ULTIMO AGGIORNAMENTO BANCA DATI: 13/09/2024 13:00:57
Abstract In 1996, four offshore oil and gas platforms were removed from the Santa Barbara Channel off the coast of Santa Barbara, California. The four platforms, Heidi, Hope, Hazel, and Hilda, (collectively the 4H platforms) were installed between 1958 and 1965 and provided oil and gas production until ...
Abstract The opening of the Barents Sea for oil and gas exploration and development has been a controversial topic of social debate in Norway, particularly due to environmental and fisheries interests. A zero tolerance regime for oil spills has been introduced in this Northern Region, which means that ...
Abstract Biodiversity is the thermometer of the health of the environment and vital to long term sustainability. Placing biodiversity and environmental capital at risk has proven to be a costly business, but, the burden of proof of environmental damage and liability claims is left with the public. ...
Abstract Marine Bio-Security is a global concern with significant relevance to the off-shore gas and oil production and exploration sector. An avalanche of legislation and regulation is delivering enforceable laws which compel ship owners/operators to adopt prescriptive procedures, protocols and practices ...
Abstract The Nord Stream Project is the world's longest sub-sea gas pipeline system. The twin 1,224 km offshore pipeline through the Baltic Sea delivers 55 bcm of natural gas each year, supplying European customers with Russian gas. The project is a major feat of engineering, involving complex logistics, ...
Abstract The rapid expansion of oil and gas exploration and production into the Arctic Region will require advanced interdisciplinary technical and management approaches to achieve international standards. This paper explores the current status of Arctic exploration activities with a focus on northern ...
Abstract The nature of oil and gas operations requires transporting people worldwide via land, air or water. In swamps and rivers, small marine vessels are needed to support operations. This paper describes how an oilfield services company implemented journey management practices with its local contractors ...
Abstract Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL) is developing oil and gas reserves on the continental shelf off northeast Sakhalin Island, Okhotsk Sea, Russia. These projects are located in proximity to a habitat used by the Korean-Okhotsk or Western North Pacific gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus), hereafter ...
Abstract Yadana consortium, partnership of Unocal, PTTEP, the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise (MOGE) and Total Exploration & Production Myanmar (TEPM) as an operator, is operating the Yadana gas field located in the Gulf of Mottama. The extracted natural gas is exported to Thailand via a 63 kilometer ...
Abstract Marine mammals, including coastal dolphins, West African manatees, offshore cetaceans (baleen whales and larger odontocetes), and marine turtles are increasingly under threat; many are rare, although some cetaceans are showing recovery from commercial exploitation. When Angola Liquefied Natural ...
Abstract The water surrounding Barrow Island (BWI), Western Australia is an internationally significant marine protected area for coral and turtle conservation. A key commitment of the Gorgon Project is that no marine pests be introduced to island waters. A comprehensive quarantine strategy has been ...
Abstract The Goliat field operated by Eni Norge AS (Eni Norge), with Statoil Petroleum AS (Statoil) as only partner, will be the first offshore oil field in the Barents Sea and the world's northernmost offshore oil field. The production will commence during the last quarter of 2013. The field is located ...
Abstract In the first "Integrated Management Plan for the Barents Sea and the Sea Areas off the Lofoten Islands", issued by the Norwegian government in 2006, oil spill preparedness was one of the main significant issues to be addressed, with a relevant political focus for near shore petroleum activities ...
Abstract Ghana is blessed with a wealth of new-found oil and gas resources. Discovery of the giant Jubilee field has given Ghana's leaders a sense of great opportunity and an equally great responsibility to avoid falling subject to the "oil curse". To help manage this balance, in 2010 the World Bank ...
Abstract Globally, Chevron's vision is to be the energy company most admired for its people, partnership and performance. It has continuously strived to be recognized and admired by industry and local communities for its world-class performance on safety, health, the environment, reliability and efficiency. ...
Abstract The Nord Stream Project ("the Project") comprises two 48" sub-sea pipelines (the longest in the world so far) and landfalls in Russia and Germany, and is currently Europe's largest infrastructure project. The 1 224 km long offshore pipelines will together carry 55 billion cubic metres (bcm) ...
Abstract Total E&P Indonesie (TEPI) has been operating for more than 40 years in Mahakam Contract Area located at Mahakam Delta, Kutai Kartanegara District, East Kalimantan Province, Indonesia, despite the local environmental and social challenges. Mahakam Delta was initially covered with dense and ...
Abstract The Frigg Field Cessation Project1, operated by TOTAL E&P NORGE AS, is the single largest offshore field decommissioning project during the recent years. This project comprised the execution of the removal of three steel substructures, five topside facilities and several sea-lines from the ...
Abstract An Environmental Risk Analysis (ERA) was conducted as a pilot study on the Dalia Total FPSO (Floating Production and Storage unit) in Angola located at about 135 km off the coast with complex subsea installations at 1400m depth. The environmental damage and its frequency resulting from the ...
Abstract Underwater noise is increasingly being considered a water quality indicator by governments around the world and plays an increasing role in environmental mipact assessments of marine industrial developments. To-date, however, there are no standards for the measurement of underwater noise from ...