(PESIA) Weg naar Zee 2D Seismic - Staatsolie

P-all consultants Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V.
PESIA Weg naar Zee 2D Seismic 2012
In ARPEL’s Code of Environmental Conduct the following is stated:
“ARPEL Member Companies are fully conscious that the self-sustained development (of
Latin America in general and of its hydrocarbons industry in particular) can and must be
accompanied with actions aimed at environmental protection, in compliance with the
regulatory framework in force in each country, based on scientific grounds and respect for
the community, as well as on risk analyses and environmental cost/benefit. Consequently,
ARPEL Member Companies have established as an objective to continuously improve their
environmental management systems and to develop their operations under principles that
reflect the adequate application of the highest level of environmental practices”.
2.5.2.2 Clean Caribbean & Americas
In 1977 eight oil companies operating in the Caribbean and Latin America formed the Clean
Caribbean Cooperative (CCC), now known as the Clean Caribbean & Americas (CCA), with
the objective of enhancing the capability to promptly and efficiently respond to marine oil
spills in the region. Since then the CCA has grown to include most of the major international
oil companies and oil related facilities in the Caribbean region, among which is Staatsolie in
Suriname. These companies have agreed to jointly support and fund the CCA in its mission
to:
“Develop and maintain immediately accessible oil spill response resources and support for
Members through a ready equipment stockpile and a trained contractor network; and
promote training, coordination, and logistics planning with industries and governments in
the Area of Interest”.
2.5.2.3 International Association of Oil and Gas Producers
In the international oil exploration and production industry, the guidelines and standards of
the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP – formerly the Oil Industry
International Exploration and Production Forum) are particularly influential. The
OGP represents oil and gas companies from around the world.
The OGP has prepared several guidelines regarding onshore oil operations, on its own and in
conjunction with organizations such as UNEP and IUCN. The OGP has recommended the
use of EIA in a number of its guidelines. These guidelines, which represent “internationally
acceptable operating practices” and “internationally acceptable goals and guidance on
environmental protection during oil and gas exploration and production operations”, fully
endorse the EIA process, and provide recommendations and guidance to oil companies on the
EIA process. A key development in the EIA process as it applies to oil and gas companies is
the expectation that companies will assess the impacts of oil and gas development not merely
on the physical environment, but also on local and indigenous peoples.
Among others special guidelines have been developed addressing oil operations in tropical
rainforests and exploration and production operations in mangrove areas, and
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