ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY LEGISLATION FOR THE OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS SECTOR IN KAZAKHSTAN: A CRITICAL REVIEW

Juan Palerm (), Inessa Rudenko, Jean-Louis Teurlai, Tatyana Vassilevskaya and Josep Renau
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Juan Palerm: Environmental Consultant, Av. Louise 499, bte1, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
Inessa Rudenko: Kazakh Agency for Applied Ecology, 8th floor, 10a Abai street, 480013 Almaty, Kazakhstan
Jean-Louis Teurlai: Tecnitas, 17, bis Place des Reflets, La Défense 2, 92077 Paris La Défense CEDEX, France
Tatyana Vassilevskaya: HSE/Full Field Development Department, Agip KCO, Smagulov-Street, 06002 Atyrau, Kazakhstan
Josep Renau: Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Campus Sescelades, 43007 Tarragona, Spain

Journal of Environmental Assessment Policy and Management (JEAPM), 2005, vol. 07, issue 04, 705-733

Abstract: Kazakhstan has shown an increase in its offshore oil and gas (O&G) prospection and operation activities in the Caspian Sea since 1998, so far with a limited number of operators, but which is about to increase significantly. This is of concern, considering that the environmental and industrial safety regulatory framework is still inadequate for the prevention of pollution from a large number of operators in a very sensitive aquatic ecosystem. This paper reports on the results of a study undertaken for the European Commission Tacis programme aimed at enhancing the environmental and industrial safety regulatory framework in order to align it with EU and international best practice. Based on a comprehensive analysis of applicable international standards and regulations, as well as those of Kazakhstan, ten issues are identified which require urgent attention. These issues are discussed and recommendations made on how to address them in order to improve the regulatory system.

Keywords: Oil and gas; offshore; Kazakhstan; environmental legislation; industrial safety; Caspian Sea (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2005
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