- An international oil and gas company commissioned Environics to conduct an ESDD, as part of the assessments required to grant the company a bank loan for the purpose of developing its concessions.
- ESDD aimed at providing an independent and objective evaluation of the company’s environmental & social policies and practices in existing gas fields against the standards and guidelines of IFC & Equator Principles.
- Environics reviewed the company’s environmental and social system to check its compliance with the Equator Principles, the Egyptian Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) legal requirements, IFC performance standards as well as general HSE guidelines.
- The review was done for onshore & offshore facilities of the company’s three joint venture companies.
- The review covered the HSEMS, its implementation practices and assessment.
- One of the site audits comprised both operation and construction activities, with focus on reviewing the HSE performance, including the adoption of HSE contractor management procedure.