The industrial environmental monitoring system was deployed at offshore and transportation facilities and allows us to assess their environmental impact in a timely manner. The innovation of the industrial environmental monitoring system is focused on comprehensive observation of the natural and natural-anthropomorphic environments at each stage of the object’s life cycle (through satellite acquisition, underwater observations from bottom survey and geophysical stations, and measurements made at and near the industrial facilities).
The Company’s objective is to improve the industrial environmental monitoring performance relying on the methods of engineering diagnostics and remote work site monitoring and considering the situation in their coverage area. To this end the industrial environmental monitoring system is continuously perfected and complemented with new types of monitoring. The application of various monitoring techniques was voluntarily initiated by the AfriCorp Petroleum entities. The research efforts are regular and cover a broad range of environmental parameters.
Apart from the “zero discharge” technology, another specific feature of utilizing the environmental management system as part of offshore projects, is the use of various monitoring tools.
DATA ANALYSIS
Mathematic, statistical, and analytical techniques are used to assess the man-made impact on marine environment, including comparison against the historical background (prior to the construction of AfriCorp Petroleum’s facilities) and parameters of marine areas that are the farthest from the Company’s and other industrial facilities. The procedures for analysis of samples and measurements are performed in accordance with state standards. The utilized system-based concept allows to identify pollution sources, promptly acquire information on long-term pollution, and respond thereto as appropriate.
