Ipieca develops good practices to enable the industry and stakeholders to enhance marine spill preparedness and response globally in support of mitigating environmental and social impacts.
Launched in 1996, the Global Initiative (GI) is an umbrella programme under which governments, through the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and the oil industry, through Ipieca, work together to assist countries in developing national structures and capability for oil spill preparedness and response.
Dispersants are one of several tools available to combat oil spills. These webpages provide accurate and up to date dispersant related resources from Ipieca, oil and gas associations, environmental protection agencies, international maritime bodies, scientific and government research institutes. These range from dispersants FAQs and explainers to practical guidance on responsible use of dispersants through to the latest research findings.
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.
Reducing energy consumption is the most cost-effective strategy for lowering greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), enhancing energy efficiency could contribute up to 40% of the emissions reductions needed under the Paris Agreement.
Over the past decade, businesses, governments, and civil society have made ever-increasing pledges and commitments to address the climate and biodiversity crises. Through sustainability reporting, energy companies can solidify their strategic resilience and contribute to a just energy transition, ensuring that the shift towards sustainable energy sources is equitable and inclusive, benefiting all stakeholders involved.
Methane is a short-lived, but potent greenhouse gas, making it an ideal target for climate change mitigation strategies. Methods for reducing methane emissions are technically feasible or achievable at low or no-net costs, making it a key and cost-effective mission in oil and gas companies’ journeys to net-zero emissions.
Ipieca members’ approach to health and wellbeing is focused on the health outcomes of oil and gas industry employees and the communities in which they operate. This extends beyond protection to proactively helping employees remain healthy, as well as offering health and lifestyle services and infrastructure to surrounding communities, where the industry is often a major presence and employer.
