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Case Studies

A selection of case studies from our Impact Assessment and Planning (IAP) practice.

  • Case Study: Tullow Ghana Ltd

    Assessing and managing the environmental and social impacts associated with developing Ghana’s first major offshore oil field to meet the requirements of regulators, joint venture partners and the International Finance Corporation.
    Background
    When ...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    South Africa
  • Case Study: PERU LNG

    Preparing Regional Ecological Management and Bio-restoration Plans for the first natural gas liquefaction plant in South America
    Background
    Following the construction of a 408km gas pipeline across the Andes Mountains and South America’s first LNG ...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Peru
  • Case Study: E.ON Kraftwerke AG

    Preparing a Sustainability Impact Assessment to consider the contribution a coal fired power plant could make to the local area.
    Background
    E.ON Kraftwerke AG (E.ON) planned to develop a coal fired power plant at the Port of Antwerp in Belgium. Alt...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Belgium
  • Case Study: Burrup Nitrates Pty Ltd

    Assessing the environmental, heritage, social and potential risk aspects of a proposed Technical Ammonium Nitrate Production Facility in the Burrup Peninsula of Western Australia
    Background
    Burrup Nitrates Pty Ltd (BNPL) has planned to construct a...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Australia
  • Case Study: Amprion

    Providing environmental documentation for spatial planning and final approval procedure for a 160km long 380kV transmission line
    Background
    Amprion GmbH operates a transmission system with voltage levels of 380.000 and 220.000 volts. The key task ...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Germany
  • Case Study: Energy Resources

    Delivering a “world class” ESIA that met the challenges of developing the most advanced coking coal operation in Mongolia
    Background
    Energy Resources (ER) needed an Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) to be completed to develop Mongol...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
  • Case Study: Confidential Client

    Advising on oil spill litigation in China.
    Background
    ERM was commissioned by an international insurance company to help its legal and technical team respond to the grounding of an oil tanker and an alleged oil spill in China. The oil tanker was c...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    China
  • Case Study: BP

    Undertaking Equator Principle environmental and social assessment of Tangguh LNG Project
    Background
    The Tangguh project is centered on the Bintuni Bay area of Papua - 3,200 kilometers from Jakarta - an area that is biologically rich, physically dyn...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Indonesia
  • Case Study: CIC Energy

    Conducting environmental, social and health impact assessment to ensure proposed energy project meets IFC standards in Botswana
    Background
    CIC Energy appointed ERM to undertake an Environmental, Social and Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA) for a min...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    South Africa
  • Case study: Devon Energy

    An international team from the UK, US and Brazil worked with Devon Energy to develop a best practice social investment project in Brazil, using International Guidelines that ERM developed in 2005.
    Background
    Devon Energy wanted to develop a best pr...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Brazil
  • Case Study: Guardian News & Media

    Background
    Assessing the life cycle environmental impacts of newspaper wrapping options for The Guardian, one of Britain’s leading newspapers thereby enabling Guardian News & Media (GNM) to reduce the environmental footprint of its newspapers.
    ...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    United Kingdom
  • Case Study: Scottish Water

    Background
    Support Scottish Water undertake one of the country’s largest construction ventures; from site selection through planning, to construction and operation.
    Our Approach
    Scottish Water is Scotland’s publicly owned drinking water and sewera...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    United Kingdom
  • Case study: Repsol Exploration Algeria S.A.

    Background
    Undertake a comprehensive environmental impact assessment to meet regulatory requirements and protect archaeological areas of significance across four exploratory concessions in Algeria for Repsol Exploration Algeria S.A.
    Our Approach
    R...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Spain
  • Case Study: PT Agincourt Resources

    Background
    Undertake an environmental impact assessment to ensure PT Agincourt Resources attained local AMDAL approval and could commence construction on a mine in Indonesia.
    Our Approach
    PT Agincourt Resources acquired the Martabe gold and silver...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Indonesia
  • Case Study: PT. International Nickel Indonesia Tbk.

    Background
    Complete an environmental impact assessment to attain AMDAL approval for PT. International Nickel Indonesia Tbk.’s proposed nickel mine in Indonesia.
    Our Appraoch
    PT. International Nickel Indonesia Tbk. (PT Inco) began mining and produc...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Indonesia
  • Case Study: Northern Peru Copper Corporation

    Background
    Review a resettlement process against the Equator Principles as part of Northern Peru Copper Corp’s development plan for a mine in Peru.
    Our Approach
    Northern Peru Copper Corp (NPC) is a Canadian-based mining firm with a subsidiary in P...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Peru
  • Case Study: Kelson Transmission Company LLC

    Background
    Engaged by Kelson Transmission Company LLC to complete environmental assessments and manage cross-agency permit applications for a new transmission line in Texas, US.
    Our Approach
    Kelson Transmission Company LLC, an affiliate of Kelson ...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    United States
  • Case Study: IHI Corporation Ltd

    Background
    Conduct a comprehensive environmental impact assessment for three proposed LPG trains at a complex in Algeria for IHI Corporation.
    Our Approach
    IHI Corporation Ltd is a Japanese based company that produces a wide range of products for ...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Japan
  • Case study: E.ON

    Background
    Assess the impacts of one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farm proposals for E.ON
    Our Approach
    E.ON Climate and Renewables was awarded a site license to build the Humber Gateway Offshore Wind Farm off the Holderness Coast (East Riding...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    United Kingdom
  • Case Study: Compañia Electrica El Platanal S.A.

    Background
    Update an environmental management plan as Compañía Eléctrica El Platanal S.A. plans to expand a reservoir in Peru.
    Our Approach
    El Platanal, fed by the Cañete River in southern Peru’s Andean foothills, will be the country’s second la...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Peru
  • Case Study: Bega Valley Shire Council

    Background
    Manage the environmental and community aspects of the Bega Valley Shire Council’s program to build five new village sewerage systems and five treatment plant upgrades
    Our Approach
    Bega Valley is a rural shire 311 miles south of Sydney, ...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    Australia
  • Case Study: BAA Ltd

    Background
    Undertake a voluntary health impact assessment as part of plans to build a second runway at Stansted in the UK.
    Our Approach
    BAA Ltd owns and operates seven UK airports, including Stansted. BAA is involved in nearly every area of airpor...

    Service:
    Impact Assessment and Planning
    Country:
    United Kingdom

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