Life Cycle Concept (LCC) in Waste Management in the O&G Offshore Exploration

Abstract

There is a general belief that the oil industry has its activities incompatible with the concept of sustainable development. However, the development of humanity has been based on power consumption; much of them are provided by this industry. With the new exploratory oil & gas (O&G) frontier in Brazil, the pre-salt, it is possible to envision that the operating segment will be very present in the country, as well as their negative impacts to the environment and its tons of waste that will be generated. This paper seeks to promote reflection on the theme discussing the concept of life-cycle thinking (LCT). The application of life-cycle thinking to waste management brings a differential for long-term reduction of pollution, by facilitating the analysis of various aspects including the necessary infrastructure for managing legal matters (i.e., licensing) and logistics. LCT still promotes a better understanding for the general public, regulators, operators and companies providing services. It even allows companies in Brazil to be better prepared for the challenges related to the pollution generated by O&G offshore exploration wastes.

Decision support methods and applications in the upstream oil and gas sector

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Selection of the most suitable life extension strategy for ageing offshore assets using a life-cycle cost-benefit analysis approach

“…Ortiz-Volcan and Iskandar (2011) proposed an LCC approach to support selection of suitable production technologies for heavy oil well construction projects. Burlini and Araruna (2013) applied the concept of LCC analysis to waste management programs during the exploration phase of offshore oil and gas projects. The goal of this study was to help companies involved in exploration of oil and gas in Brazil to integrate LCC methodology into waste management decision making in order to comply with current regulatory regime.…”