This course provides a thorough and applied knowledge of best industry standards and practices for appraising environmental and social matters that need to be handled cautiously throughout the life cycle of an upstream project, from design to construction and operation of Oil & Gas processing facilities.
Public :
Managers, advisors, engineers and operations staff involved in oversight or management of environmental and social issues all along the lifetime of an upstream project.
Level :Knowledge
Prerequisite :
Provide evidence of a professional experience of at least 3 months related to HSE and/or Oil & Gas process industry.
Course Content
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES RELATED TO E&P ACTIVITIES
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Historical overview of impact awareness, management.
Definitions: environmental impact, significance, accidental vs. operational discharges, discharge and pollution.
THE STAKES
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Duration : 0.75 Day
Environmental issues: local, regional, global.
Air, water (availability, pollution), biodiversity, wastes.
Kyoto protocol, carbon dioxide accounting, cap and trade, clean development mechanisms.
Toxicity, ecotoxicity.
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT (ERA), LEGAL REQUIREMENTS/LEGAL STANDARDS: NATIONAL, REGIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
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Duration : 0.25 Day
Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA).
Legal standards: definition, standard determination, best available technology, best environmental practices.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT - PROJECTS
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Environmental impact assessment activities throughout the life cycle of a field, tools used for impact prediction.
The EIA process, scoping an EIA, ENVID (Environmental Hazard Identification), environmental management plan. Case study.
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT - PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
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Duration : 0.5 Day
HSE MS - EMS (ISO 14001), continuous improvement processes.
Key environmental procedures: wastes management, chemical management, monitoring.
Oil spill contingency planning.
MONITORING & REPORTING
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Key performance indicators, industry performance - Trends.
Environmental monitoring & surveillance.
Green house gases estimation and reporting.
ENVIRONMENTAL RISK MANAGEMENT - ABANDONMENT
SOCIAL ISSUES RELATED TO E&P ACTIVITIES: THE RISKS, THE STAKES & THE STRATEGIES
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Duration : 0.5 Day
The risks and the stakes. Some high profile cases (human rights, NGOs activism, etc.).
Documentary viewing and discussion on social risks in E&P activities.
How to change practices and image?
PARTICIPATIVE SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AS A RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Participative social impact assessment: definition, business case and standards, process.
Social management plans and monitoring. Focus on special topics: involuntary resettlement, local communities, business in conflict zones.
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Stakeholder engagement: definition and business case.
Public consultation and disclosure plan (steps and techniques).
Stakeholder mapping.
Stakeholder engagement: misguiding assumptions and key success drivers.
CASE STUDY: SOCIAL SCREENING OF AN OIL & GAS PROJECT
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Duration : 0.5 Day
Based on a group work, participants should prepare a:
Stakeholder mapping.
Social impacts identification and mitigation plan.
Learning Objectives
Attendees will be able to implement the following skills:
Understand the global prevailing context for the Oil & Gas industry,
Grasp legal requirements and standards with respect to impact on local environment and populations,
Understand techniques and contents of environmental and social impact assessments,
Identify mitigation measures, perform stakeholders’ mapping and build public consultation and disclosure plans,
Select key performance indicators, and set up monitoring with environmental and social management plans.
Ways & Means
Several applications and illustrations.
Several case studies and teamwork sessions.
Learning assessment
Continuous assessments all-along the program.
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Coordinator :IFP Training instructors, with expertise in the field and trained in modern teaching methods adapted to the specific needs of learners from the professional world.
To French entities : IFP Training is referenced to DataDock ; you may contact your OPCO about potential funding.
Please contact our disabled persons referent to check the accessibility of this training program : referent.handicap@ifptraining.com
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