The challenge: Balancing regulation, low-carbon goals, and capacity constraints

A global liquified natural gas (LNG) operator faced growing pressure to comply with evolving national regulatory permitting requirements and to respond to customer best-practice expectations for low-carbon solutions. These challenges required a partner capable of delivering integrated solutions that addressed compliance, operational efficiency, and strategic ESG planning and alignment.

Over a multi-year partnership, ERM partnered with a global LNG operator to advance its environmental and sustainability (E&S) objectives. Acting as an extension of their team, ERM combined strategic advisory with asset-level operational support to help meet regulatory requirements, deliver on low-carbon ambitions, and embed sustainability into core operations.

What we did: Integrated expertise for a multi-dimensional approach

ERM deployed a program-based approach, integrating global subject matter experts across air quality, carbon management, digital systems, and organizational transformation. This provided the global LNG operator with targeted, high-impact solutions across multiple dimensions:

Emissions and decarbonization:

  • Enhanced energy efficiency and optimized operational performance through a suite of emissions and air-quality monitoring services.
  • Supported the development of digital tools including emissions monitoring dashboards.
  • Advanced GHG reduction measures and improved life cycle assessments to align with recognized industry frameworks.

Resource efficiency and circularity:

  • Improved waste and water data management systems to reduce costs and environmental impact.   
  • Supported circularity initiatives designed to minimize waste. 
  • Enabled environmental teams to more effectively communicate compliance performance to internal stakeholders. 

Safety and incident management:

  • Strengthened safety performance by developing field-based engagement tools and assurance applications that enabled real-time monitoring and verification. 
  • Improved safety culture through more consistent data capture and process discipline.  

Risk and asset integrity:

  • Delivered dredging and remediation assessments, air dispersion modelling and climate risk assessments to de-risk operations and protect assets from value erosion. 

Shareholder expectations:

  • Aligned sustainability objectives with shareholder priorities to unlock ESG-driven growth through enhanced disclosure and strategic positioning.

The impact: Driving operational efficiency, compliance and environmental performance

ERM’s integrated approach helped the global LNG operator maintain regulatory compliance, enhance environmental performance, improve operational efficiency, and advance decarbonization and ESG maturity. These outcomes aligned closely with their operational priorities:

  • Safe and reliable operations: Tactical asset-level support and strategic advisory to maintain operational continuity and resilience.
  • Operational discipline: Enhanced systems development, assurance advisory, and project management strengthened governance and compliance.
  • Operational efficiency: Digital systems and change management initiatives drove transformation and cost optimization.

By operating as a seamless extension of the global LNG operator’s team, ERM ensured continuity, efficiency, and strategic alignment, enabling the organization to meet stakeholder expectations and position itself for long-term success.