Cohabitation and Co-Operation Between Oil Activities and Environmental Sensitive Areas in Mender Field

摘要

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) proposes to develop a Greenfield oil development project in empty quarters along the international borders. The concession area overlaps within Arabian Oryx designated protected and have potential to cause damage to the local bio-diversity. Company conducted extensive environmental studies in advance to assess the impacts and implemented sound engineering practices and ecological conservation mitigation measures to reduce the bio-diversity risk to acceptable level. The paper presents engineering and conservation activities undertaken in Greenfield oil development project that lies within environmentally sensitive area.