Addressing water stress in project design Patricia Mani Environment Coordinator CSR Day for Investors, June 24, 2011, Paris
Main uses of freshwater for human needs Annual freshwater flow Irrigation Industry Domestic Green water: rainfall stored Withdrawal in the soil and 70% 22% 8% then evaporated or 10% incorporated in plants and Blue organisms…
Water stress: an issue to be addressed locally Water stress areas to increase by 2025 An abundant resource Freshwater = 2.5% of water on Earth 30% of freshwater is available but unevenly distributed In space: 9 countries hold 60%…
E&P challenges to address: management of produced water and fresh water withdrawal Produced water management Water production Volume of produced water expected to increase= Onshore USA 88% Total portfolio with increasing part of…
Downstream & Petrochemicals challenges Optimization of water withdrawals Refinery of Grandpuits (France) Recycling boiler water Cooling systems: Effluents segregated depending Optimization of cooling tower on their salinity…
R&D and partnerships to assess and monitor environmental impact of discharged water: 2 examples R&D Program Pilot Rivers Dam Reed bed Pilot rivers are artificial rivers providing controlled Injection experimental systems of…
Conclusions Challenges and solutions are local and need to be carefully designed to take into account potential environmental impacts Specific challenges for oil sands, shale gas and coal bed methane Oil sands-mines Oil sands in…
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