Environmental Management
Importance and Mission
PTTEP realizes the importance of compliance with relevant laws and regulations as well as responsibility for community, society, and the environment in all operating areas, to reduce both direct and indirect impacts on the environment (inclusive of spillage, climate change, biodiversity, waste, air pollution, and water resources). PTTEP has earned stakeholders' trust and has embodied the values of responsible consumption of natural resources, environmental stewardship, conservation, and sustainable management.
Goals
- 1 Achieve Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050 for E&P business covering scope 1 and scope 2 under PTTEP’s operational control.
- 2 Achieve zero spill.
- 3 Achieve zero total waste to landfill by 2030.
- 4 Achieve zero produced water discharge to the environment.
- 5 Avoid operation in areas at risk from water scarcity and ensure that there is no impact on the community and water users.
- 6 Avoid operation in World Heritage sites as defined by UNESCO.
- 7 Achieve “No-Net Loss” (NNL) of biodiversity in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Category I-IV protected areas by 2044.
- 8 Achieve “Net Positive Impact” of Ocean Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (Ocean BES) value in all offshore operations by 2030, compared to the 2019 base year.
- 9 Achieve No Gross Deforestation for E&P Projects from 2021 onwards.
Management Approach
PTTEP commits to operating business conscientiously and responsibly towards society and the environment by adhering to the Safety, Security, Health, and Environmental (SSHE) Policy, and Sustainability Policy which includes a commitment to environmental protection. Company personnel, business partners, and contractors working for or on behalf of the Company must abide by the SSHE Policy.
PTTEP implements SSHE Management System (SSHE MS), which complies with the ISO 14001 international standard. For an effective implementation, PTTEP operating assets voluntarily implement and certify for the ISO 14001 or implement and receive the attestation/formal statement from the external parties for the production phase. Currently, PTTEP achieved the latest ISO 14001:2015 certification for PTTEP’s operating assets in Myanmar, Malaysia, and petroleum support bases in Songkhla and Ranong from SOCOTEC certification (under United Kingdom Accreditation Service - UKAS). Whereas PTTEP’s operating assets in Thailand achieved the ISO 14001:2015 Attestation (Reasonable Level). PTTEP develops SSHE Management System covering all activities in E&P phases; exploration, production, and decommissioning and major supporting activities; product transportation, waste management, logistics and supply chain management. For effective implementation, the corporate oversight of SSHE management system is in place which includes the requirement of SSHE due diligence process before, during and after a merger and acquisition (M&A) deal takes place, to ensure business partners' compliance with the Company's requirements.
PTTEP assesses each project's environmental risks against regulatory requirements, the Company's standards and/or international standards. Such environmental assessment is a tool to identify and evaluate environmental issues and impacts. It also helps in the setting of impact monitoring and mitigation plans. Throughout the business lifecycle, from exploration, production until decommissioning, PTTEP has followed all requirements specified in the Environmental Assessment Reports for exploration (including seismic), production, and decommissioning activities (which include those relating to social and health issues). Moreover, PTTEP has implemented environmental management and mitigation plan based on the climate-related risk, biodiversity and ecosystem services, and water-related risk assessment results.
Stakeholders also play an important role in driving business towards success and this demands appropriate management of their expectations and agreed objectives. Stakeholder management is conducted through the Company’s stakeholder management process or the Environmental Assessment process. The stakeholder engagement activities will be arranged for all Environmental Assessment projects in order to gather concerns raised during the engagement activities, as well as suggestions to prevent and mitigate possible impacts. Such concerns are analyzed, to define appropriate measures. The summary of the Company’s EIAs and case studies is included in Related Documents. In addition, PTTEP proactively engages with the relevant government agencies and academic institution/organization for consultation on the specific environmental matters to drive the success of alternative best practices beyond regulations and current practices.
Furthermore, PTTEP is committed to comprehensive reporting and disclosing on environmental performance for all assets and petroleum support bases under our operational control on an annual basis. The Company has achieved the group-wide coverage of environmental reporting at 100%, which is in line with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)’s GRI Standards 2021 and GRI 11: Oil and Gas Sector 2021. The Company has continuously collected and reported the environmental performances via the web-based 'Environmental Performance System (EPS) on a monthly basis as a minimum.’ This reporting covers energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, air emissions, water withdrawal, water discharge, spills, produced water management, waste management, hydrocarbon production, and environmental expenditure. The up-to-date data can be analyzed to enhance environmental management efficiency and ensure compliance with relevant laws and the Company’s requirement.
For continuous improvement of environmental performance, PTTEP has reviewed and improved data collection and database to ensure its timeliness. Environmental data has been verified by an external party and publicly disclosed on our website at Sustainability Performance Data. In addition, PTTEP also benchmarks its performance on climate change and water security against peers in International Association of Oil and Gas Producer (IOGP), and key rating organizations such as S&P Global’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment, CDP, and others.
Beside the environmental management implementation in operational sites, PTTEP also promotes the optimization of natural resources and energy consumption, while remaining environmentally friendly, at Headquarters in Bangkok and provincial offices. the Company adopts the Green Office concept from Department of Environmental Quality Promotion (DEQP)'s to promote the reduction in energy and natural resource consumption, waste, and greenhouse gas emissions. This well supports the growing environmental conservation awareness to the Company's personnel.