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The US National Commission report on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill was issued on 11 January 2011 and contains conclusions and recommendations that will undoubtedly have far reaching implications for the oil and gas industry.The report concludes t...
ERM Technical Director Larry Cahill has authored the latest edition of Environmental, Health and Safety Audits – its ninth edition.Used as a text for technical courses by over 40 colleges and universities across North America – including the Univer...
With the implications of events in the Gulf of Mexico still resonating through the oil and gas industry, offshore operators and their suppliers need to be prepared for the regulatory changes that are currently being proposed.Sweeping changes to the...
How do you bring final closure to a contamination issue to protect a site’s value and ensure it can be used productively in the future? And how do you approach contamination issues as part of an acquisition deal? As the global economy shows signs of ...
Sustainability is reshaping the competitive landscape in every industry and companies able to anticipate changes and innovate early are reaping the benefits of improved operating efficiency, new growth and a stronger license to operate.Based on ERM...
It's no surprise that unconventional gas – gas that has been trapped for millions of years in rocks – has come onto the radar of some of the world’s largest resources companies. New technologies such as horizontal drilling and hydrofracturing or “fra...
Project delays cost money. This is evident in all areas of business, no more so than in the oil and gas industry where the global cost of major project delays amounts to billions of dollars every year. Why should this be so? Firstly, the stakes are...
Most media coverage on the outcome of COP15 in Copenhagen has been very negative. The ‘Copenhagen Accord’ was only ‘noted’ and not ‘adopted’ by the meeting. No decisions were concluded on the numerous issues covered by the Ad Hoc Working Groups on Lo...
When the world’s climate negotiators meet in Copenhagen this December they will be working on binding emissions reduction targets, not voluntary targets. In the Kyoto Protocol non-signatories suffer few direct consequences. The challenge for the nego...
Re-examining cost cutting and efficiency assumptionsMany businesses have driven operational improvement programs for years, often using Six Sigma and lean approaches to achieve efficiencies. Yet, substantial savings often remain untapped. As the ec...
Rushing to Closure Comes at a CostMany companies are under considerable pressure to quickly reduce their manufacturing capacity. This is due to falling consumer demand, cost reduction drives and the need to maintain cash flows. In turn, organizatio...
The Obama administration’s first serious policy foray into climate change has landed a significant obligation on US industry. From 1 January 2010 some 13,000 facilities - accounting for about 90 percent of industrial greenhouse gases emitted in the U...
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