CONTRIBUTING TO APEA'S RESPONSE ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES — THE NEED FOR SHARING MEMBER COMPANIES' EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE

1987 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
M.J. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Land Use ◽  
National Park ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Seismic Line ◽  
Policy Review ◽  
Environmental Management Practice

In early 1986 the APEA Environmental Affairs Committee developed an environmental policy to provide a framework for the Association's response on environmental issues which affect the petroleum industry. To fulfil the aims of this document there is a need for member companies to assist the committee in addressing and promoting the industry's environmental management aims. Environment is defined in broad terms in current legislation. To embrace this definition, APEA must adopt a position that reflects the industry's desire to be represented at the policy review stages of such environmental issues as land use proposals. Since 1971 only eight papers in the APEA Journal have addressed environmental issues. Companies have generally not shared or promoted their individual responses to such issues, although there would be value to the industry as a whole through identifying and discussing environmental management expertise and experience within APEA. Two examples of environmental management practice applied by CSR in Delhi Petroleum's activities in South Australia and Queensland are discussed: a demonstration seismic line within the Witjira National Park, South Australia and the use of rollers for seismic line preparation. Similar examples can probably be identified for all member companies. In generating a pool of operational examples, APEA might better represent the industry's ability and record in this field to governments and to the general public.

ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW 2000

2001 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
S.J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Petroleum Industry ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Environmental Reporting ◽  
North West ◽  
Natural Gas Pipelines ◽  
The North ◽  
Timor Sea ◽  
Epbc Act

Last year the petroleum industry witnessed the enactment of new legislation both at Commonwealth and State levels. The principal legislative change to environmental management was the introduction of the Commonwealth Government’s Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act, 2000 (EPBC Act). South Australia and Victoria also implemented new Petroleum Acts and/ or Regulations.Construction of the Eastern Gas Pipeline was also completed last year, whilst preliminary approvals and environmental assessment continues for the Papua New Guinea, Timor Sea and Tasmania Natural Gas pipelines. Offshore exploration continued, particularly in the North West Shelf, Otway Basin, Timor Sea and Bass Strait.Other critical areas of environmental management included greenhouse gases, national pollution inventory reporting and the increasing requirements for environmental approval and management under various state environmental legislation.This paper provides an overview of environmental developments in the petroleum industry during the year 2000, in particular, the implication of new legislation, new technology, e-commerce and a greater focus on environmental reporting.

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF SEISMIC OPERATIONS IN THE OTWAY BASIN, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

1994 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 741 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. L. Williams ◽  
A. J. Boulton ◽  
M. Hyde ◽  
A. J. Kinnear ◽  
C. D. Cockshell
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Impact ◽  
Vegetation Structure ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Petroleum Exploration ◽  
Seismic Exploration ◽  
Native Vegetation ◽  
Seismic Line ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Seismic Lines

The Department of Mines and Energy, South Australia (DME) contracted Michael Williams and Associates Pty Ltd to audit the environmental management of seismic exploration operations in the South Australian Otway Basin. The audit was carried out in early 1992 and covered petroleum exploration operators and DME environmental management systems. An innovative field sampling technique was developed to compare the environmental impact of two different seismic line clearing techniques. Recovery of native vegetation as measured by vegetation structure was also quantified.The audit found DME to have a dynamic and integrated environmental management system while company systems varied in standard. Wide consultation assisted the audit process.As a result of clearing for agriculture, native vegetation covers only six per cent of the Otway Basin. With the strict limitations to broad-scale vegetation clearance since the mid-1980s and the cessation since 1991, the greatest environmental impact of seismic exploration is the clearance of native vegetation for access by seismic vehicles. Native vegetation structure and associated abiotic variables on seismic lines and adjacent control sites, were subject to a classification and ordination analysis which compared the impact of seismic lines constructed by bulldozer or Hydro-ax (industrial slasher). Post-seismic recovery rates of three different vegetation associations were also determined. This analytical technique permits the effects of seismic line clearance to be compared with the natural variability of specific vegetation associations within a region. In interpreting the results however, there is a confounding effect of line type and year as most of the more recent seismic lines were constructed using a Hydro-ax. Results indicate that Hydro-ax clearing affects vegetation structure less than bulldozing. Most Hydro-ax sites recovered within a few years whereas some sites, bulldozed as early as 1971, particularly tussock grasslands, have not yet recovered.This study provides a significant break-through in the debate about the persistence of seismic impacts on native vegetation. As a rapid preliminary assessment, sampling vegetation structure rather than floristics, provides a cost-effective audit and monitoring technique which can be used by non-specialists in a range of petroleum exploration environments. Any significant structural differences may require more detailed analysis to determine if floristic composition also differed.

scholarly journals Effect of Environmental Management Practices and Sustainability on Some Selected Manufacturing Firms in South East Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10372
Author(s):  
Joseph Obamen ◽  
Solomon Omonona ◽  
Olabanji Oni ◽  
Olamide Felix Ohunyeye
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
The Body ◽  
Environmental Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Management Practice

The manufacturing sector in South East Nigeria has many challenges concerning the incorporation of sustainability into the corporate strategies and operations of the industry, given its extractive nature and the numerous social and environmental impacts related to production activity. Attaining organizational sustainability requires the implementation of environmental management practice tools that create long-term value by embracing opportunities and managing risks derived from economic, environmental, and social developments. Therefore, this study investigated the effect of environmental management practice tools on the sustainability of manufacturing organizations. The goal of the study was to determine the relationship between environmental management practice tools and sustainability. A survey design was used for this study. A total of 363 questionnaires were distributed to the employees of the manufacturing firms, which included managers, supervisors, and line staff. The data collected were analyzed using Principal Component Analysis (PCA). Primarily, the study established that environmental management practice tools were significantly and positively related to sustainability. Thus, the study concluded that environmental management practice tools contribute significantly and positively to firms’ social, economic, and environmental sustainability. Additionally, the result of this study underlines the significance to manufacturing firms of carrying out environmental management practices. The ramifications are that manufacturing firms attempting to assert sustainability through EMP should have related knowledge with EMP. Furthermore, their environmental advantages will not convert into sustainability. The study adds to the body of knowledge by giving experimental pieces of proof identifying the interrelationships between EMP and sustainability.

scholarly journals Utilization Of Construction And Demolition Waster And Environmental Management Practice In South East Asian Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-61
Author(s):  
Hui Yee Ngieng ◽  
Tony Hadibarata ◽  
Rubiyatno
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
Construction And Demolition Waste ◽  
Demolition Waste ◽  
Green Materials ◽  
Concrete Production ◽  
The Government ◽  
Environmental Management Practice

The ASEAN population will increase to 724.8 million by the year 2030 and the urbanization rate increases with years. This leads to the development of the construction industry to fulfil the fundamental social and physical requirements. Construction activities create an adverse negative impact on the environment, such as pollution and damage to the environment. This article will study more about the construction and demolition waste (C&D waste) and it can be founded in various construction stages. Therefore, the government and authorities introduce environmental management practices to mitigate the negative impact on construction on the environment and minimize the pollution at the source. What, why and where are terms required to consider before the implementation of environmental management practice. The government policies of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand are summarized. Approximately 10% of total synthetic carbon dioxide (CO2) sourced from concrete production. The content more emphasizes the green materials generated from agricultural waste to replace the silica in concrete. The bamboo is used as interior decoration and material for building construction. Green materials technology is solar panel, solar thermal collector, geothermal technology, hydropower technology and cooling roof system.     

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