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For OE magazine, June, 2014 [1507 words] [byline] Jos Tissen, principle environmental consultant at Xodus Group, and Ian Buchan, environmental manager at GDF Suez E&P UK. [images]

HSEQ-1-fg1- environmental management into

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THE ART OF HSEQ

HSEQ-1-fg3 - Issue management recognizes society as the bigger force in the equation, driving both the development and the the operation and maintenance of environmental agenda.

offshore exploration and production

HSEQ-1-fg4 - Jos Tissen, principle environmental consultant at Xodus Group operations.

HSEQ-1-fg5 - Ian Buchan, environmental manager at GDF Suez E&P UK.

It is fully aligned with the inter- [hed] national standard on environmental [standfirst] management systems ISO14001,

A NEW FUTURE which features the continuous

A new approach to managing environmental issues aims to deliver increased alignment, engagement, improvement concept and includes for managing environmental issues a commitment to comply with perti- transparency, and assurance in relation to managing environmental issues at the Cygnus gas field in the nent legislation.

southern North Sea. Jos Tissen and Ian Buchan explain.

A new approach to managing environmental perators are faced with an increasing administrative

The environmental and cost burden in managing their environmental issues aims to deliver increased alignment, [copy] management plan

O risks. The Montara blowout and Deepwater Horizon engagement, transparency, and assurance incidents have led to intense scrutiny, exposing conventional Due to the way the environmental in relation to managing environmental management approaches as inadequate. management plans are developed,

Also, onshore activities such as hydraulic fracturing attract they offer a structured approach to issues at the Cygnus gas feld in the southern growing concerns by stakeholders and demand other regulators creating better alignment in the management of environmental

Jos Tissen

North Sea. and Ian Buchan explain. to review the way they implement environmental regulations. issues and increased confdence in compliance with legislative

There is therefore a need for all involved to ensure greater frameworks and corporate requirements.

transparency and accountability regarding potential environ- Central to the method is a single document detailing the tech- mental risks and their management. nical scope description, purpose, and methodology, as well as

Energy consultancy Xodus Group has developed a new the environmental management planning and implementation.

approach for managing environmental issues; which recog- The document is essential to the company’s environmental nizes and proactively manages external expectations, as well as management system, as it bridges the gap between operational addressing the environmental impact. objectives and stakeholder expectations, and provides an audit

This approach offers better alignment with other business trail between high level objectives and individual tasks and objectives and increased confdence in compliance with the responsibilities, depicted in Figure 2.

existing legislative framework. The approach is currently being The outputs from the assessment, as illustrated, are used to applied by GDF SUEZ E&P UK for the drilling program and inform and populate the tools, systems, and processes that drive operational phase of the southern North Sea Cygnus gas devel- and control operations on the asset. The environmentally criti- opment project, see Figure 1. cal/important equipment are captured

The approach mirrors the intent of Lord Cullen’s within the maintenance management

Safety Case review in that it offers a way to maxi- system, with appropriate levels of main- mize the benefts of both prescriptive and tenance and inspection applied to each.

goal setting regulation. This is done by The roles and responsibilities (either creating a platform for open dia- onshore or offshore) that are necessary logue around important issues, to ensure that the “issue management” which aims to achieve strategies are implemented and followed full integration of are captured in the job descriptions for each position. The training and compe- tence requirements for each position, in order that these individuals are able to fulfll their roles and deliver on their responsibilities, are captured in the training and competency management system.

The actions that are required to ensure that the plant and equipment on the asset are operated in line with the issue man- agement strategies are then incorporated into the relevant operating procedures.

The focus of the asset management team, as well as those in compliance assurance roles, is therefore on ensuring that main- tenance and inspection routines are carried out, personnel are managed in line with HR processes, and operating procedures are followed.

Plan, implement, check and review

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