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This document provides examples of how Ipieca companies are taking ambitious biodiversity actions which contribute towards the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
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
BP's Kwinana Refinery in Western Australia is located in an area that has experienced significant reduction in river flows.
Statoil, an international energy company, expanding activities
within shale oil and gas in a sustainable mannerShaping 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 2014, UNEP-WCMC (United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre) and Ipieca, the global oil and gas industry association for environmental and social
Mittelplate oil field, operated by RWE Dea AG (Mittelplate Consortium: 50% RWE Dea AG and 50% Wintershall Holding GmbH)
This case study is about the Oil Sands Leadership Initiative (OSLI), a collaboration of oil sands developers in Canada who undertook to demonstrate enhanced environmental
Angola LNG partners with the Wildlife Conservation Society while building a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant near the city of Soyo, Angola. Chevron case study.
Natural gas transportation pipeline system operated by PERU LNG in the Peruvian Andes, Hunt Oil
The Ecuadorian Amazon is one of the most sensitive natural environments where eni operates.
Peru LNG operations consist of a 408km natural gas transportation pipeline that traverses many diverse landscapes and ecosystems. This case study explains how a Biodiversity Action
This case study explains the ecosystem mapping project Repsol have undertaken at the Teak-Samaan-Poui (TSP) block located off the southeast coast of Trinidad.
This case study details the work of Maersk Oil Qatar to monitor and protect marine ecology at the Al Shaheen oil field
This case study details a quarantine management programme set up by Chevron Australia on Barrow Island, where the largest onshore oilfield in Australia
This case study outlines a successful western gray whale research and monitoring programme, co-sponsored by Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL), a subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation.
A detailed program for protecting biodiversity while developing liquefied natural gas infrastructure in one of the world's lease explored regions
These local content case studies were published alongside the second edition of Ipieca's 2016 publication Local content: A guidance document for the oil and gas industry.
The 'Plastic pellets clean-up field guide' provides practical, operational guidance to support safe and effective recovery following a marine or coastal plastic pellets incident.
A technical support document to accompany the Ipieca-IOGP guidance on surface and subsurface dispersant
This document introduces the principles of oil spill waste management, emphasising the need to incorporate a waste management plan as part of the oil spill contingency planning process.
This updated edition reflects five years of industry experience and technical advancements.
As we transition to a more sustainable future, alternative fuels and their associated products are becoming more prevalent in production, manufacturing and use. Their safe handling and prevention of spills is a priority.
Arpel, IMO and Ipieca launch and present a live demonstration of the new web application of RETOS™ (Readiness Evaluation Tool for Oil Spills).
The Readiness Evaluation Tool for Oil Spills (RETOS™) aims to assist governments and companies in assessing their level of oil spill response planning and readiness management.
An Incident Management System (IMS) is essential to optimizing response times and efficiency, providing clarity in command and control, improving resource coordination and communications, and facilitating the cooperation and integration of responding organizations.
This document is aimed at those persons responsible for ensuring that oil spill contingency plans are practised and verified, providing guidance on constructing an exercise programme that is suitable for meeting an organization’s or facility’s requirements.
This document identifies the principal health and safety issues when an oil spill occurs, their degree of severity and the practical steps to minimize the impact of the spill.
This guidance considers the effects of oil releases on fisheries, tourism and other commercial activities, and outlines available compensation schemes.































































