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CEPSA S ENERGY CONSUMPTION TREND. DISTRIBUTION BY BUSINESS (TJ)*

* The data for this indicator have been reviewed and any deviations from previous years have been corrected. For energy consumption and energy intensity in the Refining and Chemicals business, include the imported steam and power consumption from cogeneration, given that this energy is consumed in operations and must be included in these data. Energy consumption in Gas & Power business is translated to the Refining and Chemicals businesses, given that the energy consumption and intensity ratio reflects the transformation of primary energy into final energy, not comparable with the energy consumption of the Refining and Chemicals operation. This energy consumption in Refining and Chemical does not reflect the electricity sold, which is reflected in the total energy consumption.

The energy intensity figures reflect a decreasing trend explained by the continuous improvement of energy use, switch to gaseous fuels and operational optimisation leading to a reduction in this ratio.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND EFFICIENCY INDICATORS

Energy consumption in our operations reached 67,555 TJ in 2021, which was 1% above the previous year. As indicated previously, the comparison with 2020 is affected by the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, we recovered activity levels in the Refining business and achieved slightly higher production levels in the Chemicals business. With a 2% higher level of emissions, energy consumption reflects a 1% increase, which is evidence of the continuous improvement in our activities.

For this report, the five most relevant Scope 3 categories are shown, as they account for at least 95% of the total Scope 3 emissions certified under ISO 14064. Variations between years are due to changes in the activity data value, as well as changes in the emission calculation methodology over this period to increase accuracy.

APPENDIX 4.5.1. Emissions

Refining

Chemicals

Exploration & Production

60,000

50,000

40,000

30,000

20,000

10,000

-

50,658

18,559

4,330 4,124 2,727

2,034 3,794

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

53,342

19,048

51,647

18,181

45,301

18,859

46,458

19,063

Expressed in thousands of tonnes.