Towards a Sustainable Energy Era
International Challenges in Preparedness andResponse to Oil and Chemical Spill Incidents
Petroleum Association of JapanTokyo, 21-22 February 2008

IPIECAThe single global association representing boththe upstream and downstream oil and gas
industry on key environmental and social issues• Founded in 1974 following the establishment of
the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP), IPIECA provides a principal channel ofcommunication with the UN•

Who – Company members

Who – Association members

Industry trends•

Access to business
opportunities– Increasing government control,

private companies and NOC’s– Sensitive environments•

Energy Challenge– Sustainable energy era•

Perception of a ‘sunset’industry– Ageing workforce– Ageing infrastructure

Where – Vision

An oil and gas industry thatsuccessfully improves its
operations and products tomeet society’s expectations
for environmental andsocial performance

How – Mission•

IPIECA operates globallyand seeks to achieve its
Vision by:– Developing, sharing andpromoting sound practices
and solutions– Enhancing andcommunicating knowledge
and understanding– Engaging members andothers in the industry– Working in partnership withkey stakeholders

Working Groups
Biodiversity• Climate Change• Health• Oil Spill Preparedness andResponse• Operations, Fuels andProducts• Social Responsibility•

South Korea oil spill incident

Oil spill response: the IPIECA approach

Implementation ofinternational conventions• Cooperation between
industry and government• Application of the tieredresponse concept• Application of ascientifically-based riskanalysis•

Oil Spill Report Series•High quality technicalinformation on:– Contingency planning– Biological impacts– International compensation

regime– International oil spillresources

Global reference point• Translated into variouslanguages•

Global Initiative
Partnership between IPIECA and IMO• Aims to improve and sustain the capacity ofdeveloping countries to protect their marine andcoastal resources at risk from an oil spill incident• Methodology•– Dedicated focal points– Leverage policy makers and managers in governmentand industry– IPIECA Report Series– Joint workshops and training sessions

GI regional collaborations

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MediterraneanWest and Central Africa
Black Sea and Caspian
Caribbean
East Asia

Marine issues
Decommissioning• Access – marine protectedareas• Marine mammals – JIP• Ballast water• Alien invasive species• Shipping emissions(MARPOL)•

Towards a sustainable energy era•••

What is the current stateof the world?
What do we mean bysustainable energy?
How will we get to asustainable energy era?

Our changing world…

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Population has more thandoubled to 6 billion
Greenhouse gas emissions
have increased 5-fold to 7
billion tonnes of carbon
Annual water use has tripled
The annual fish catch has
increased 5 times to 100
million tonnes
The world has lost one thirdof its tropical rainforest cover…and the world in 2050••••

9 billion people
4-5 times richer
Using double the energy, twice as efficiently
Using 10x more renewable energy

A connected worldPeople

Planet•••Governments set the rules
Civil society reflects environmental andsocial concerns
Business must comply with the rules,
respond to societies’ concerns andmeet customers’ needs for energy
products

ProfitFor leading companies,
Sustainable Development means…

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Integration of environmental
and social considerations intobusiness planning
Balance between short andlong term prioritiesInclusivity. Engaging
stakeholders and seeking adiversity of opinion
Accountability. Openness
and transparency throughpublic reporting

Potential benefits from a Sustainable
Development mindset include…

Reducing costs• Identifying new business
opportunities. Developing
innovative products• Reducing project delivery
risk• Enhancing reputation withgovernments, potential
employees and civilsociety – becoming apartner of choice•Energy and transportation eras

The Sustainable Development journey•

Values and Principles– Leaders must say what

they stand for and dowhat they say they willdo•

Operational excellence– Field Development– Asses Integrity– End of life issues– Responding to climatechange

The Sustainable Development journey•Social Responsibility– Relations with local

communities, humanrights, social investment•

Access new hydrocarbon
resources– Deepwater oil and gas;

operating in remote andsensitive environments;
expanding the use ofnatural gas; oil sands andoil shales

The Sustainable Development journey•

Developing alternative
energy resources– Biofuels and hydrogen fortransportation– Wind and solar for electricity

generation•

Working in partnership withothers– Global Gas Flaring ReductionInitiative– Shell’s biodiversity partnershipwith the World Conservation
Union (IUCN)– IPIECA and UNEP phasing out
lead in fuels

What is needed to move towards asustainable energy era?

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Meet growing energy
demandAddress energy security
Reduce environmental andsocial impactsConclusions
All energy sources will have to beused• Choices will have to be made•––––•Climate change vs. air quality vs.
poverty alleviation
Food vs. fuelNuclear – safety vs. CO2
Lifestyles in a low carbon world

Governments need to cooperate

Evolution not revolutionTransitions and trade offs
We will ‘muddle through’ as we
usually do