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The guidance presents a systematic process for the onshore oil and gas industry to identify and assess potential measures to improve water efficiency via incorporating the principles of water stewardship, integrating water resource management
This awareness briefing provides an overview of water management in the onshore development and production of oil and gas from shale.
Statoil, an international energy company, expanding activities
within shale oil and gas in a sustainable manner
Shaping water management plans to meet local risks. Eni corporate worldwide oil and gas, petrochemical, refining and engineering operations.
ConocoPhillips undertakes the first pilot of the tool at the Surmont 1 Oil Sands development in Canada.
This guide presents a systematic process for the onshore industry to select water sources that best meet project needs within the broader context of local or regional water management.
In late 2013, Ipieca co-hosted a webinar and workshop with the Global Environmental Management Initiative (GEMI) focused on water risk assessment tools, including the Ipieca Global Water Tool (GWT) for Oil and Gas, a customised version of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Global Water Tool, the GEMI Local Water Tool (LWT)
This product highlights the interface between the management of biodiversity and ecosystem services (BES) and water issues throughout upstream onshore oil and gas operations, and outlines the key management steps for identifying and assessing both dependencies and potential impacts of operations on BES, and water risks
This manual describes typical 'best practices' and strategies used in petroleum refineries to manage water, including ways to reduce water usage. Improved water management in a petroleum refinery can potentially reduce the volume and cost of raw water used in refinery operations. Furthermore, improved water management may result in reductions in wastewater flow or contaminant load or both. Lower flow and contaminant load may result in lower wastewater treatment operating and maintenance costs. Optimized water management may also reduce the mass of contaminants in the treated effluent, thus improving the quality of a wastewater discharge and ultimately the environmental impact of a refinery's discharge.
Title Type Theme Published Download 
Efficiency in water use Good practice guidance Nature 15 Oct 2014 
Water management in shale oil and gas Awareness brief Nature 01 Oct 2014 
Assessing water risks in business development projects Case study Nature 18 Jul 2014 
Global mapping of Eni sites in water stressed areas Case study Nature 16 Jul 2014 
GEMI Local Water Tool™ pilot test Case study Nature 15 Jul 2014 
Identifying and assessing water sources Good practice guidance Nature 24 Mar 2014 
Ipieca-GEMI Water Risk Assessment Tools Webinar and Workshop: Outcomes Summary Workshop Nature 15 Feb 2014 
Making the connection: oil and gas management of natural resources (interactive PDF) Awareness brief Nature 21 May 2013 
Petroleum refining water / wastewater use and management Good practice guidance Nature 28 Oct 2010