Library

Here follows a list of PowerPoint Presentations, Meetings' Proceedings and other UNEP Publications relevant to the oil and gas sector.

Oil and Gas Sector Report - ‘The Oil and Gas Industry from Rio to Johannesburg and beyond: contributing to sustainable development. International Petroleum Industry Environment Conservation Association (IPIECA) and International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP).
Year of publication: 2002

UNEP Environmental Impact Assessment Training Resource Manual, Second Edition.
Year of publication: 2002
Price: US$200
ISBN: 92 807 2230 1

2nd International Expert Meeting on Environmental Practices in Offshore Oil and Gas Activities Stavanger, Norway, 29-30 June 2000 Meeting Report and results from the workshops.

On the basis of background documents and introductory speeches, the discussion in the plenary sessions and the discussions and conclusions of the working groups, the Report provides for the general conclusions of the Meeting.

Achieving Consensus on Social and Environmental Responsibility in a Global Economy, Calgary Oil Forum, Canada, June 2000. Jacqueline Aloisi de Larderel Director UNEP DTIE. This presentation is an appeal to oil companies to produce "cleaner" energy technologies and renewables. It also acknowledges the innovations developed by the petroleum sector.

The Oil Sector Report; A review of Environmental Disclosure in the Oil Industry (Engaging Stakeholders)
Year of publication: 1999
Paperback 83 pages
ISBN: 0952190494
Stock number: 2428
Price: USD 145.00

The Oil Sector Report is the first of a series of studies to examine how individual industries are addressing the expanding environmental and social reporting agenda. This 80 page report is part of Sustainability's ongoing partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to promote expanded company reporting and stakeholder engagement across the 'triple bottom line' - the environmental, social, and economic dimensions of a company's activities - in all sectors.

More details are available at http://www.sustainability.co.uk

Environmental Management in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production, jointly with E&P Forum
Year of publication: 1997
Paperback 68 pages
ISBN: 9280716395
Stock number: PM35
Price: USD 40.00 1997

These joint UNEP/E&P Forum guidelines are based on the collective experience gained by UNEP and the oil industry in aiming to meet the challenge of fully integrating protection of the environment in the regulatory and business processes that control the exploration and production of oil and gas. They can serve as a basis for preparing or improving regulations, policies and programmes to minimize the impact on the environment.

UNEP-IPIECA The Oil Industry Experience: Technology Cooperation and Capacity Building, Contribution to Agenda 21
Year of publication: 1995
Paperback 68 pages
ISBN: 9280715224
Stock number: GM5
Price: USD 7.00

There is a universal need for efficient technologies that will help achieve sustainable development and, in the process, eliminate poverty, improving living standards and protect the environment. This publication is about the efforts of the oil industry to address these challenges in partnership with government, contractors, suppliers and communities.

Industry and Environment, Vol.17 No.1
Climate Change & Industry
Year of publication: 1994
Paperback 76 pages
ISBN: 03789993
Stock number: RW17-1
Price: USD 15.00

Industry will be affect by the Climate Change Convention, because it is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, and many of industry's products emit greenhouse gases as well, either during use or after they become waste. National an international measures to implement the Convention will impact on industry in many different ways. Industry can take steps to satisfy the goals and objectives of the convention, since "climate friendly" companies will benefit from an important marketing advantage.