BMT Cordah designed a 3-day training course entitled: “Environmental Management and Sustainable Development for the Oil and Gas Industry” in Vladivostok, Russian Federation. The course, undertaken in October 2007, provided delegates with an understanding of emerging trends, regulatory requirements and stakeholder expectations for large-scale oil and gas projects.
The training programme consisted of both formal and informal sessions/workshops, where participants were invited to discuss their own experiences. In addition, a series of software demonstrations were held using the following tools:
- Oil Spill Information System (OSIS) – BMT Cordah’s in-house oil spill trajectory modelling system;
- PROTEUS – BMT Cordah’s produced water dispersion modelling system.
- ENVI – a satellite imagery assessment tool that can rapidly evaluate large areas of land for the presence of environmental and social receptors.
The 3 day training programme, facilitated in English language using simultaneous translation into Russian, was structured as below:
DAY 1 - INTRODUCTIONS; PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
01 – Introduction and training course objectives
02 – Overview of Sustainable Development
03 – Implementing Sustainable Development
04 – Delegates views on Sustainable Development
05 – International Standards
06 – Delegates Experiences in the use of International Standards
07 – Equator Principles
08 – Delegates’ views on the use of standards in their industry
DAY 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
01 – Stakeholder Consultation
02 – Environmental Impact Assessment
03 – Software Demonstration: Drill Cutting Dispersion Modelling
04 – Environmental Impacts from Seismic Operations
05 – Delegates Experiences in Environmental Impacts
06 – Social Impact Assessment
07 – Delegates Experience in Social Impact Assessment
08 – Russian Legislation
09 – Health Impact Assessment
10 – Delegates’ Experience in Health Impact Assessment
DAY 3: - RISK ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OIL AND GAS TRENDS
01 – Waste Management in the Oil & Gas Industry
02 – Delegates Experiences in Waste Management
03 – Oil Storage and Transfer
04 – Groundwater Risk Assessments
05 – Air Quality Dispersion Modelling
06 – Satellite Imagery and Interpretation
07 – Software Demonstration: Satellite Imagery
08 – Coastal Effluent Modelling
09 – Software Demonstration: Coastal Effluent Modelling
10 – Marine Oil Spill Modelling
11 – Software Demonstration: Oil Spill Modelling
12 – Global Trends in the Oil and Gas Industry
13 – Decommissioning
14 – Delegates’ view on future trends
15 – Presentation of training course certificates
The feedback from delegates attending the course was excellent and the obligatory group photo is provided below:
DAY 1 - INTRODUCTIONS; PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
01 – Introduction and training course objectives
02 – Overview of Sustainable Development
03 – Implementing Sustainable Development
04 – Delegates views on Sustainable Development
05 – International Standards
06 – Delegates Experiences in the use of International Standards
07 – Equator Principles
08 – Delegates’ views on the use of standards in their industry
DAY 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL AND HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT
01 – Stakeholder Consultation
02 – Environmental Impact Assessment
03 – Software Demonstration: Drill Cutting Dispersion Modelling
04 – Environmental Impacts from Seismic Operations
05 – Delegates Experiences in Environmental Impacts
06 – Social Impact Assessment
07 – Delegates Experience in Social Impact Assessment
08 – Russian Legislation
09 – Health Impact Assessment
10 – Delegates’ Experience in Health Impact Assessment
DAY 3: - RISK ASSESSMENT AND FUTURE OIL AND GAS TRENDS
01 – Waste Management in the Oil & Gas Industry
02 – Delegates Experiences in Waste Management
03 – Oil Storage and Transfer
04 – Groundwater Risk Assessments
05 – Air Quality Dispersion Modelling
06 – Satellite Imagery and Interpretation
07 – Software Demonstration: Satellite Imagery
08 – Coastal Effluent Modelling
09 – Software Demonstration: Coastal Effluent Modelling
10 – Marine Oil Spill Modelling
11 – Software Demonstration: Oil Spill Modelling
12 – Global Trends in the Oil and Gas Industry
13 – Decommissioning
14 – Delegates’ view on future trends
15 – Presentation of training course certificates
The feedback from delegates attending the course was excellent and the obligatory group photo is provided below: