Sustainable Decommissioning of Oil Fields and Mines

The overall goal of the decommissioning of oil fields and mines initiative (the 'Initiative') is, in keeping with World Bank policy, to promote sustainable development by assisting governments to undertake and engage in earlier and more systematic, comprehensive, and responsive planning of the decommissioning and closure of mining and oil and gas production operations, as well as more effective implementation. The target audience for this Initiative are the governments of resource-rich countries, specifically the regulatory authorities, institutions, and ministries responsible for: administering mineral resource and oil and gas extraction contracts; issuing environmental permits for exploration, exploitation, and closure; and ensuring that legal, financial and technical measures are in place to address temporary shutdowns as well as complete closure and decommissioning at the end of the productive life of oil and gas and mining operations. This issues paper compiles findings of the first step of the Initiative. It is organized as: section one is an introduction. Section two presents the key trends and challenges faced by both the mining and oil and gas industries in decommissioning operations that have reached the end of their life cycle. Section three organizes findings and issues around what are believed to represent core components of a practical, effective in-country approach to addressing decommissioning and closure needs; and section four identifies next steps.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Environmental Resources Management
Format:	Publications & Research biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2009-04
Subjects:	ACID ROCK DRAINAGE, APPROACH, ARTIFICIAL REEFS, ARTISANAL MINING, AUDITS, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLOSURE, CLOSURE COSTS, CLOSURE PLAN, CLOSURE PLANNING, CLOSURE PLANS, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY, CONCESSION, CONSTRUCTION, CONTAMINATED SOIL, COPPER, CORE DRILLING, CYANIDE, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DRILLING, ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ECONOMIC VALUE, ECONOMICS, ECONOMISTS, EFFLUENTS, EITI, EMISSIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE, ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEM, ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTS, EXPLOITATION, EXPLOITATION LICENSES, EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES, EXPLORATION LICENSE, EXPLORATION RESULTS, EXTRACTIVE COMPANIES, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY REVIEW, EXTRACTIVE OPERATIONS, EXTRACTIVE SECTOR, FIELD EQUIPMENT, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FISHING, GAS, GAS BUSINESS, GAS COMPANIES, GAS DEVELOPMENT, GAS EXTRACTION, GAS FACILITIES, GAS FIELDS, GAS INDUSTRIES, GAS INDUSTRY, GAS OPERATIONS, GAS PRICE, GAS PRODUCERS, GAS PROJECTS, GAS RESOURCES, GAS SECTORS, GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES, GLOBAL OIL PRODUCTION, GOLD, GOLD MINING, GOLD MINING OPERATIONS, GROUNDWATER, HEALTH AND SAFETY, HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES, HEAVY METALS, HYDROCARBON SECTOR, HYDROCARBONS, HYDROCARBONS SECTOR, ILLEGAL MINING, IMPACT ASSESSMENTS, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, INDUSTRIAL SITES, INTERNATIONAL CYANIDE MANAGEMENT CODE, INTERNATIONAL MINING, LAND RECLAMATION, LAND REHABILITATION, LAND USE, LARGE-SCALE MINING, MARINE ENVIRONMENT, MERCURY, METALS, MINE CLOSURE, MINE CLOSURE POLICY, MINE CLOSURE STRATEGIES, MINE DEVELOPMENT, MINE OPERATION, MINE OPERATOR, MINE OPERATORS, MINE RECLAMATION, MINE SITES, MINERAL, MINERAL DEPOSITS, MINERAL DEVELOPMENT, MINERAL EXPLOITATION, MINERAL EXPLORATION, MINERAL OPERATIONS, MINERAL RESOURCE, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERALS, MINERALS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, MINES, MINING ACTIVITIES, MINING AND MINERALS, MINING ASSOCIATIONS, MINING AUTHORITY, MINING COMPANIES, MINING COMPANY, MINING INDUSTRY, MINING INFRASTRUCTURE, MINING LICENSE, MINING LICENSES, MINING OPERATION, MINING OPERATIONS, MINING OPERATOR, MINING PROJECT, MINING PROJECTS, MINING REGULATION, MINING SECTOR, MMSD, NATIONAL OIL, NATIONAL OIL COMPANIES, NATURAL GAS, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY, OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS, OIL, OIL & GAS, OIL & GAS SECTOR, OIL AND GAS, OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION, OIL AND GAS SECTOR, OIL COMPANIES, OIL FIELDS, OIL PRODUCTION, ONSHORE FACILITIES, OVERGRAZING, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM CORPORATION, PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, PETROLEUM PRODUCING, PETROLEUM PRODUCING COUNTRIES, PETROLEUM PRODUCTION, PETROLEUM SECTOR, POST CLOSURE, POST-CLOSURE, POST-CLOSURE MONITORING, POWER, POWER GENERATION, PRECIOUS METALS, PRICE OF OIL, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION OPERATIONS, PROSPECTING, PUBLIC HEALTH, RECLAMATION, RECLAMATION COSTS, RECOVERABLE RESERVES, RECYCLING, REFINING, REGULATORY APPROVAL, REGULATORY OVERSIGHT, REMOVAL OF EQUIPMENT, RESERVOIR, RESERVOIRS, RESOURCE EXTRACTION, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE-RICH COUNTRIES, REVENUE MANAGEMENT, REVENUES FROM OIL, RISK MANAGEMENT, ROYALTY, SAFEGUARD POLICIES, SECURITIES, SELENIUM, SHALLOW WATERS, SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, STEEL, STREAMS, SURFACE WATER, SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TAILINGS, TAILINGS IMPOUNDMENTS, TECHNOLOGICAL OPTIONS, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTE ROCK, WASTE STREAMS, WASTEWATER, WELLS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/04/18537555/sustainable-decommissioning-oil-fields-mines http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16963
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