Objective and Scope:

The client, a risk and management consulting firm, wanted to understand the regulatory landscape and best practices for wastewater management in upstream and downstream oil and gas operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and France. For this, the client wanted Benori’s help to understand the following:

• Regulatory landscape for target countries related to treatment and disposal of wastewater, water reuse, sludge treatment, and discharge
• Best practices across the upstream and downstream industries

Approach:

We conducted extensive secondary research across government bodies, industry associations, articles, and journals to understand the regulatory landscape for wastewater treatment. We study annual reports, press releases, sustainability reports, etc., to assess the degree of implementation and the available technologies for wastewater management. We also connected with 1-2 wastewater processing stakeholders at oil and gas companies, who provided deeper insight.

Impact:

The detailed insights helped the client to:

• Gain a deeper understanding and best practices related to wastewater management in the target geography
• Understand the authorities responsible for monitoring and reporting methodology
• Assess how the leading O&G companies are disposing of their wastewater and the technology they are using