Course 1

Foundations for Reducing Pollution Risks in Oil & Gas Exploration and Production

The course may be delivered to a wide audience with beginner-level knowledge on the oil & gas industry. Target audiences may include:

Government officials in environmental, energy, or other related ministries or agencies;
Environmental advisors from national oil & gas companies and/or service providers;
Technical consultants in the field of environmental assessments (environment impact assessments, social impact assessments, strategic environmental assessments, auditing, compliance monitoring, etc.), produced water, and waste water management;
Media personnel and civil society who cover oil & gas operations.

Participants are expected to:

Develop basic knowledge of the key stages of oil & gas exploration and production;
Analyze environmental concerns associated at each stage of oil & gas exploration and production;
Appreciate the relevance of sound environmental management in the oil & gas sector at the national level;
Understand the current global outlook on exploitation of oil & gas resources;
Identify basic features of contingency planning for oil spills and accidental gas releases;
Familiarize themselves with environmental regulatory and legal frameworks and institutions associated with environmental management of the oil & gas sector;
Identify and prioritize capacity gaps and needs for strengthening environmental management in oil & gas exploration and production at the national level.

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