An Environmentally Friendly Oil Industry

Waste Management
Environmental Standards and Regulations

Environment Quality Act 1974

Incineration

Underground Injection of Wells

Biodegradation Method

Green house
gas (GHG)
Emissions

Spills to the Flared Gas

Environment

Environmental
Issues in Oil
Industry

Other Air
Emssions
(VOCs, SOx, Water
NOx, PM, Waste
ODS)

Statistics on the Oil and Gas Industry based on Emissions

Sources
1) Oil & Gas UK’s 2017 Environment Report
2) Energy API, http://www.api.org/oil-and-natural-gas/environment/environmental-principles
3) API. (1997). Environmental Guidance Documente: Waste Managemente in Exploration and Production Operations. U.S. EPA HPV Chalenge Program, American
Petroleum Institute (API).
4) 14001:2015, I. (2018). ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems -- Requirements with guidance for use. [online] Iso.org. Available at:
https://www.iso.org/standard/60857.html [Accessed 6 Mar. 2018].
5) Yang, M. (n.d.). Measurement of Oil in Produced Water. Retrieved March 5, 2018, from
http://www.springer.com/cda/content/document/cda_downloaddocument/978146140045