Jubilee Field Marine Environmental Monitoring Survey

摘要

The oil and gas industry in Ghana is required to conduct environmental monitoring in offshore areas where exploration, development and production activities take place. Operations marine environment discharges include produced water, bilge water, ballast water, drill cuttings, drilling fluids, treated sewage, food waste, chemicals and others may impact the quality of the marine environment over a protracted time period. Periodic monitoring is conducted to assess the detectable temporal changes of the marine environment as a result of continuous discharges from offshore activities. Monitoring data is meant to support environmental management activities, assist in meeting environmental regulatory requirements and assess temporal and spatial trends within the marine environment. Offshore environmental monitoring currently involves the study of the water column and sediment compartments seaward of the intertidal zone. Generally, the objective of offshore monitoring is to gather information to support responsible oil and gas operations for maintaining local environmental quality and ensuring ecological conditions do not suffer significant and irreparable deterioration.