UPSTREAM
EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
PUBLICATIONS
SOCIO-ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSING
Type of publication: Executive report
Target: Government
Deadline: December 2011
Report with industry proposals for an efficient regulatory licensing framework. Dissemination will be sought at national/regional events among key stakeholders.
Fostering E&P Investment
Type of publication: Executive report
Target: Government
Deadline: Finalized
“Catalogue” of main issues to support the success of bidding rounds for them to be considered by interested Governments thus contributing to the creation of business opportunities for industry. Dissemination needed at national/regional events among key stakeholders.
DOWNSTREAM
REFINING AND FUELS
PUBLICATIONS
INSPECTION OF STORAGE TANKS
Type of publication: Best practices
Target: Member Companies
Deadline: September 2011
It has the objective to develop guidelines for the implementation of a storage tanks inspection plan, taking as reference API 653 standards as well as better practices developed by member companies.
INSPECTION OF PIPING
Type of publication: Best practices
Target: Member Companies
Deadline: May 2012
It has the objective to develop guidelines for the implementation of a piping inspection plan, taking as reference API standards as well as better practices developed by member companies.
PIPELINES AND TERMINALS
PUBLICATIONS
TERMINALS MANUAL
Type of publication: Best practices
Target: ARPEL companies
Deadline: September/2011
Manual for terminals integrity management: training and competence, planning and budget, custody transfer and operation.
PAPER AT 2011 RIO PIPELINE
Type of publication: Best practices
Target: Industry
Deadline: September 2011
Description of the content of the ARPEL manual and program of accreditation on pipelines integrity management
SUSTAINABILITY
HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
SAFE BENCHMARKING
Type of publication: Benchmarking report
Target: Participating companies
Deadline: Annual
Management and performance safety indicators collected since 1997.
ENVIRONMENTAL BENCHMARKING
Type of publication: Benchmarking report
Target: Participating companies
Deadline: Annual
Environmental performance indicators collected since 2008.
OIL SPILLS MANAGEMENT
Type of publication: Best practices
Target: Industry and Government
Deadline: November 2011
Management Manual to assess the level of oil spill planning and readiness of industry and government.
FATAL OR SERIOUS INCIDENTS FEEDBACK
Type of publication: Database
Target: Industry
Deadline: Annual
Reports of fatal or serious occupational incidents describing the causes and actions developed to prevent them from happening in the future.
IMPLEMENTATION OF INTEGRATEDMANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
Type of publication: Database
Target: Industry
Deadline: Annual
Methodology to measure progress/success in the implementation of integrated EHS management systems AS&SI in ARPEL companies.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY
PUBLICATIONS
ENERGY INDICATORS
Type of publication: Best practices
Target: Sector companies
Deadline: December 2011
Update of ARPEL Environmental Guideline # 27 on “Estimating energy indicators in oil and gas upstream and downstream facilities”. It will be published as an appendix to an IPIECA guideline on ISO 50001.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
PUBLICATIONS
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MANAGEMENT (CSR)
Type of publication: Management Systems
Target: Oil and Gas Industry
Deadline: December, 2011
The CSR management system includes:
1) CSR Management System Framework
2) CSR Policy and Commitments
3) Evaluation Protocol
4) Risk Assessment and Volunteer Tools
Manuals on: Corporate Ethics and Values, Corporate Governance, Human Rights, Labor Practices, Relations with Stakeholders, Responsibility in the Value Chain, Communications and Reporting
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
HUMAN TALENT AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
PROJECTS
ARPEL ONLINE – JOIN THE ENERGY WORLD
Objective: to provide candidates to member companies at regional level and to promote the attraction and identification of talents.
PUBLICATIONS
TRAINING: BUSINESS PLAN AND COURSES PROGRAM
Type of publication: Business plan
Target: Members only
Deadline: June, 2012
Objective: to support the development of a strategic plan and the first ARPEL training courses program.
TALENT RETENTION TOOLKIT: METHODOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK, SUCCESSFUL INTERNAL PRACTICES AND BEST PRACTICES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Type of publication: Best practices
Target: Member companies
Deadline: June, 2012
Objective: to identify common challenges, exchange industry practices and analyze referential successful practices of other industries on this area.

