ULTIMO AGGIORNAMENTO BANCA DATI: 13/09/2024 13:00:57
Abstract TOTAL E&P INDONESIE (TI), a subsidiary of TOTAL Group, has been operating in Mahakam Contract Area for more than 30 years, despite of increasing sensitivity in the operation area from social environment and mangrove ecosystem point of view. Handil and Tunu Field are located in Mahakam Delta ...
Abstract Many of the world's Mega-fields (> 1 billion barrels of reserves) contain sour gas, a blend of natural gas and hydrogen sulfide (H2S), either alone or in combination with carbon dioxide (CO2). H2S gas is extremely toxic, the combination of H2S and CO2 (Acid Gas - AG), can be highly corrosive, ...
Introduction The paper broadly outlines the importance of consultation as a vehicle to assist both industry and regulators. It then examines some practical applications of the consultation process. The paper commences with a brief overview of the petroleum industry in Australia. Background Under ...
The pdf file of this paper is in Portuguese. Introduction The paper broadly outlines the importance of consultation as a vehicle to assist both industry and regulators. It then examines some practical applications of the consultation process. The paper commences with a brief overview of the petroleum ...
Abstract Ecological principles for the design and implementation of sustainable malaria vector control programmes are outlined and illustrated with the results obtained from successful malaria control programmes in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. The elements of program design may be applied during ...
Abstract The Norwegian Continental Shelf may be considered to be in a mature stage ofdevelopment. Offshore oil and gas production are primarily located in areas farfrom the shore, allowing a significant time interval for near shore response inthe case of an oil spill. Looking towards future activities, ...
Abstract Sundarbans mangrove ecosystem, the world largest mangrove forest in Bangladesh, is one of the most productive and biologically diverse wetlands in the world. This unique coastal tropical forest is among the most threatened habitats on earth. Its importance lies in its floristic composition, ...
Abstract When water is scarce, its value increases. Produced water is the largest byproduct in oil and gas production and as a field matures, the ratio of water to oil produced increases. Excess produced water is the main reason for abandoning wells, and declaring fields uneconomic. The challenge of ...
Abstract The Gulf of Thailand (GOT) is a relatively shallow sea bordered by the littoral states of Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. A large spill occurring inside the Gulf would pose a number of problems; chief of this is the response when the spill crosses national boundaries. There is a ...
Abstract This study compares locational differences in regional and national environmental regulatory approaches to offshore environmental protection in relation to chemicals. Environmental regulations set acceptable discharge limits and define management boundaries for all related actions, from setting ...
Abstract All of the man-made objects and anthropogenic activities related to the oil industries in water bodies (e.g. drilling, equipment installation, construction of oil platforms and especially oil spillages) have environmental impacts on water ecosystems. The assessment of oil field operations ...
Abstract Oceans and coasts provide the majority of the world's ecosystem benefits. The marine environment is increasingly critical to the future of oil and gas resources as more exploration and production occurs there, and the maritime transport of industry products continues to grow. While the ...
Abstract Renewable energy is seen as the future source to meet the world's growing demand, with geothermal resources offering a constant and independent supply. Over the past century, the oil and gas sector has developed high level technologies for the exploitation of hydrocarbon reservoirs and ...
Abstract: With the concern over anthropogenic climate change (i.e. man-made climate change), there is a growing awareness that we must utilize energy resources that are sustainable. The power obtained from geothermal reservoir is one such sustainable resource that has the potential to supplement our ...
ABSTRACT Coalbed Methane (CBM), also known as Coal Seam Gas (CSG) or Coal Seam Methane (CSM) in Australia is fast becoming a significant contributor to the country's energy needs. The potential coal seams for methane production in Australia are found in coal zones that are Jurassic to Permian in ...
Abstract The Integrated Management Plan for the Barents Sea and Lofoten area (Arctic area) reports that human intervention and activities shall not harm the function, structure, productivity or dynamics of the ecosystem. The precautionary principle is currently the guiding principle applied in the ...
Abstract Chevron Global Upstream has developed a global environmental performance standard and a computer-based waste management toolbox with the overall objective of reducing the potential for impacts from drilling fluids and associated cuttings in the offshore environment. The drilling discharge ...
Abstract BP projects in Azerbaijan in the past ten years have installed oil and gas export lines, interfield lines, water injection lines and produced water lines, with a total length in excess of 1000 km- all of which required hydrotesting. This paper describes BP's approach to managing and ...
ABSTRACT Corrosion control of heavily fouled systems poses a significant challenge for integrity management programs. In cases where deposits build up in pipelines, or within pits, it is virtually impossible for a corrosion inhibitor to penetrate the deposit and impart inhibition at the underlying ...
Abstract The European Commission (EC) has adopted a roadmap on marine spatial planning (MSP) to guide the sustainable growth of EU maritime sectors as a new approach to addressing the increase in competing uses of the sea. The growth of marine commercial activities such as offshore oil and gas development, ...