Environmental Good Practice Guides

(published in the last 5 years)

We are dedicated to identifying and spreading good environmental practice wherever the upstream industry operates.

Environmental management

Management systems and practices, technologies and procedures that prevent and minimize environmental impact.

Biodiversity Ecosystem Services

Guidance on the management of biodiversity econsystem services.

Oil Spill Preparednesss & Response

Resources to improve oil spill preparedness and response around the world.

Climate, GHGs, EE

Helping the industry be part of the climate change solution by developing industry guidelines on GHG reporting, climate change and energy efficiency.

Sound and Marine Life

Resources that help to identify, conduct and support research to further to improve the scientific understanding of the potential impact of Exploration and Production sound on marine life.

Environmental management

Browse our environmental management and reporting publications below.

Managing Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) in the oil and gas industry

To manage the risk that exposure to naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) may pose to people and the environment, the oil and gas industry has devised a range of controls to alert operators to the existence of NORM, as well as processes to deal with the risk if NORM is present. IOGP Report 412 was

Environmental management in the upstream oil and gas industry

This Report provides a detailed overview of environmental management practices in the upstream oil and gas industry. The primary focus is on managing the risk from potential impacts to the natural environment during exploration and production of oil and gas.

Environmental management in the oil and gas industry

This report is intended to function as a primer, or introductory document, to the fundamentals of environmental management as it is practiced in today’s upstream oil and gas industry.

Environmental data collection user guide (2018 data) – Definitions and exclusions

The Environmental data reporting user guide (2018eu) outlines the scope (what is included and excluded), and provides definitions to assist reporting companies in compiling and classifying environmental data.