Environmental Dimension
Analyze painstakingly the risk of negative impacts on the Environment associated with each activity and operation.
ENERGY AND ATMOSPHERE
General Directives
Minimize the emission of atmospheric pollutants by means of the adoption of the best technological innovations available that are technically and economically viable.
Mitigate atmospheric pollutants as much as possible thereby reducing the contribution to global warming and the local impacts on the environment.
Minimize the consumption of energy at all levels of activities in order to minimize emissions and the consumption of natural resources relating to the generation of energy.
Specific Directives
Seek to burn minimum gas in flare-off in the production plant, thereby diminishing emissions, energy waste and the consumption of non-renewable natural resources.
Prioritize the use of equipment and processes affording greater energy efficiency.
Seek to use renewable energy sources such as solar energy, biofuels and biomass, taking regional potential into consideration.
Seek to compensate the emission of greenhouse gases by means of carbon sequestration projects and MDL.
WATER RESOURCES
General Directives
Minimize the consumption of water in installations, activities and operations, decreasing the consumption of a natural resource that is seasonally scarce in the region (water suitable for human and industrial consumption) and reducing the use of energy and other inputs required for treatment thereof.
Minimize the quantity of liquid effluents released, as well as the pollutant content thereof, avoiding any impacts on the aquatic ecosystems and on biodiversity and the alteration of the natural characteristics of the water resources.
Reduce the use of chemical products and prioritize more environmentally appropriate alternatives in the treatment of effluents and the water for human consumption.
Specific Directives
Rationalize the use of water in productive processes prioritizing the re-utilization of internally-used water and final effluents.
Prioritize the capture and use of rainwater by means of collection, treatment and storage in water tanks, in order to reduce spring water consumption and overloading the surface drainage system.
Ensure the sustainable use of the underground water table in order to protect possible reloading areas and avoid predatory exploitation of the aquifers.
RESIDUES AND MATERIALS
General Directives
Reduce the generation of residues at all stages of the E&P process, by the use of cleaner technologies and a change in behavior, equipment or processes.
Reduce the introduction of material foreign to the region and prioritize the reduction of residues at source.
Find an environmentally appropriate destination for all residues generated, prioritizing re-utilization and recycling and adopting the best technologies available for treatment as well as technically and economically viable final disposal.
Specific Directives
Rationalize the production and distribution of food, materials and other inputs, in such a way as to minimize the local generation of residues, increasing the useful volume of inputs transported into the region (prior treatment of products, for example, thereby avoiding unnecessary processing on location).
Prioritize the acquisition of products that generate less packaging residues, by means of prioritization of the purchase of products with durable, reusable and/or recyclable packaging that holds larger product volumes.
Prioritize the local treatment and re-utilization of residues where possible, avoiding the transport of residues, minimizing the consumption of energy and the generation of atmospheric emissions
Whenever possible, use regional materials, products and services that are socially and environmentally sustainable.
BIODIVERSITY
General Directives
Reduce pressure on the ecosystems that result in impacts on biodiversity throughout the life cycle of all activities and operations, maintaining all existing environmental services.
Contribute to the strategic delineation and management of protected areas in the areas of influence of oil and gas exploration and production activities in the Amazon region by means of financing research to identify priority areas for conservation and support the administration of protected areas established in the area of influence of activities.
Avoid the introduction of live species that are alien to the region and might alter the structure and function of ecosystems.
Specific Directives
Characterize the area of influence of activities, identifying protected, sensitive and vulnerable areas of greater relevance for biodiversity conservation, in which the planning of activities should be made giving due consideration to the specificity of environments and the objective of avoiding environmental impacts.
Characterize the biodiversity of the areas of influence of activities and create mechanisms to systematize the information gathered both in the impact appraisal studies and in the research and monitoring projects.
Reduce the opening up of access channels (roads, trails and the like), minimizing the fragmentation of habitats, avoiding the impact arising from direct destruction of environments for the opening of channels, as well as limiting access to virgin areas of forest and migratory influx (secondary impacts).
Minimize interference in the water flow processes and in the inflow and outflow of rivers and inlets, reducing the impact on aquatic ecosystems and alteration of the natural drainage patterns, preventing impacts on biodiversity and the formation of erosion-provoking processes.
RECUPERATION OF IMPACTED AREAS
General Directive
Recuperate the areas impacted by E&P activities, seeking to re-establish the structure, functions, diversity and dynamics of the original ecosystems.
Specific Directives
Rationalize the opening of clearings, seeking to reduce deforestation and avoiding the removal of vegetation in areas that will not be immediately used, thereby minimizing the number and area of open clearings and the exposure time of unprotected soil, recuperating degraded areas immediately after the conclusion of activities conducted on location.
Avoid activities that leave the soil exposed during the rainy season in order to avoid erosion and silting.
Use species that are native to the region for the recuperation of degraded areas, including various species of each ecological group.
Optimize the surface run-off of clearings with soil exposed in order to minimize erosion processes and the transfer of sediment to the water retention areas.
Optimize the recuperation of contaminated areas, minimizing the transport of material and the risk of contamination of other areas, monitoring their recuperation over the course of time.
INSTALLATIONS
General Directives
Select the location of all activities, operations or installations seeking to minimize the conversion of new forested areas and prioritizing the use of locations with less risk of soil loss by erosion processes and with less stocks of biomass.
Apply ecoefficiency principles in the entire lifecycle of installations (conception, project, construction, utilization and demobilization).
Make installations compatible with the local landscape, minimizing the disturbance of the local scenic harmony.
Specific Directives
Within ecoefficiency concepts, prioritize the application of bioclimatic architecture principles, the minimization of water and energy consumption, as well as the minimization of residue generation, the use of renewable materials and the rationalization of construction processes.
Minimize the extension of occupied areas, reducing the area of forests converted and/or disturbed, by means of increasing the occupation density and the optimization in planning of worksites and constructed spaces.
TRANSPORT
General Directives
Minimize the transportation and movement of equipment, materials and people, reducing wear and tear on access routes, minimizing the natural and human resources necessary for maintenance, the opening of clearings for borrowed material and the risks of impacts related to transportation.
Specific Directives
Seek alternatives for the replacement of tarmac as road surfacing.
Seek alternative forms of transport in order to reduce the need for paved surfaces and the fragmentation of habitats.
Minimize the crossing of access routes over inlet and sinuous valley contours.
Seek solutions for paved routes to allow the free movement of animals
RISK AND CONTINGENCY MANAGEMENT
General Directives
Apply risk assessment methodologies at all stages of new undertakings or in significant changes in existing operations and installations assisting in the planning of operations and installations and decreasing the risk of accidents and environmental impacts.
Guarantee swift response in potential contingency situations, ensuring the immediate availability of material resources with appropriate quality and quality, as well as qualified human resources.
Use the know-how acquired in social and environmental characterization and monitoring for the planning of contingency activities.