We were contracted by Dar Petroleum Operating Company (DPOC) to provide an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the project consists of the drilling of two proposed exploration wells, to be drilled in Q4 of 2013 in the Mishmish NW-1 and Ruman SW-1 project area.
The key environmental concerns that were addressed so as to enhance environmental acceptability during the implementation of the proposed exploration drilling included:
Describe the project and associated works together with the requirements for carrying out the project
Identify and described the elements of the community and environment likely to be affected by the project and/ or likely to cause adverse impacts to the project, including both the natural and man made environment
Provide information on the consideration of the alternatives/options for site locations and layouts of the project to avoid and minimize potential environmental impacts to environmentally sensitive areas and other sensitive uses; to compare the environmental benefits and dis-benefits of each of the different option; to provide reasons for selecting the preferred options
Describe the part of environmental factors played in the selection of the preferred options
Identify and assess air quality impact, noise impact, water quality impact, waste and management implication, cultural human impact, heritage impact and landscape and visual impact, and determine the significance of the impacts on sensitive receivers and potential affected areas
Propose the vision of infrastructure or mitigation measures so as to minimize pollution, environmental disturbance and nuisance during construction and operation of the project
Identify, predict and evaluate the residually (i.e. after practicable mitigation) environmental impact and the cumulative effects expected to arise during the construction and operation phase of the project in relation to the sensitive receivers and potential affected uses
Identify, assess and specify methods, measures and standards, to be included in the detail design, construction and operation of the project which are necessary to mitigate these environmental impacts and reducing them to acceptable levels
Design and specify the environmental monitoring and audit requirement to ensure the effective implementation for the recommended environmental protection and pollution control measures.
Preparation of environmental and social management plan for mitigation of adverse impacts.