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This guidance clarifies currently used terminology in the water stewardship space and presents users with a streamlined water stewardship action scheme that synthesises water frameworks and disclosure standards for the energy sector.
The second edition of the Water management framework reflects the lessons learnt from members and stakeholders in the years since its original publication.
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.
This fact sheet on provides a high-level overview of how companies in the oil and gas sector can define, assess and respond to water risks.
This infographic summarises the water and wastewater management uses in the oil and gas industry.
BP's Kwinana Refinery in Western Australia is located in an area that has experienced significant reduction in river flows.
This awareness briefing provides an overview of water management in the onshore development and production of oil and gas from shale.
Ipieca has developed a new fact sheet on evaluating the opportunities and challenges of reusing produced water for the onshore oil and gas industry.
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) / Shell.
Oman -Since 2011, a third of produced water from the Nimr oil feed in Oman has been treated in a purposely built reed bed facility.
At Shell's Groundbirch venture, British Columbia, the local area is prone to water shortages. In order to minimise freshwater use, Shell and the City of Dawson Creek ...
In-house water risk assessment tool strengthens Repsol's water management performance
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
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.
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 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.
This industry-specific document provides guidance on the prevention of food- and water-related diseases.
Good practice guidelines for incident management and emergency response personnel.
Oil spill contingency planning is the process of developing a suitable spill response capability that is in compliance with the local regulatory framework and commensurate with the oil spill risks of an organization or facility. (Revision 2016)
This report provides a summary and analysis of the current ROV fleet...
During Ipieca Week 2026, Ipieca stakeholders were invited to provide insights on the global energy system's profound transformation.
During Ipieca Week 2026, Ipieca stakeholders were invited to provide insights on the complex and interconnected development realities of Global South countries as they pursue economic and social progress while aiming to meet climate and nature goals.
This document outlines the key messages on BES good practices for the industry, and explores how industry and governments can support and work with each other to mainstream biodiversity across the energy transition.
This fact sheet explores key aspects of biofuels and explains the role of biofuels in the energy transition, outlining the main biofuel types, feedstocks and production pathways, as well as where and how biofuels are used across transport and other sectors. It also describes how biofuel sustainability is assessed.
This fact sheet highlights the role of CCS in the energy transition, how the oil and gas industry can support uptake of CCS carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, some case studies from Ipieca members, and looking ahead at how Ipieca will support future progress.
This 3-part webinar series aims to deepen understanding around the challenges and solutions to the increased demand for mining raw materials for the energy transition, particularly in wind and solar energy projects.
During Ipieca Week 2025, stakeholders were invited to provide insights on how Ipieca can help put nature, people and climate at the heart of the energy transition, working towards an accelerated industry contribution to a sustainable world.
This joint Ipieca-IOGP awareness briefing explores what is currently known about the health risks associated with energy transition-focused technologies.
This briefing builds a shared understanding of carbon-compensated products, their role in supporting net-zero ambitions and the energy transition, and explores good practice in using them.
An update to the compendium, first published in 2020, is now available. It aims to support renewable energy developers to enhance the environmental and social performance of their projects and operations.
This report provides an overview of key messages from the two stakeholder panels exploring how Ipieca can support its members to lead the industry’s contribution to a sustainable energy transition, and how Ipieca can provide a trusted/safe channel for dialogue and collaboration with key stakeholders.
