Environment Report 2014

ENVIRONMENT REPORT 2014

PNEC

Predicted no-effect concentration – the concentration below which exposure to a substance is not expected to adversely impact the surrounding environment

PON1

Petroleum Operations Notice 1

Poly-Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Organic compounds of carbon and hydrogen, made up of multiple organic rings

PPC QSR

Prevention and control of pollution The OSPAR Quality Status Report

Reinjection

The process by which some waste streams, such as produced water and drill cuttings, can be pumped back into the reservoir or to deep rock strata, respectively. Not all installations have this capability and suitable geology is required.

RIG

Radiological Issues Group Remotely operated vehicles

ROVs

RSA SCiS

The Radioactive Substances Act 1993

Step Change in Safety

SO

Sulphur oxides

x

UKCS

UK Continental Shelf

VOC

Volatile organic compound

Weighting agent

A material with a high specific gravity that is added to a drilling fluid to increase its density This includes produced water; gas produced; oil produced, oil reinjected, water reinjected; condensate exports; gas exports and fuel gas A planned division of a large survey area or population into groups with similar characteristics, from which random samples are then taken

Well stream fluids

Wide-area stratified random sampling strategy

Workover

The improvement or repair of a production well in order to enhance its hydrocarbon production capacity

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