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Narrative description of Project: BPL has planned to acquire oil from international market and thus establishing a pipeline in association with Coastal Refinery Ltd. This pipeline will partly be laid down under water and partly on land. The concept of this project is establish a Single Point Moor (SPM) in the sea at Khalifa Point from where it will be connected to the pipeline and then pipeline will be connected to the storage tanks of BPL.
An EIA study has extensively considered all the relevant clauses and sections of national legislations, regulations and guidelines related to the oil refinery as well as appropriate international guidelines. The recommendations were given on the basis of project activities.
Description of Actual Services provided by your staff within the assignment: Detailed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment of the Pipeline Construction and Operation Project included: a. To assess the existing/baseline environmental and socioeconomic conditions at and around the project site; b. Identify any environmental and social sensitivity areas; c. Conduct ambient air quality monitoring; d. Identify the likely impacts of the proposed project on the natural and socioeconomic environment; e. Conduct socio-economic survey of the area; f. Propose appropriate mitigation and monitoring measures that can be incorporated into the design of the proposed activities to minimize any damaging effects or lasting negative consequences; g. Prepare an EMP identifying the procedure for implementation of the mitigations measures, monitoring of environmental conditions and management of solid wastes.