
Author: Albeldawi, Mohammad
Description: The environmental impacts of offshore oil and gas exploration, drilling, production, and operation are identified. The importance of controlling and managing emissions, discharges, and disposal to minimize impacts and consequences is emphasized. The impact of drilling and dredging activities on the marine environment is highlighted as one of the main threats to the marine ecosystem. The chapter emphasizes that risk management and business continuity are fundamental to avoid threatening project safety and investment development. The risk management approach as the roadmap to achieve regulatory compliance is emphasized. The key advantages of comprehensive HSE and risk management systems are summarized. The chapter explores the produced water and ballast water effluent quality and regulations requirements. The KPIs are presented with steps required to conduct further analysis in case of noncompliance. HSE aspects, impacts, mitigations, and compensation measures are presented, addressing concerns from exploration to production.
Subject headings: Mitigation; Risk management; KPI; Produced water; Subsea; Offshore; Oil; Gas
Publication year: 2023
Journal or book title: Developments in Petroleum Science
Volume: 78
Pages: 313-352
Find the full text: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/B9780323992855000028
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Serial number: 4077
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