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Chapter 1 Introduction 80373_ESIA_ADD_chapter_div_13FEB14_EN.indd 1 05/03/2014 11:44 SCP Expansion Project, Azerbaijan Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Addendum Final TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................. 1-1 1.1 General ..................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Background to this ESIA Addendum ......................................................... 1-1 1.3 Rationale for the Proposed Additional Works............................................ 1-3 1.4 SCP Operator: SCPC and BP relationship................................................ 1-3 1.5 ESIA Process ............................................................................................ 1-3 1.5.1 Objectives ....................................................................................................... 1-3 1.6 Structure of this ESIA Addendum ............................................................. 1-3 Tables Table 1-1: Structure of the ESIA ............................................................................. 1-3 Figures Figure 1-1: Proposed Additional Section of Pipeline ............................................... 1-2 Introduction i SCP Expansion Project, Azerbaijan Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Addendum Final 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 General This document is an addendum to the environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for the South Caucasus Pipeline Expansion (SCPX) Project in Azerbaijan. This document herein will be referred to as the ‘ESIA Addendum’ and the main ESIA document, approved in August 2013, will be referred to as the ‘SCPX Final ESIA’. This ESIA Addendum assesses the potential adverse and beneficial impacts and addresses mitigations and management of environmental and social issues potentially associated with a reduction in diameter of the pipeline to 48 inch, and an additional section of pipeline proposed for the SCPX Project in Azerbaijan. This ESIA Addendum has been prepared in support of a permit application. The activities proposed in this ESIA Addendum are subject to approval by the competent authorities. The ESIA Addendum supplements the assessment and commitments made within the SCPX Final ESIA which should therefore be read in conjunction with this Addendum. The SCPX Project including the proposed additional section of pipeline is governed by the requirements outlined in the SCP host government agreement (HGA) between (inter alia) the Government of the Azerbaijan Republic and BP Exploration (Azerbaijan) Limited. This ESIA has been produced in line with the requirements of the SCP HGA. This ESIA Addendum has been undertaken by the international consulting company RSK Environment Limited (RSK) together with specialist Azerbaijani partner companies Azerbaijan Environment and Technology Centre (AETC) and ERA Marketing Centre, an established socio-economic consultancy. RSK has also teamed with a number of Azerbaijani scientists who have provided specialist input in areas such as ecology and soil science. 1.2 Background to this ESIA Addendum The SCPX Final ESIA was prepared and submitted to the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR) of Azerbaijan and approved on 1 August 2013. However, refinement of the SCPX Project design has led to a decision to change the diameter of the pipeline from 56” to 48”. This in turn has resulted in the need to commence the SCPX pipeline in Azerbaijan 34km eastwards towards the Sangachal terminal (the proposed additional section of pipeline). The intermediate pigging station (MX53) has also therefore moved to the new start point of the SCPX pipeline. The location of the proposed additional section of the SCPX pipeline in Azerbaijan is shown in Figure 1-1. All of the above changes are collectively referred to as “Project design updates” in this ESIA Addendum. Introduction 1-1 SCP Expansion Project, Azerbaijan Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Addendum Final Figure 1-1: Overview of Proposed Additional Section of Pipeline Introduction 1-2 SCP Expansion Project, Azerbaijan Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Addendum Final 1.3 Rationale for the Proposed Additional Works The change from a 56”- to a 48”-diameter pipeline achieves capital cost savings without affecting the capacity of the SCPX Project or its ability to achieve future expansion. 1.4 SCP Operator: SCPC and BP relationship The existing SCP pipeline is owned by the South Caucasus Pipeline Company (SCPC), a consortium led by BP and Statoil. The shareholders of the consortium are BP, Statoil, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR), Lukoil, Total S.A., Naftiran Intertrade Co. and Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı (TPAO). The technical operator of pipeline is BP and the commercial operator is Statoil. This ESIA Addendum has therefore been written on behalf of SCPC as the operating company for SCPX. However, references will be made to BP and BP policies and practices where relevant, as BP holds the technical operatorship. 1.5 ESIA Process 1.5.1 Objectives The additional works are subject to the same process of ESIA as the SCPX Final ESIA. The overall objective of the ESIA process is to identify and, where possible, eliminate or minimise through early recognition any adverse environmental or socio-economic impacts arising from Project activities and to incorporate mitigations into front end engineering, construction and operation. More details of this process are given in Section 1.5 of the SCPX Final ESIA. 1.6 Structure of this ESIA Addendum This ESIA Addendum follows the same structure as the SCPX Final ESIA for ease of cross- reference between the two documents, see Table 1–1. Table 1-1: Structure of the ESIA Non-Technical Summary A summary of the ESIA Addendum report using non-technical language Chapter 1 A general introduction to the scope of the Addendum a brief outline of the objectives of the assessment, and the report Introduction structure Chapter 2 A glossary of terms, Latin names, units and abbreviations used Glossary Chapter 3 A description of the methods used to conduct the ESIA assessment Approach and Methodology Chapter 4 A description of the alternative options assessed for the change in diameter and routing of the additional pipeline section Project Development and Evaluation of Alternatives Introduction 1-3 SCP Expansion Project, Azerbaijan Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Addendum Final Chapter 5 A detailed description of the proposed Project design updates. Project Description Chapter 6 A summary of relevant environmental and social standards and guidelines and BP HSE policy, environmental and social Policy, Legal and Administrative standards and expectations Framework Chapter 7 A description of the physical and biological environment and cultural heritage in the vicinity of the additional pipeline section Environmental Baseline Chapter 8 A description of the socio-economic conditions in the vicinity of the additional pipeline section Socio-economic Baseline Chapter 9 A description of the consultation process carried out to capture information for the ESIA Addendum Consultation Process Chapter 10 An assessment of the potential environmental and socio- economic impacts associated with planned events of the Environmental and Social Impacts and Project design updates. A summary of any medium- and high- Mitigations (Planned Activities) significance residual environmental and social impacts predicted following mitigation implementation Chapter 11 An assessment of the potential cumulative impacts arising from the interaction between the Project design updates and other Cumulative and Transboundary Impacts projects in the area, and assessment of transboundary impacts arising from the Project design updates Chapter 12 An assessment of the potential environmental and socio- economic impacts associated with unplanned events of the Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment Project design updates (Unplanned Events) Chapter 13 A description of environmental and socio-economic management system and plans and proposed monitoring Management and Monitoring measures Chapter 14 A high-level summary of residual impacts associated with the proposed Project changes Overall Project Assessment Chapter 15 References A list of all of the literature sources referred to Chapter 16 ESIA Contributors Details the participants, contributors and local institutes involved in the production of this ESIA Addendum Appendix A Maps of environmental, cultural heritage and social constraints along the proposed additional section of pipeline and the new Constraint Maps location of the intermediate pigging station Appendix B Tables of generic and location-specific impacts and mitigation measures applicable to the additional works Impact Assessment and Mitigation Tables Introduction 1-4 SCP Expansion Project, Azerbaijan Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Addendum Final Appendix C C1 Public Consultation and Disclosure Plan Public consultation and disclosure plan (PCDP) C2 Response to ESIA Addendum Disclosure A list of all comments made during the ESIA Addendum Phase Comments Disclosure phase and the Project response, including amendments to the ESIA Addendum C3 ESIA Addendum Amendments Register An update of changes made to the ESIA from the Draft for Disclosure to the Final Document Appendix D A register detailing all amendments to the SCPX Final ESIA ESMMP Construction Phase Environmental and Social Management and Monitoring Plan Amendments

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