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Annexe /Questions
Does the host environment influence the application of environmental standards
(regional approach for standard application or influenced by national context)? Do
home standards always prevail?
In terms of environmental management are the decisions centralized in Beijing, or is
there a certain independence of operational subsidiaries from headquarter?
Management of social impacts
What is CNPC´s approach to employment?
Recruitment policies? Role and perspectives of local labour?
Wage policies?
How is the work on CNPC’s activity sites in Chad organized? (Interactions between
Chadian and Chinese employees?)
How does CNPC manage the migration dynamics, the question of resettlement? In
which way are compensation policies (individual compensation and community
compensation) carried out?
What is CNPC’s policy regarding the involvement of local population and authorities
in the surroundings of the project?
Oil operations are complex. In which way are the different actors involved (CNPC,
Chadian government, civil society) adapting to difficulties? Could you provide examples
of learning?
Comparison and perspectives
Does the company intend to apply lessons (in terms of HSE) learned in Chad to other
operation fields? Otherwise, are there solutions that were applied in a similar context
mobilized in Chad in order to answer potential problems?
Is Exxon Mobil’s experience in Doba and the heritage of Encana’s former Rônier
project in any way influencing CNPC’s activities in Chad? How would you describe
the interactions between CNPC International Chad and other petroleum companies
(meetings, workshops, etc)?
How does CNPC’s experience in other operation sites in Africa influence the implementation
of the Rônier project?
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