News and insights

• 6 December 2022

Ipieca-IOGP BESWG Chair Steven Dickinson (TotalEnergies) discusses the importance of landing an ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework at COP15 and the role of Ipieca and the industry in supporting its aims.

• 7 December 2022

Ipieca's role is to listen to the negotiations, engage with stakeholders and feedback the outcomes to our members. When finalised, Ipieca will integrate the Global Biodiversity Framework into its workstreams.

• 5 December 2022

Ipieca is committed to the development and implementation of industry good practice for the mitigation of biodiversity impacts and its contribution to reversing biodiversity loss.

• 16 June 2020

Ipieca Executive Director Brian Sullivan on the urgent need to prioritise biodiversity and ecosystem services throughout the lifecycle of oil and gas projects.

• 1 May 2018

This document provides a summary of the 2016 guidance document Biodiversity and ecosystem services fundamentals.

• 27 March 2026

Ipieca supported and took part in the forum, which highlighted sector-specific solutions to accelerate biodiversity mainstreaming, inform COP17 outcomes and strengthen regional reporting and implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

• 4 March 2025

Key outcomes agreed at follow up to COP16 held in Colombia last year.

• 11 December 2024

This 3-day workshop and field trip in Abu Dhabi, facilitated by IUCN and hosted by ADNOC, brought together 42 energy professionals to share biodiversity knowledge and build expertise.

• 16 October 2024

The document provides examples of how Ipieca companies are taking ambitious biodiversity actions which contribute towards the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

• 20 October 2023

The three-day workshop, run by Ipieca, facilitated by UNEP-WCMC, and hosted by PETRONAS in Kuala Lumpur was followed by a field trip to a peat reserve to see biodiversity management and restoration practices in real life.

• 11 October 2021

Ipieca will be attending CBD COP15 part 1, which starts today and aims for nations to adopt a new global framework for the protection of biodiversity.

• 7 June 2021

This year, World Environment Day is centred around '#GenerationRestoration - Reimagine, recreate, restore'.

• 24 May 2021

Ipieca-IOGP Biodiversity Ecosystem Services Working Group Officers Mark Johnston (bp), David Palandro (ExxonMobil) and Steven Dickinson (Total) explain how its members are supporting global conservation goals in what is a big year for biodiversity.

• 29 March 2021

Ipieca member Repsol has carried out pioneering biodiversity monitoring during construction of of an exploratory well in Bolivia.

• 5 June 2020

Ipieca member company BP has pledged new measures to help restore, maintain and enhance nature in recognition of the action needed to strengthen biodiversity.

• 5 March 2020

Ipieca had an opportunity to comment on the draft framework during the OEWG meeting in Rome last week.

• 30 October 2018

• 22 January 2020

In his latest blog, Ipieca Executive Director Brian Sullivan looks ahead to what will be an important year for everyone involved in the energy transition.

• 29 July 2025

The initiative's resources have been transferred to IOGP’s publications library.

• 19 February 2025

The library includes over 150 resources from a number of external organizations including the IEA, the World Bank, UNEP and Ipieca.

• 12 November 2024

The publication of the 'Baseline report' is a key milestone for OGDC that sets out the work achieved in the first year since the initiative was launched at COP28.

• 2 April 2024

The website has been developed by the Future Fuels and Technology Project (FFT Project), a partnership project between IMO and the Republic of Korea, supporting the development of new regulation within the possible IMO Net-Zero Framework to achieve the targets contained in the 2023 IMO GHG strategy.

• 2 December 2023

Ipieca looks forward to supporting the aims of the OGDC to achieve near-zero upstream methane emissions by 2030 and to limit routine flaring to zero by 2030.

• 29 November 2022

Earlier this month Ipieca attended its association members Arpel and ACP's conferences in Peru and Colombia, respectively.

• 27 May 2020

Ipieca and its member companies are committed to protecting their people, supporting the communities where they operate and continuing to provide the essential energy the world needs during this unprecedented time.

• 30 March 2020

Today, Ipieca, API and IOGP released the fourth edition of the Sustainability reporting guidance for the oil and gas industry.

• 12 March 2020

Ipieca worked with Videotel to develop Sulphur 2020, a free e-learning course on low sulphur marine fuels.

• 21 January 2020

Industry's expertise to play pivotal role in climate change, while continued investment in oil and gas needed to ensure a just transition.

• 20 August 2019

The publication is designed to provide guidance for stakeholders across the marine fuels and shipping industries, from fuel blenders and suppliers to end users.

• 18 May 2018

Spillcon, the international oil spill conference for the Asia-Pacific region, will take place from 20-24 May in Perth, Australia.

• 13 July 2026

The guidance outlines a practical framework for incorporating circularity throughout the life cycle of energy and other infrastructure assets, supported by case studies.

• 8 June 2026

Ipieca guidance and resources to help protect the ocean.