ESIA - More than a Tick in the Box?

ESIA - More than a Tick in the Box? Robert Finney; Robert Finney BP plc Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Ben Witchalls; Ben Witchalls BP plc Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Gareth Davies; Gareth Davies Aquatera Ltd. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Liz Rogers Liz Rogers BP plc Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Paper presented at the SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, March 2004. Paper Number: SPE-86586-MS https://doi.org/10.2118/86586-MS Published: March 29 2004 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Get Permissions Search Site Citation Finney, Robert, Witchalls, Ben, Davies, Gareth, and Liz Rogers. "ESIA - More than a Tick in the Box?." Paper presented at the SPE International Conference on Health, Safety, and Environment in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, March 2004. doi: https://doi.org/10.2118/86586-MS Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll ProceedingsSociety of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)SPE International Conference and Exhibition on Health, Safety, Environment, and Sustainability Search Advanced Search AbstractIntegrated environmental and social assessment is increasingly becoming part of national regulatory approval processes, to estimate and manage the impacts of oilfield developments upon the natural and human environment. Even at pre-project stages, the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) can form part of the company decision-making for country entry. Effective integration of the ESIA process and findings into the engineering design process can deliver benefits in impact mitigation and environmental management across all stages of the development. The ESIA should not therefore be viewed simply as a regulatory 'tick-in-the-box'.The international community is demanding increasingly rigorous environmental and social assessments of planned developments by international operators and reputation can be strongly influenced by the consistency and quality of the assessment process and the extent to which ESIA commitments are delivered. It is recognised by the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (OGP) that sharing of experience through 'lessons-learned' would provide a means to achieve consistency in delivery of high quality environmental and social impact management.The OGP ESIA in Projects Taskforce has been formed to develop industry guidance, which will be applicable to development projects in any geographical area. This will facilitate the attainment of a consistently high standard by all operators, to align themselves with international expectations. The aim is both to add technical value and to facilitate interactions with stakeholders and third parties. Given the diversity of project specifics, company internal processes, local environmental sensitivities etc., the approach must offer a high degree of flexibility in its application. 'Building-blocks' based on agreed 'good practice' to be assembled as appropriate, are viewed to offer greater potential than a more rigid process. In addition to direct application to oil and gas developments, extrapolation to downstream projects is possible.IntroductionImpact assessment has now become widely established throughout the world as a basic building block for environmental stewardship. It was initially established to help inform the planning process, with the view to improving decision-making. However in recent years its activities have been stretched, pulled and twisted in a variety of directions as environmental regulations have become stricter and more comprehensive, awareness of social justice has increased and environmental management practices have become more structured and effective. Tied into this, stakeholder expectations are also becoming increasingly challenging. The international community, International Agencies, financial institutions and NGOs are demanding more and more rigorous environmental and social assessments of planned developments by international operators. As responsible international developers of hydrocarbon reserves, the E&P industry must meet the challenges of satisfying an increasing world demand for clean and affordable energy whilst complying with environmental regulatory requirements and satisfying the increasingly demanding environmental and social expectations of international and local communities.These issues led to a number of stakeholders at the 2001 SPE HSE Conference expressing the desire to improve the decision-making process for ESIA's in order to influence project design. From this the idea behind the OGP initiative2 evolved. This paper reports on progress to date of this initiative. Keywords: esia process, strategic planning and management, society of petroleum engineers, social assessment, operator, impact assessment, taskforce, requirement, spe 86586, stakeholder Subjects: Environment, Sustainability/Social Responsibility, Strategic Planning and Management, Project management This content is only available via PDF. 2004. Society of Petroleum Engineers You can access this article if you purchase or spend a download.

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