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by Ioannis Chrysostomidis
There is no doubt that managing climate change risk presents real opportunities to improve project economics by identifying and mitigating potential risks early in the project design and implementation schedule. In the extr...
- Date:
- 30 April 2013
- Service:
- Air Quality and Climate Change
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by Mike Smylie and Jeff Leety
The Arctic may hold the key to some of the last great undiscovered oil and gas resources on the planet. As just one example, the United States Geological Survey estimates there are 85 trillion cubic feet of undiscovered...
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- 21 January 2013
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by Piers Touzel
China has the largest reserves of unconventional gas in the world. Led by Chinese National Oil Companies (NOCs), and with participation from International Oil Companies (IOCs), exploration and appraisal activities for unconventional ...
- Date:
- 6 December 2012
- Service:
- Impact Assessment and Planning
- Country:
- China
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It is now 15 years since climate change was included on the agendas of the largest corporations on the planet. In the beginning, it was a race to identify mitigation projects that could result in enhanced profits (carbon credits) with little understa...
- Date:
- 16 October 2012
- Service:
- Air Quality and Climate Change
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With significant untapped reserves of oil, coal and gas, Kazakhstan has seen considerable growth in extraction and exploration activities in recent years.
As of 1 January 2013, oil and gas companies operating in Kazakhstan will be subject to the cou...
- Date:
- 10 July 2012
- Service:
- Air Quality and Climate Change
- Country:
- Kazakhstan
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The US National Commission report on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was issued on 11 January 2011 and contains conclusions and recommendations that will undoubtedly have far reaching implications for the oil and gas industry.
The report concludes t...
- Date:
- 19 April 2011
- Service:
- Performance and Assurance
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ERM Technical Director Larry Cahill has authored the latest edition of Environmental, Health and Safety Audits – its ninth edition.
Used as a text for technical courses by over 40 colleges and universities across North America – including the Univer...
- Date:
- 18 April 2011
- Service:
- Performance and Assurance
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With the implications of events in the Gulf of Mexico still resonating through the oil and gas industry, offshore operators and their suppliers need to be prepared for the regulatory changes that are currently being proposed.
Sweeping changes to the...
- Date:
- 3 December 2010
- Service:
- Risk Management
- Country:
- United States
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How do you bring final closure to a contamination issue to protect a site’s value and ensure it can be used productively in the future? And how do you approach contamination issues as part of an acquisition deal? As the global economy shows signs of ...
- Date:
- 9 August 2010
- Service:
- Contaminated Site Management
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Sustainability is reshaping the competitive landscape in every industry and companies able to anticipate changes and innovate early are reaping the benefits of improved operating efficiency, new growth and a stronger license to operate.
Based on ERM...
- Date:
- 2 July 2010
- Service:
- Air Quality and Climate Change
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It's no surprise that unconventional gas – gas that has been trapped for millions of years in rocks – has come onto the radar of some of the world’s largest resources companies. New technologies such as horizontal drilling and hydrofracturing or “fra...
- Date:
- 30 April 2010
- Service:
- Impact Assessment and Planning
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Project delays cost money. This is evident in all areas of business, no more so than in the oil and gas industry where the global cost of major project delays amounts to billions of dollars every year.
Why should this be so? Firstly, the stakes are...
- Date:
- 19 January 2010
- Service:
- Impact Assessment and Planning
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Most media coverage on the outcome of COP15 in Copenhagen has been very negative. The ‘Copenhagen Accord’ was only ‘noted’ and not ‘adopted’ by the meeting. No decisions were concluded on the numerous issues covered by the Ad Hoc Working Groups on Lo...
- Date:
- 23 December 2009
- Service:
- Air Quality and Climate Change
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When the world’s climate negotiators meet in Copenhagen this December they will be working on binding emissions reduction targets, not voluntary targets. In the Kyoto Protocol non-signatories suffer few direct consequences. The challenge for the nego...
- Date:
- 4 November 2009
- Service:
- Air Quality and Climate Change
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Re-examining cost cutting and efficiency assumptions
Many businesses have driven operational improvement programs for years, often using Six Sigma and lean approaches to achieve efficiencies. Yet, substantial savings often remain untapped. As the ec...
- Date:
- 24 September 2009
- Service:
- Sustainability and Climate Change
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Rushing to Closure Comes at a Cost
Many companies are under considerable pressure to quickly reduce their manufacturing capacity. This is due to falling consumer demand, cost reduction drives and the need to maintain cash flows. In turn, organizatio...
- Date:
- 7 July 2009
- Service:
- Contaminated Site Management
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The Obama administration’s first serious policy foray into climate change has landed a significant obligation on US industry. From 1 January 2010 some 13,000 facilities - accounting for about 90 percent of industrial greenhouse gases emitted in the U...
- Date:
- 9 June 2009
- Service:
- Air Quality and Climate Change
- Country:
- United States