ENERGY

Energy intensity decreased by 3.9% from 2021, due to a sharp increase in sales across all our businesses. With this increased production came an increase in absolute energy consumption of 3.5%. The primary sources of this increase in production include our GCGV asset, which completed its first full year of operations in 2022; our new United EG-3 glycols plant in Jubail, designed to be the most energy-efficient glycols plant in the world with zero steam operation, which commenced operations this year with an increase in overall plant production of 8%; and the startup of our GAS 9 expansion project, which increased capacities for various operations in Jubail.

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