Mitigating Requirement Technical Debt that Hinder Effective Integration of Carbon Emissions Management Software (CEMS) into ERP Systems in Egyptian Oil and Gas Sector

Abstract

Climate change mitigation is top priority for policy makers and business owners worldwide to accelerate Green House Gas (GHG) emission reduction towards achieving targets of global warming limitation below 1.5 C. Carbon Emissions Management Software (CEMS) is the tool used for managing and reporting GHG footprint for entities.Nevertheless, efficient application and integration of CEMS tools with current Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) is now vital for achieving goals and integrating GHG inventory aspect in data driven decisions.Egyptian oil and gas O&G sector is one of the heaviest GHG sources in Egypt, meanwhile is undergoing wide digital transformation program including unifying ERP platform among its affiliates and at the same time energy transition and carbon emissions reduction program.In this paper we target identifying requirement technical debt (TD) that hinders integration between CEMS with ERP and propose model to mitigate this debt.To identify best requirement, we conducted interviews in Four companies representing the three main sectors in O&G upstream, midstream and downstream by interviewing professionals in operations and environment departments.Through interviews, we will explore current ERP system in each company, how they monitor, manage, and plan their GHG emissions.Explore their requirement for GHG inventory management, and potential benefits.Then propose model for integrating of CEMS in ERP.By analyzing interview results, the study developed models that satisfies customer requirement.First new GHG parameters groups in maintenance ERP module were developed this allowed connection of CEMS to equipment details.Then