Water and Waste
Lundin Energy minimises impacts on water and from waste
Water management
We operate exclusively offshore on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. While water scarcity is an issue for the industry, it is not material for our Norwegian offshore operations, where limited freshwater is withdrawn.
Lundin Energy’s main water management issue is operational discharges to sea. Produced water, slop and bilge water can have adverse effects on the aqueous environment unless properly cleaned. Our long term goal is to limit oily water discharges to <15 ppm. Our water management actions include:
- Strict monitoring of discharges to sea
- An online oil-in-water analyser for produced water
- Prioritising the substitution of chemicals with the most adverse properties to less hazardous substitutes
Waste management and reduction
Our focus on waste management is set at the operational and office levels. From a company perspective, we monitor our waste disposal practices to meet and exceed best practice. Our long-term goal is to sort >95 percent and recover >80 percent of waste. Examples of our recent actions include:
- Sensitising employees on waste reduction through campaigns for all operated offshore installations
- Reducing the use of non-renewable materials, single-use utensils and Styrofoam packaging
- Identifying logistical solutions to reduce total waste generation
Our actions on Edvard Grieg
- An online oil-in-water analyser to ensure continuous monitoring of the water-oil separation efficiency
- A waste reduction campaign to reduce the platform’s use of non-renewable materials, single use utensils and Styrofoam packaging
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Environmental policy | ||
Sustainability report 2019 |