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This document describes 'good practices' and strategies that can be used in petroleum refineries to manage emissions of air pollutants, and includes a special section on how to identify odour sources. Many of the techniques may also be applicable to those chemical plants and petroleum distribution facilities having similar equipment and operations.
This document introduces considerations and recommendations for oil and gas development in coastal environments. It highlights key issues for decision-makers and their advisors, project managers and HSE professionals in planning, designing, impact-assessing and managing oil and gas activities in these areas.
A fact sheet from a series developed by Ipieca and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry's present and future contribution to sustainable development. Prepared in advance of the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).
This new edition has been updated in response to the IFC's new performance standards (2012) and also includes an expanded 'useful resources' section. The document contains an overview of Indigenous Peoples
Sensitivity maps convey essential information to those responding to oil spills by identifying the sites of coastal resources and environmentally-sensitive areas. (Revision 2016)
A fact sheet from a series developed by Ipieca and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry's present and future contribution to sustainable development.
A fact sheet from a series developed by Ipieca and OGP to demonstrate the oil and gas industry's present and future contribution to sustainable development.
This guide presents a structured process for the systematic identification, assessment and management of the risks associated with tasks that place specific demands (physical or psychological) on employees.
The Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights are designed to help extractive companies maintain the safety and security of their operations within an operating framework that ensures respect for human rights
Title Type Theme Published Download 
Refinery air emissions management Good practice guidance Climate 27 Jun 2012 
Managing oil and gas activities in coastal areas Good practice guidance Nature 22 Jun 2012 
Biofuels: maximizing sustainability Fact sheet Climate 15 Jun 2012 
Partnerships: working together to achieve more. Fact sheet Climate, Nature, People, Marine spill preparedness and response, Corporate 28 Apr 2012 
Indigenous Peoples and the oil and gas industry: context, issues and emerging good practice Good practice guidance People 27 Apr 2012 
Sensitivity mapping for oil spill response Good practice guidance Marine spill preparedness and response 27 Apr 2012 
Energy efficiency: improving energy use from production to consumer Fact sheet Climate 23 Apr 2012 
Preventing corruption: promoting transparent business practices Fact sheet People 23 Apr 2012 
Fitness to work Good practice guidance People 27 Feb 2012 
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights: Implementation Guidance Tools Good practice guidance People 27 Jan 2012
