Updated Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) the Uitkijk Appraisal Drilling Program (ADP) 2018 Staatsolie Maatschap
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Updated Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Uitkijk Appraisal Drilling Program (ADP) 2018 Prepared for: Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. Paramaribo, 15 November 2018 ISO 9001: 2015 certified ILACO Project Title: Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Uitkijk Appraisal Drilling Program (ADP) 2018 Project Number: IS-344 Document: ESIA Report Version Status Compiled by Validated by Signature Date 1.0 First Koenjbiharie S/ Koenjbiharie S/ 2nd of Draft Narain S/ Noordam D November Bong a Jan R 2018 1.0 Final Draft Koenjbiharie S/ Koenjbiharie S/ 15th of Narain S/ Noordam D November Bong a Jan R 2018 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Uitkijk Appraisal Drilling Program (ADP) 2018 Draft ESIA Report- November 2018 2 ILACO Contents Abbreviations ................................................................................................................................................ 4 List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................ 4 List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 6 1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1 This document ............................................................................................................................... 7 1.2 Project background and scope....................................................................................................... 7 1.3 Project and study area ................................................................................................................. 10 1.4 Methodology ............................................................................................................................... 11 1.5 Team of experts ........................................................................................................................... 11 2 Project Description .............................................................................................................................. 13 2.1 Project site and Planning ............................................................................................................. 13 2.2 Construction phase ...................................................................................................................... 15 2.3 Operation Phase .......................................................................................................................... 19 2.3.1 Drilling Operations ............................................................................................................. 19 2.3.2 Well testing ......................................................................................................................... 20 2.4 Decommissioning ....................................................................................................................... 21 2.5 Equipment and manpower input ................................................................................................. 22 3 Updated information ........................................................................................................................... 23 3.1 The biophysical environment ...................................................................................................... 23 3.1.1 Hydrology ........................................................................................................................... 23 3.1.2 Water Quality ...................................................................................................................... 24 3.1.3 Noise ................................................................................................................................... 26 3.2 The social environment ............................................................................................................... 27 3.3 Stakeholders Sessions ................................................................................................................. 28 4 Impact Assessment .............................................................................................................................. 33 Summary and Conclusion ........................................................................................................................... 41 References ................................................................................................................................................... 42 Appendix 1 Existing data analysis and scope for the current study........................................................ 44 Appendix 2 Fieldworks ............................................................................................................................... 50 2A Water Quality .................................................................................................................................... 50 2B Noise ................................................................................................................................................. 51 2C Social Baseline .................................................................................................................................. 52 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Uitkijk Appraisal Drilling Program (ADP) 2018 Draft ESIA Report- November 2018 3 ILACO Appendix 3 Stakeholders Consultation ....................................................................................................... 53 Abbreviations ADP Appraisal Drilling Program DO Dissolved Oxygen EBS Energy Company of Suriname EC Electrical Conductivity EIS Environmental Impact Statement ELC Ecological Land Classification EMP Environmental Management Plan ENSO El Niño-Southern Oscillation EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment HDPE High-Density Polyethylene IFC International Finance Corporation KCl Potassium chloride NaCl Sodium chloride NIMOS National Institute for Environment and Development in Suriname POC Paradise Oil Company N.V. ToR Terms of Reference List of Tables Table 1: Overview of the coordinates of the appraisal wells in the Uitkijk North Area ............................. 14 Table 2: Planning of the ADP Uitkijk Project (based on four wells) .......................................................... 14 Table 3: Planning of the ADP Uitkijk Project (based on 10 additional wells – depends on results of the first wells) ................................................................................................................................................... 14 Table 4: information on planned resources for this project ........................................................................ 22 Table 5: Summary of results of water quality measurements ..................................................................... 25 Table 6: Description of engaged stakeholders and their concerns .............................................................. 29 Table 7: Identified potential impacts for the ESIA for the Uitkijk ADP project (adapted from NEC 2013) .................................................................................................................................................................... 33 Table 8: Significance of the presence of an opening of the Calor Dam on swamp hydrology during construction, operation and after closure .................................................................................................... 40 Table 9: Overview of gap analysis .............................................................................................................. 44 List of Figures Figure 1: Overview of the onshore concessions blocks ................................................................................ 7 Figure 2: Uitkijk Concession Block with roads, dams and canals ................................................................ 8 Figure 3: Project area of the Uitkijk Appraisal Drilling project and surroundings ..................................... 11 Figure 4: Overview map of the Uitkijk North Area in the Uitkijk Block .................................................. 13 Figure 5: Landing stages ............................................................................................................................. 15 Figure 6: Overview Calor Landing stage to be constructed, within the collection and loading facilities ... 16 Figure 7: Existing and new trails ................................................................................................................ 17 Figure 8: Overview of existing dams and new dams to be constructed ...................................................... 18 Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Uitkijk Appraisal Drilling Program (ADP) 2018 Draft ESIA Report- November 2018 4 ILACO Figure 9: Overview of the route of the header to transport the crude oil from the test facilities to the collection tanks at the loading site .............................................................................................................. 19