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2011 Annual Report - SBM Offshore

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Onshore Operations<br />

Some of the countries in which <strong>SBM</strong> <strong>Offshore</strong> operates are designated as ‘high risk’ with respect to personnel<br />

security. The Company’s Group Security Manager ensures that employees are fully aware of the risks they face,<br />

by running regular security briefings in Monaco, updating security files and participating in security risk<br />

assessment sessions as necessary.<br />

Throughout <strong>2011</strong>, the Company maintained a particular focus on the security aspects of travel between all<br />

locations in which it operates. It has appointed ISOS/Control Risks for ‘Travel Security Services’ to monitor all<br />

employee business travel security and to establish appropriate procedures for evacuation (including medivac<br />

support) if necessary.<br />

3.7.5 Environmental Management<br />

The Company endeavours to operate on its own behalf and on behalf of its clients in the most environmentally<br />

sustainable ways possible, in order to minimise damage to local ecosystems.<br />

<strong>Offshore</strong> Production<br />

The Company is aware of the potential environmental impacts associated with the handling of hydrocarbons<br />

offshore and is fully committed to safe operations and the protection of the environment. It pays particular<br />

attention to three key environmental challenges: avoiding oil spills;; preventing unnecessary flaring or emissions to<br />

sea or air;; minimising the use of energy and waste outputs by encouraging reduced consumption and re-use.<br />

Company Policies, Procedures and Codes of Practice are tailored to provide the fleet with detailed guidelines<br />

relating to the safe and effective control of work, ensuring:<br />

• compliance with local environmental laws<br />

• compliance with MARPOL, the international marine environmental convention to minimize pollution of the seas;;<br />

• that the Company’s Environmental Management Systems (EMS), meet the requirements of ISO 14001<br />

• control and reduction of atmospheric and sea pollution emissions along with minimal waste generation<br />

• compliance with Company procedures for the safe handling, storage, and disposal of all types of waste, including<br />

hazardous waste<br />

• increased environmental awareness through training and instruction<br />

The EMS for the fleet of marine units complies with international ISO 14001 requirements. EMS and stringent<br />

Codes of Practices are in place onboard each of the marine units. The Company is committed to identifying<br />

potential emission source points, implementing practical preventative measures and tracking emissions that have<br />

a direct impact on the environment.<br />

The Company has integrated new environmental reporting criteria within SIRS (its in-house reporting application,<br />

the Single Incident <strong>Report</strong>ing System) in order to provide more accurate and detailed environmental reports on<br />

any released effluents. It also complies with relevant international oil industry standards, hence its ambitious plan<br />

to bring its entire fleet into compliance with the ISO 14001 standard by the end of <strong>2011</strong>, having achieved<br />

certification for the Brazilian fleet in 2008 and 2009.<br />

At year-end <strong>2011</strong>, the Company had achieved ISO 14001 for its FPSOs Sanha, Mondo, Saxi Batuque,<br />

Serpentina, Yetagun and Kikeh, with plans to implement the standard onboard the FPSO Kuito in Angola during<br />

This is a customized selection from the <strong>SBM</strong> <strong>Offshore</strong> N.V. <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />

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