines with ESI rankings 8-10, and volume recovered | Spills — How We Are Doing | |
SASB EM-EP-160a.3: Percentage of (1) proved and (2) probable reserves in or near sites with protected conservation status or endangered species habitat | Biodiversity and Land Impacts — How We Are Doing | |
Security, Human Rights and Rights of Indigenous Peoples | SASB EM-EP-210a.1: Percentage of (1) proved and (2) probable reserves in or near areas of conflict | We do not have any reserves in or near areas of conflict. |
SASB EM-EP-210a.2: Percentage of (1) proved and (2) probable reserves in or near indigenous land | To our knowledge, we do not have any reserves in or near Indigenous land. A majority of our natural gas is produced in accordance with rigorous standards for responsible development maintained by Equitable Origin, known as the EO100™ Standard for Responsible Energy Development. The EO100™ Standard encompasses five principles: corporate governance and ethics; social impacts, human rights, and community engagement; Indigenous Peoples’ rights; occupational health and safety and fair labor standards; and environmental impacts, biodiversity, and climate change. Based on a review of our operations and reserves, Equitable Origin determined that the Indigenous Peoples' rights principle was not applicable to us. | |
SASB EM-EP-210a.3: Discussion of engagement processes and due diligence practices with respect to human rights, indigenous rights, and operation in areas of conflict | We do not operate in areas of conflict, and to our knowledge, we do not have any reserves in or near Indigenous land. | |
Community Relations | SASB EM-EP-210b.1: Discussion of process to manage risks and opportunities associated with community rights and interests | Economic and Societal Impact — Working with Communities |
SASB EM-EP-210b.2: Number and duration of non-technical delays | Our operations are subject to numerous regulatory and permitting requirements. We strive to account for potential delays in obtaining regulatory and permitting approvals or similar non-technical factors in our scheduling process. In 2022, none of our operations were stopped or delayed due to unanticipated non-technical factors. | |
Workforce Health and Safety | SASB EM-EP-320a.1: (1) Total recordable incident rate (TRIR), (2) fatality rate, (3) near miss frequency rate (NMFR), and (4) average hours of health, safety, and emergency response training for (a) full-time employees, (b) contract employees, and (c) short-service employees | Workforce Health and Safety — How We Are Doing |
SASB EM-EP-320a.2: Discussion of management systems used to integrate a culture of safety throughout the exploration and production lifecycle | Workforce Health and Safety — How We Are Doing | |
Reserves Valuation & Capital Expenditures | SASB EM-EP-420a.1: Sensitivity of hydrocarbon reserve levels to future price projection scenarios that account for a price on carbon emissions | Climate Change Strategy — Vision for EQT in the Energy Transition |
SASB EM-EP-420a.2: Estimated carbon dioxide emissions embedded in proved hydrocarbon reserves | We estimate that we had 347,317 metric tons of CO2 embedded in our proved hydrocarbon reserves in 2022. | |
SASB EM-EP-420a.3: Amount invested in renewable energy, revenue generated by renewable energy sales | At certain sites, we either use solar technology to generate power or capture natural gas from the field to power fuel cells, generating on-site energy. We do not track the amount of energy produced by these means as it is only used in remote locations and on a limited basis. | |
SASB EM-EP-420a.4: Discussion of how price and demand for hydrocarbons and/or climate regulation influence the capital expenditure strategy for exploration, acquisition, and development of assets | Climate Change Strategy — Why It Matters to Us; Climate Change Strategy — Accelerating the Low Carbon Transition | |
Business Ethics and Transparency | SASB EM-EP-510a.1: Percentage of (1) proved and (2) probable reserves in countries that have the 20 lowest rankings in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index | 0% — EQT only operates in the United States; therefore, we have no reserves in applicable countries. |
SASB EM-EP-510a.2: Description of the management system for prevention of corruption and bribery throughout the value chain | Ethics and Integrity — What We Are Doing | |
Management of the Legal & Regulatory Environment | SASB EM-EP-530a.1: Discussion of corporate positions related to government regulations and/or policy proposals that address environmental and social factors affecting the industry | Public Policy and Perception — Public Policy Issues and Engagement |
Critical Incident Risk Management | SASB EM-EP-540a.2: Description of management systems used to identify and mitigate catastrophic and tail-end risks | Economic and Societal Impact — Working with Communities — Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response |
ACTIVITY METRICS
Activity Metric | Response/Location |
SASB EM-EP-000.A: Production of: (1) oil, (2) natural gas, (3) synthetic oil, and (4) synthetic gas | Corporate Profile — Reserves and Production; we did not produce any synthetic natural gas or synthetic oil in 2022. |
SASB EM-EP-000.B: Number of offshore sites | We do not operate any offshore sites. |
SASB EM-EP-000.C: Number of terrestrial sites | As of December 31, 2022, we operated 656 well pads. |
American Exploration and Production Council (AXPC) Index[1]
Topic |
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Production of Hydrocarbons |
Gross Annual Production of Oil/Condensate (Bbl) |
2,250,243 |
Gross Annual Production of Natural Gas (Mcf) |
2,025,902,436 |
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Total Gross Annual Production (Boe) |
339,900,649 |
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Total Gross Annual Production (MBoe) |
339,900 |
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions[2] |
Scope 1 GHG Emissions (MT CO2e) |
683,821 |
Scope 1 GHG Intensity (#) |
2.01 |
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Percent of Scope 1 GHG Emissions Attributed to Gathering and Boosting Segment |
21.6% |
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Scope 2 GHG Emissions (MT CO2e) |
5,294 |
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Scopes 1 and 2 Combined GHG Intensity (#) |
2.03 |
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Scope 1 Methane Emissions (MT CH4) |
13,870 |
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Scope 1 Methane Intensity (#) |
0.04 |
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Percent of Scope 1 Methane Emissions Attributed to Gathering and Boosting Segment |
8.6% |
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Flaring |
Gross Annual Volume of Flared Gas (Mcf)[3] |
0 |
Percentage of Gas Flared per Mcf of Gas Produced |
0% |
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Volume of Gas Flared per Barrel of Oil Equivalent produced |
0 |
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Spills |
Produced Liquid Spilled (Bbl) |
900 |
Total Produced Liquid (MBbl) |
23,063 |
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Spill Intensity (#) |
0.04 |
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Water Use |
Freshwater Consumed (Bbl) |
36,685,100 |
Freshwater Intensity (#) |
0.11 |
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Recycled Water (Bbl) |
19,645,315 |
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Total Water Consumed (Bbl) |
56,330,415 |
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Water Recycle Rate (%) |
34.9% |
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Does your company use WRI Aqueduct, GEMI, Water Risk Filter, Water Risk Monetizer, or other comparable tool or methodology to determine the water stressed areas in your portfolio? |
Yes |
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Safety |
Employee OSHA Recordable Cases |
6 |
Annual Employee Workhours |
1,471,840 |
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Employee TRIR |
0.82 |
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Contractor OSHA Recordable Cases |
22 |
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Annual Contractor Workhours |
5,338,964 |
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Contractor TRIR |
0.82 |
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Combined Employee and Contractor OSHA Recordable Cases |
28 |
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Annual Combined Employee and Contractor Workhours |
6,810,804 |
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Employee and Contractor Combined TRIR |
0.82 |
[1] All data is for the year-ended December 31, 2022. In the third quarter of 2021, we acquired strategic assets located in the Appalachian Basin from Alta Resources Development, LLC (the Alta Assets). The Alta Assets acquisition closed on July 21, 2021, and had an effective date of January 1, 2021. The data included in the table includes data from the Alta Assets.
[2] We are subject to the methodologies for reporting GHG emissions under Subpart W (Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems) of the EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. We calculate our Scope 1 GHG emissions using EPA calculation guidelines under 40 Code of Federal Regulations Part 98. Notably, there are certain sources of emissions which are not reported to the EPA, either because the amount of emissions does not satisfy the minimum reporting threshold or because the EPA does not require emissions from the particular source to be reported. Pursuant to the AXPC’s ESG Metrics Framework guidance, the Scope 1 GHG emissions disclosed in this table include only our EPA Subpart W emissions for the onshore production and gathering and boosting segments, and thus, in some cases there may be additional sources of Scope 1 GHG emissions that are not reflected because they are not required to be reported to the EPA under Subpart W.
[3] Per AXPC guidance, this metric applies to the flaring of wellhead gas from the primary separator at operated assets. It does not include combustion of low-pressure gas volumes from crude oil/condensate and produced water storage vessels or other low-pressure separators for the purpose of controlling emissions. It does not include flaring from drilling and/or well completions.
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Index
Governance |
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a) Describe the board’s oversight of climate-related risks and opportunities. |
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b) Describe management’s role in assessing and managing climate-related risks and opportunities. |
Climate Change Strategy — Governance; |
Strategy |
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a) Describe the climate-related risks and opportunities the organization has identified over the short, medium and long term. |
Climate Change Strategy — Vision for EQT in the Energy Transition; |
b) Describe the impact of climate-related risks and opportunities on the organization’s businesses, strategy and financial planning. |
Climate Change Strategy — Vision for EQT in the Energy Transition; |
c) Describe the potential impact of different scenarios, including a 2°C scenario, on the organization’s businesses, strategy and financial planning. |
Information unavailable; we have not conducted formal climate scenario analysis and thus do not disclose the results of a climate-related scenario analysis in this report. However, please refer to Climate Change Strategy — Vision for EQT in the Energy Transition for our strategy for operating and excelling in a low-carbon economy. |
Risk Management |
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a) Describe the organization’s processes for identifying and assessing climate-related risks. |
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b) Describe the organization’s processes for managing climate- related risks. |
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c) Describe how processes for identifying, assessing and managing climate-related risks are integrated into the organization’s overall risk management. |
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Metrics and Targets |
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a) Disclose the metrics used by the organization to assess climate-related risks and opportunities in line with its strategy and risk management process. |
Operational GHG Emissions — Why it Matters to Us; |
b) Disclose Scope 1, Scope 2 and, if appropriate, Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the related risks. |
Operational GHG Emissions — GHG Emissions and Targets We are exploring new ventures and researching alternative technologies to address our Scope 3 emissions. |
c) Describe the targets used by the organization to manage climate-related risks and opportunities and performance against targets. |
Operational GHG Emissions — Why it Matters to Us; |