Towards Sustainable Decommissioning and Closure of Oil Fields and Mines : A Toolkit to Assist Government Agencies

Globally, an increasing number of mines and hydrocarbon fields are nearing depletion, following decades of resource exploitation. These operations and the associated infrastructure will require complex and costly dismantling; technical and environmental restoration and rehabilitation measures; and socioeconomic investments to counteract retrenchment, post-closure economic downturns and other effects associated with the end of the project's productive life. The intent of this Toolkit is to serve as a resource to support the development of flexible but systematic regulatory approaches to key components of a sustainable decommissioning and closure planning and implementation process. This Toolkit is organized around what are believed to be core components of a practical approach that governments may adopt or adapt in the process of identifying and managing decommissioning and closure needs. The Toolkit structure is organized as: introduction and overview sets the stage on the purpose and objectives of the Toolkit, intended audience or users, key components and toolkit structure, guideline sources and definitions. General Toolkit guidance document is designed to provide an overview of sector specific trends and challenges related to decommissioning and closure. This is based on experts' opinions on which issues are higher priority and may warrant additional attention on the part of governments. Tool policy and regulatory framework aims to delineate the steps for an enhanced policy and regulatory framework, and provide a platform for the implementation of the remaining tools. Tool two environmental and social best practice and management systems describes how governments can contribute to the implementation of socio-environmental best practices leading to more sustainable decommissioning and closure, and incorporates guidance on the development of a conceptual closure plan. Tool three financial assurance mechanisms provides a roadmap for establishing (or enhancing) sufficient and reliable financial assurance for the extractives sectors, and provides alternatives and templates for further guidance. Tool four enforcements and monitoring emphasize the importance for governments of monitoring compliance with regulations and requirements during the planning and implementation of decommissioning and closure activities. Tool five stakeholder engagement and continuous improvement encourages governments and related agencies to use stakeholder engagement to better understand key community priorities and to contribute as partners in sustainable decommissioning and closure planning, while at the same time fine-tuning government's role in this process.

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2010-03
Subjects:	ACID ROCK DRAINAGE, APPROACH, ARTIFICIAL REEFS, ARTISANAL MINING, AVAILABILITY, BALANCE, BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT, CARBON, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLOSURE, CLOSURE COSTS, CLOSURE PLAN, CLOSURE PLANNING, CLOSURE PLANS, COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, COLLECTION SYSTEM, COMMUNITY HEALTH AND SAFETY, CONCESSION, CONSTRUCTION, CONTAMINATED SOIL, COPPER, CYANIDE, DECISION MAKING, DEEPER WATERS, DRILLING, ECONOMIC IMPACT, ECONOMICS, ECONOMISTS, EITI, EMISSIONS, EMISSIONS REDUCTION, ENVIRONMENTAL, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION, ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES, EXPLOITATION, EXPLORATION ACTIVITIES, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRIES TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE, EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY REVIEW, EXTRACTIVE SECTOR, FINANCIAL RESOURCES, FISHING, GAS, GAS BUSINESS, GAS COMPANIES, GAS EXTRACTION, GAS FACILITIES, GAS FIELDS, GAS INDUSTRY, GAS OPERATIONS, GAS PRICE, GAS PRODUCERS, GAS RESOURCES, GAS SECTORS, GENERATION, GEOPHYSICAL STUDIES, GOLD, GOLD MINING, GOLD MINING OPERATIONS, GREENHOUSE GAS, GROUNDWATER, HABITAT CONSERVATION, HEALTH AND SAFETY, HEALTH AND SAFETY RISKS, HEAVY METALS, HYDROCARBON SECTOR, HYDROCARBONS, HYDROCARBONS SECTOR, ILLEGAL MINING, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, INDUSTRIAL SITES, INTERNATIONAL CYANIDE MANAGEMENT CODE, INTERNATIONAL MINING, LAND RECLAMATION, LAND REHABILITATION, LAND USE, LARGE-SCALE MINING, LICENSE AREA, MARINE ENVIRONMENT, MEDIUM-SCALE MINING, MERCURY, METALS, MINE CLOSURE, MINE CLOSURE POLICY, MINE CLOSURE STRATEGIES, MINE CLOSURE STRATEGY, MINE DEVELOPMENT, MINE INFRASTRUCTURE, MINE OPERATION, MINE OPERATORS, MINE RECLAMATION, MINE SITE, MINERAL, MINERAL DEPOSITS, MINERAL OPERATIONS, MINERAL PRODUCTION, MINERAL RESOURCE, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINERALS, MINERALS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, MINES, MINING ASSOCIATIONS, MINING CLOSURE, MINING COMPANIES, MINING COMPANY, MINING INDUSTRY, MINING OPERATIONS, MINING POLICY, MINING PROJECTS, MINING SECTOR, MMSD, NATIONAL OIL, NATIONAL OIL COMPANIES, NATURAL GAS, NATURAL-RESOURCE, OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, OFFSHORE INSTALLATIONS, OIL, OIL & GAS, OIL & GAS SECTOR, OIL AND GAS, OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION, OIL AND GAS SECTOR, OIL COMPANIES, OIL FIELD, OIL FIELDS, ONSHORE FACILITIES, OVERGRAZING, PETROLEUM, PETROLEUM CORPORATION, PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, PETROLEUM PRODUCTION, PIPELINE, PIPELINES, POST CLOSURE, POST-CLOSURE, POTENTIAL INVESTORS, PRECIOUS METALS, PRICE OF OIL, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION COSTS, PRODUCTION OPERATIONS, PUBLIC HEALTH, RECLAMATION, RECOVERABLE RESERVES, RECYCLING, REFINING, REGULATORY OVERSIGHT, RESERVOIR, RESERVOIRS, RESOURCE EXTRACTION, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, RESOURCE-RICH COUNTRIES, RESOURCE-RICH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, RETRENCHMENT, REVENUES FROM OIL, RISK MANAGEMENT, SAFEGUARD POLICIES, SECURITIES, SELENIUM, SHALLOW WATERS, SMALL SCALE, SMALL-SCALE, SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT, STEEL, SURFACE WATER, SUSTAINABILITY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TAILINGS, TAILINGS IMPOUNDMENTS, WASTE MANAGEMENT, WASTE ROCK, WASTEWATER, WELLS,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/03/18537573/towards-sustainable-decommissioning-closure-oil-fields-mines-toolkit-assist-government-agencies https://hdl.handle.net/10986/16964
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