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Kaieteur News – Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall recently noted that the government is in the process of modernizing the nation’s waste management laws.
During the airing of his programme, Issues in the News, Nandlall said a modern waste management bill is currently being worked on. The minister said, “Waste management is always a sore issue in Guyana. And we don’t have modern legislation. We have been working on modern (law) for a while now. We have consultants hired. They are working on it.” With the emergence of the oil sector, Nandlall said it is imperative that the nation has laws that govern the proper disposal of waste for the industry.
The significant increase of waste and the need for proper management is also highlighted in Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL)’s Cradle to the Grave Waste Management Analysis which was submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last year.
According to the document, the total waste volume anticipated for 2021 from the Liza Destiny operations alone was approximately 8,000 tonnes, and includes all hazardous and non-hazardous wastes. Continued full field development efforts for the Liza II development and additional drilling efforts, is expected to generate approximately 6,000 tonnes/year of total wastes in both 2022 and 2023, as drilling winds down, and the Payara Project continues its development drilling activities.
It should be noted for reference purposes that approximately 5,000 tonnes of total waste were generated during 2020 from Liza Destiny. According to the document submitted to the EPA, the drill ships routinely generate the most waste among the various types of vessels, and the FPSO operations are estimated to generate 200 to 250 tonnes of waste annually per FPSO.
It was stated in the document that the increase of waste volumes observed in the 2023 timeframe is due to theoretical increases from further development of Guyana’s resources. According to the document, “EEPGL’s use of drilling fluids and LMP (liquid mud plants) operations are expected to increase substantially during the 2021–2023 time period, given that six drill ships may be potentially operating concurrently.”
As a result, “drilling fluid management will be a key focus area for waste minimization of drilling fluids, which has historically been one of the largest waste streams requiring treatment and disposal.” It was noted, however, that as part of the minimization of company waste generated, drilling fluids are already being recycled and reused to the maximum extent possible, and three LMPs have been established in Guyana to support the offshore drilling operations. This publication previously reported that ExxonMobil Guyana has suggested in the interim the use of the Haags Bosch Dumpsite. Among the highlights of the analysis, it was noted that, “opening the Haags Bosch Landfill (HBL) Cell 2 will provide adequate short-term disposal capacity, but a longer-term strategy needs to be evaluated and implemented. Consideration of an engineered landfill for industrial waste needs to be evaluated.”
Among the recommendations documented in the analysis is the development of the Comprehensive Waste Management Plan (WMP) that will account for lessons learned from data efficiency reviews, capturing waste volume estimate revisions, and suggesting potential improvement opportunities. EEPGL, which is the operator of the Stabroek, Canje, and Kaieteur Blocks offshore Guyana, is engaged in numerous ongoing exploration and development operations offshore, and began production from the Liza Phase 1 Project in December 2019 with the deployment of the first Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in Guyana. EEPGL has also obtained additional Production Licences and Environmental Permits to develop and operate the Liza Phase 2 Project, the Payara Project, and the Yellowtail development. It is in discussions with government for approval for a fifth project at the Uaru-Mako field.
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