Environment 2005 The Norwegian Petroleum Sector
Enhancing
knowledge about petroleum activities and environmental issues.
The
purpose of this publication is threefold:
- to
increase knowledge about the environmental aspects of Norwegian oil and gas
activities
- to
take a more detailed look at a specific topic which particularly concerns both
the industry and the authorities, and identify the challenges and options faced
- to
emphasise the government’s goal of ensuring that Norway reconciles its role as
a large energy producer with a pioneering position on environmental
issues.
Environment
2005 covers the status of emissions/discharges, environmental impacts, and
measures to reduce discharges to the sea and emissions to the air from
petroleum activities. This year’s edition focuses on petroleum activity in the Barents
Sea and on the stringent environmental
requirements imposed on activities in the north. Our intention is to explain
how petroleum activity is being undertaken in an environmentally responsible
manner. The strong focus on the environmental issues has placed the Norwegian
petroleum sector at the frontier of environmental protection. This reflects
both the way the authorities have incorporated environmental considerations in
rules and regulations, as well as the commitment made by the industry itself.
Environment 2005
in pdf-format
Figures
in pdf-format
