scholarly journals The Environmental Sustainability Concerning Exploitation of Oil and Gas Based on Law in Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ms. Hidayati ◽  
Faisal Santiago
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Oil And Gas

The face of energy

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Bennett
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Political Influence ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Problem Solver ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Right

In this era of technological disruption, when many industries are fighting to stay relevant, the oil and gas industry seems to be stagnant. It is in this environment where public perception of the modern industry is becoming more critical and as younger consumers grow in both number and political influence, their viewpoints will become especially vital to the continued relevance of the industry. The oil and gas industry gives itself high marks for innovation, safety and environmental sustainability, and yet the public opinion in these areas is often portrayed very negatively. We have an image problem. The belief that oil and gas is good for society seems to decline with each younger generation. The public believes the industry is necessary for society, though they still see it as a problem causer, not a problem solver. But support for the industry falls with each generation and millennials are more likely to believe the industry is bad for society and a problem causer. The oil and gas industry needs to communicate and engage with consumers to identify ways to better understand their motivations and concerns. Clearly there is a gap in how the public and executives view the industry and the time to address these perceptions is now. To view the video, click the link on the right.

The simultaneous effect of green ability-motivation-opportunity and transformational leadership in environment management: the mediating role of green culture

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasmeen Shamsi Rizvi ◽  
Raksha Garg
Keyword(s):  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Empirical Relationship ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Simultaneous Effect

PurposeManagers and management studies have for long assumed the separation of humans and nature that led to criticisms due to overexploitation of resources. This prompted organizations to adopt effective environmental management strategies. In this context, the specialized literature states that green human resource management (GHRM) and green transformational leadership (GTFL) coupled with Green Culture (GC) is considered a central aspect in improving the organization's environmental performance (EP). Based on this argument, this study has shown how GHRM strategies as studied under the heading – green ability, motivation and opportunity (GAMO) and GTFL can help in improving the EP of organizations. Studies have highlighted culture as an important mediator, we have therefore explored the mediating effect of green culture between GAMO and EP and between GTFL and EP.Design/methodology/approachUsing ability, motivation, opportunity theory and resource-based view, we have developed a model with GAMO and GTFL as independent variables, GC as a mediator and EP as the dependent variable. Data was collected from 150 top and middle-level managers working in Indian oil and gas companies, which is 50% of the target sample size and has been analysed using structural equation modelling.FindingsThe research identifies that GAMO and GTFL, in fact, positively influence the EP of organizations. Moreover, GC was found to have a partial mediating effect between both GAMO and EP and GTFL and EP.Research limitations/implicationsDue to several constraints, this study is designed to be cross-sectional. Longitudinal study is encouraged in this area. Further, the study is based on oil and gas industry operating in India, going forward the study can be extended to other sectors, to increase the generalizability of the findings.Practical implicationsThis study clearly shows that by investing in GHRM strategies, organizations will ultimately improve in green activities to improve see improvement in the firm's EP. The findings of this study that clarifies the importance of GTFL in building suitable culture give evidence to the leaders on why they should play a proactive role in leading employees towards environmental sustainability.Originality/valueThe originality of this study lies in studying the simultaneous effect of GTFL and GAMO for improving the EP. Also, studies on green management literature have mostly missed out on the important role of GC in improving EP which is addressed in this study. The data has been collected from oil and gas industry operating in India, which to the best of our knowledge is the first attempt. Overall this study has contributed to the literature on environmental sustainability by underpinning the empirical relationship between GC, GAMO, GTFL and EP which until now has been mostly limited to the conceptual level.

Greening multinational enterprises in the oil, gas and petrochemicals

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 967-985
Author(s):  
Nelson Oly Ndubisi ◽  
Obaid Al-Shuridah ◽  
Celine Capel
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Host Community ◽  
Environmental Sensitivity ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Oil And Gas Sector

PurposePremised on the shortage of research on the role of organisational mindfulness in promoting environmental sustainability, this study evaluates the effects of organisational mindfulness and mindful organising on environmental sustainability outcomes in the critical case of multinational enterprises (MNEs) operating in the oil and gas sector in the Arabian Gulf.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from the (oil and gas sector) MNES. A total of 92 completed responses were received. The respondents include executives, senior managers and directors. The data were analysed using SmartPLS software. The measurement and structural models were evaluated.FindingsThe models show that four (of five) dimensions of organisational mindfulness (defined as organisational goals, desires and strategies) and mindful organising (defined as organisational tactics and practices) are significantly related. Mindful organising is significantly associated with more environmentally sustainable outcomes. But contrary to expectations sensitivity to the local environment did not have a significant moderating effect on the relationship between mindful organising and environmental sustainability initiatives and outcomes of these MNEs.Research limitations/implicationsThe paper presents several hypotheses, most of which were confirmed. Direct effects of organizational mindfulness, mindful organizing were confirmed. Environmental sensitivity has a direct effect rather than a moderating effect (as hypothesized) on environmental sustainability.Practical implicationsEnvironmental sustainability can be approached by MNEs in the oil and gas sector by among other factors, increased environmental sensitivity, signalling environmental behaviours the organisation expects, rewards and supports and putting in place a social process that is reliant on extensive and continuous interactions between individuals and among teams regarding these environmental expectations.Social implicationsSocial and environmental performance of MNEs can be improved through mindfulness-based approaches, effects of which can be transmitted through a social process that relies on continuous real-time communication and interactions among members through formal and informal interactions during meetings, briefings, work and play. Sensitivity and respect for the host community and environment can bolster brand image and social relations.Originality/valueThe paper addresses the greening issues surrounding the largely unexplored context of the Arabian Gulf’s oil and gas sector. It demonstrates that ongoing greening communications and interactions through briefings, meetings, updates and in teams' ongoing work are some of the mechanisms for achieving sustainability. Also environmental sensitivity is a direct driver rather than a contingent factor of sustainability.

scholarly journals Assessing the trade-offs between timber supply and wildlife protection goals in boreal landscapes

2019 ◽  
pp. 243-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denys Yemshanov ◽  
Robert G. Haight ◽  
Ning Liu ◽  
Marc-André Parisien ◽  
Quinn Barber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Programming Model ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Timber Harvest ◽  
Timber Supply ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Habitat Protection ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
The Impact

Protecting wildlife within areas of resource extraction often involves reducing habitat fragmentation. In Canada, protecting threatened woodland caribou (Rangifer tarandus caribou (Gmelin, 1788)) populations requires preserving large areas of intact forest habitat, with some restrictions on industrial forestry activities. We present a linear programming model that assesses the trade-off between achieving an objective of habitat protection for caribou populations while maintaining desired levels of harvest in forest landscapes. The habitat-protection objective maximizes the amount of connected habitat that is accessible by caribou, and the forestry objective maximizes net revenues from timber harvest subject to even harvest flow, a harvest target, and environmental sustainability constraints. We applied the model to explore the habitat protection and harvesting scenarios in the Cold Lake caribou range, a 6726 km2 area of prime caribou habitat in Alberta, Canada. We evaluated harvest scenarios ranging from 0.1 Mm3·year–1 to maximum sustainable harvest levels over 0.7 Mm3·year–1 and assessed the impact of habitat protection measures on timber supply costs. Protecting caribou habitat by deferring or reallocating harvest increases the timber unit cost by Can$1.1–2.0 m–3. However, this impact can be partially mediated by extending the harvest to areas of oil and gas extraction to offset forgone harvest in areas of prime caribou habitat.

Green accounting practices: lesson from an emerging economy

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 456-478 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haruna Maama ◽  
Kingsley Opoku Appiah
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Accounting System ◽  
Green Accounting ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Reporting Practices

Purpose Reporting on only the financial performance of an organisation is no longer the focus of reporting because, gradually, investors and other stakeholders demand that companies also report on their effect on the environment and the society. Accounting and reporting for the environment has, therefore, increasingly become important to stakeholders and organisations because the effect of an organisation’s environmental and social performance on its financial health. The purpose of this study is to examine the extend of voluntary green accounting practice of companies listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE). Design/methodology/approach The analysis is based on content analysis of 202 annual reports of 23 listed firms in Ghana, from 2006 to 2015. Findings The mining, oil and gas sector has integrated environmental sustainability information in their accounting system. With regards to the nature of green disclosure, the content analysis depicts that only positive qualitative disclosures were provided in the annual reports. Again, almost all the companies increased the quality and quantity of environmental disclosures over the years. Practical implications The service and manufacturing sectors should integrate environmental sustainability information in their accounting system. This, in turn, may enhance their legitimacy to access critical resources for survival. Originality/value This study contributes to the green and social reporting practices literature from Ghana, a sub-Sahara Africa country.

Advanced Pipeline Vibroacoustic Monitoring

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Bernasconi ◽  
Silvio Del Giudice ◽  
Giuseppe Giunta ◽  
Francesco Dionigi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Surrounding Medium ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Pressure Waves ◽  
Elastic Parameters ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Acoustic Data ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Fluid Properties

Remote real-time monitoring of pipelines reliability is becoming a key factor for the environmental sustainability of oil&gas industry. Multipoint Acoustic Sensing (MAS) technology makes use of multi sensors placed at discrete distances to detect Third Party Interference (TPI) and fluid leaks along the pipeline. In fact, any interaction with the pipe generates pressure waves that are guided within the fluid (gas or oil) for long distances, carrying information on the source event. Pressure propagation is mainly governed by the absorption coefficient and the sound speed. These parameters are in turn complicated functions of the frequency, the geometrical and elastic parameters of the pipe shell, the elastic parameters of the surrounding medium, and the acoustic and thermodynamic properties of the transported fluid. We have analyzed these aspects while processing acoustic data collected on crude oil and gas transportation pipelines, in different operational and flow conditions. This study describes the acquisition campaigns and the data analysis steps used for the experimental derivation of fluid properties and pipe anomalies. The results are also used for the validation of mathematical models of pressure waves propagation in fluid filled pipes.

scholarly journals A Life Cycle Assessment of Guar Agriculture

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
VeeAnder S. Mealing ◽  
Amy E. Landis
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Water Use ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Guar Gum ◽  
Management Practice ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
High Water ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Us

Abstract Guar gum, the main product of the guar crop, is used widely in the US as an emulsifier in the food industry and as fracturing fluid additive in the oil and gas industry. The US is the number one global importer of guar, and interest has grown to domestically cultivate guar in the US. Guar is an annual desert legume native to India and Pakistan. The goal of this study was to evaluate the environmental sustainability of growing guar in the U.S. via a life cycle analysis (LCA). The LCA helps identify the information gap for US agriculture and guide future field studies to optimize guar cultivation in the US. This study concluded that in terms of environmental sustainability, irrigation, harvesting, and P-fertilization methods offer the most opportunity for improved guar agricultural sustainability. This is promising because one of guar’s prominent characteristics is its high water use efficiency and ability to grow in marginal soils. Lowering irrigation and water use can be implemented with simple management practice changes like optimizing irrigation. In addition, this study shows that there is an opportunity for field trials to optimize fertilizer application rates to achieve the greatest yields. This study also found a knowledge gap with respect to C soil fluxes and field emissions of N and P from guar agriculture. As the United States pursues adopting guar agriculture in the Southwest, it will be critical to evaluate irrigation to achieve maximum yields (e.g. drip, flood, sprinkler) and fill fertilizer and emissions knowledge gaps.

scholarly journals The impact of oil companies’ sustainability on environmental safety

2021 ◽  
Vol 937 (2) ◽  
pp. 022079
Author(s):  
E Markovskaya ◽  
N Nikolaishvili ◽  
P Kashperyuk
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Environmental Safety ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Oil And Gas Companies ◽  
The Impact

Abstract The pandemic has significantly worsened the situation of oil and gas companies, causing a decline in demand and prices on the global energy market. In this crisis situation, there is an urgent need to review the organizational activities of companies, within which there is an interest in studying the impact of corporate social responsibility on the sustainability of companies and their environmental safety. Despite a sufficient number of empirical works studying the impact of corporate social responsibility on environmental indicators, there are not enough works in foreign and domestic literature studying this relationship on the example of the oil and gas industry. The purpose of this work is to determine the impact of corporate social responsibility on the environmental sustainability of oil and gas companies. The object of this study is corporate social responsibility, and the subject is the impact of corporate social responsibility on the sustainability of oil and gas companies.

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