12-Dec-2012
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP-18) took place from 26 November – 8 December in Doha, Qatar. With a decision reached at COP-17 in Durban, 2011, to negotiate a new legally binding instrument on managing climate change by 2015, the Doha conference was seen as “transitional”, or what some describe as a “fallow” COP....
10-Dec-2012
IPIECA was present at the Clean Gulf Conference and Exhibition that took from place 13-15 November 2012 in New Orleans, USA. At the event operators, responders and regulators come together to discuss best practices in oil spill preparedness and response and look for new solutions and technologies. With conference sessions covering the most pressing issues in oil spill prevention and...
10-Dec-2012
To coincide with the launch of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Oil and Gas Sector Supplement (OGSS) in February 2012 IPIECA and GRI worked together to create two indexes which aim to help companies using the IPIECA, API and OGP Oil and gas industry guidance on voluntary sustainability reporting, GRI 3.1 or the OGSS, or using one and starting to use another, by...
10-Dec-2012
IPIECA participated in the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights First Annual Forum from the 3-5 December in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Forum was an opportunity to showcase IPIECA’s work on human rights and launch three new publications. The publications aim to enhance the ability of oil and gas companies to manage human rights in their business operations and include:...
10-Dec-2012
IPIECA was invited by Qatar Petroleum to present on the association’s climate change related work at the Qatar Sustainability Expo which took place alongside the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha from 26 November to 7 December. The Expo was a government, industry and NGO showcase of environmentally sustainable programs, initiatives, plans and products accompanied by expert speakers...
05-Dec-2012
IPIECA held a side-event during the UN Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar on the expanding role of natural gas. The event explored the growing use of natural gas in energy supply and electricity generation as well as the implications of a gradual shift from coal to gas. The agenda included presentations from:
Arthur Lee (Chevron) on IPIECA’s perspectives on natural gas...
23-Nov-2012
IPIECA is pleased to announce the publication of the ‘Health and Safety performance indicators – 2011 data report’. Members of the OGP-IPIECA Health Committee piloted a set of eight leading indicators of health performance within their companies during September 2008, 2009 and 2010. Two tools were used: the first indicated the extent of management of the 8 areas across...
26-Oct-2012
IPIECA is a collaborating partner in CH2M HILL's WaterMatch. The WaterMatch Makers University Program will be launched at the 2012 Net Impact Conference, and will engage students in a global grassroots social networking effort
CH2M HILL WaterMatch is collaborating with Net Impact to launch the new WaterMatch Makers University Program. This first-of-its-kind program channels the energy and...
