Environmental management

Environmental management

Comprehensive environment protection practices that aim to prevent or reduce damages to the natural environment as a result of energy productions. These activities include emergency planning, environmental response, compensation and liability, community right to know, regulations for owners and operators of permitted hazardous waste facilities, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) manufacturing, processing, distribution in commerce, and use prohibitions.

Industry: Oil & gas; Energy

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oil sand

Energy; Environmental management

An oil sand is a deposit of loose sand or partially consolidated sandstone and clay that contain petroleum or other hydrocarbons.

offshore drilling

Energy; Environmental management

Offshore drilling is a process in which a wellbore is drilled through the seabed to access the oil or gas deposits under the ocean floor.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Energy; Environmental management

The Environmental Protection Agency is an independent agency of the federal government of the United States established to coordinate programs and issue regulations aimed at reducing pollution and ...

Organization_of_the_Petroleum_Exporting_Countries_(OPEC)

Energy; Environmental management

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries is a multinational organization established in 1960 to coordinate the petroleum production and export policies of its members.