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EXXONMOBIL AND THE ENVIRONMENTActivities in the Nordic Countries
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Downstream activities in the Nordic countries
Picture left: Uddevalla Lube OilBlending Plant.Above: A ship withcrude oil approachingSlagen Refinery, connecting theUpstream andDownstream businessof ExxonMobil in theNordic Countries.
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ExxonMobil is a worldwide energy company, andhas a broad range of activities in the Nordiccountries Denmark, Sweden, Finland and Norway.This brochure gives an overview of theDownstream business which includes refining ofcrude oil, supply and distribution of oil products,fuels marketing covering gasoline stations andsmaller storage facilities and - at last - blending, distribution and marketing oflube oils. ExxonMobil is also heavilyinvolved in Upstream activities asexploration and production inthe North Sea, which isnot covered by thisbrochure.
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Environmental policy and management
No business objectives are more importantthan the safety and health of the people, aswell as the environment around us.Lloyds Register Quality Assurance considersOIMS to meet the requirements of the ISO14001 Standard. This is documented by anattestation which is renewed every thirdyear.
"It is ExxonMobil's policy to conduct its business in amanner that is compatible with the balanced environmental and economic requirements of thesociety. The Company is committed to continuousefforts to improve environmental performance throughout its operations." (From the introduction ofExxonMobil worldwide Environmental Policy.) No business objectives are more important than the
work for our company are examples of other strongfocus areas.Lloyds Register Quality Assurance considers OIMS tobe consistent with the intent and to meet the requirements of the ISO 14001 EnvironmentalManagement Systems Standard. This is documentedby an attestation, which is renewed every third year.Thorough audits are done by Lloyds Register QualityAssurance every year of our operations worldwide aspart of this attestation.
safety and health of people, as well as the environment around us. The company has developed an extensive safety,health and environmental management system toensure this priority and to ensure systematic work toachieve our safety and environmental goals andexpectations. This system, called Operations IntegrityManagement Systems (OIMS) has increasingly focuson the importance of environmental responsibility, the prevention of spills from our operations, the expectation to achieve continuous improvement inenvironmental performance and reduction of emissions and wastes over time. Compliance with lawsand regulations and communication of our environmental expectations to third parties doing
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Picture above: Oil spillresponse training atFredrikstad DistributionTerminal, located alongthe river Glomma.
Small pictures at left:Views from Uddevalla,Sweden and Naantali,Finland lube oil blendingplants.
ExxonMobil Lube Oils & Specialities (L&S) businesscovers two lube-oil blending plants (Uddevalla inSweden and Naantali in Finland), distribution, storageand sales activities in - and outside the Nordic countries. In addition to our ISO 14001 attestation forOIMS, our lube oil blending plants are formally ISO14001 certified. Substitution of hazardous materials inlube oil additives, prevention and mitigation of spillsand reduction of waste have continuous focus in L&Sas well as energy efficiency programs at Uddevallaand Naantali.
Eight ExxonMobil owned oil terminals in Norway andtwo in Finland are administrated and operated by theDistribution organisation. These activities includestorage and distribution of mofuels, distillates andfuel oils in all parts of the Nordic countries. Focusareas are spill protection from harbour and storagetank operation, minimized VOC emissions by efficientVapour Recovery Units (VRU's) at all gasoline storageterminals, and environmental investigation and remediation of closed terminals. Protection of spill and leakage from the operation isdone by use of safe procedures and inspection andmaintenance programs founded on sound risk analysisand international standards. To ensure an efficient oilspill response, there are yearly training of personnelincluding communication aspects and use of miscellaneous mitigation equipment.
Lube oils & Specialities Distribution
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RefiningFuels Marketing
Slagen Refinery in Norway is among the most energyefficient refineries in the world with low emissions toair and water. A public report with all main environmental goals, emissions and future emissionreduction plans is issued every year (in Norwegian).
«We’re drivers too». Safest drivingroutes to all gasoline stations aremapped, documented and agreedwith the truck driving companies.
More than 500 gasoline stations in Norway andFinland are included in the responsibility of FuelsMarketing. In addition they have several smaller storage facilities for fuels and fuel oil. Focus areasare no spills at site or during truck transport of products by third party. Safe, efficient and environmental sound investigation and remediation ofclosed gasoline stations is also an important area ofconcern. In addition there are programs to reduce andrecycle waste from product packaging.To prevent leakage from underground tanks at thegasoline stations, there are installed double walledtanks with leak detection system for a number of stations, and daily checks are performed of tanklevels against consumption. To ensure safe transportof products, there are close co-operation with thetruck driving companies with regard to proceduresand training. Safest driving routes to all gasoline stations are mapped, documented and agreed.
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ExxonMobil has comprehensive programs to increaseenergy efficiency for its operation and is among theindustry leaders in this field.During the last three years projects have been implemented resulting in energy savings equivalentto the electric power consumption for 900.000European households.
To ensure proper investigation and sound remediationof former industrial sites, terminals and gasoline stations, ExxonMobil has established a worldwidegroup of highly skilled experts to co-ordinate and execute these type of projects.
ExxonMobil, world-wide activities
Greenhouse gases Global Remedation
Waste water treatment facilities at Slagen Refinery.After biological treatment,the discharge of oil to theOslofjord from this largeprocess plant is less than 3 kg/day. This is comparablewith the discharge of oilfrom a two-stroke outboardmotor.
Research and development
ExxonMobil's research centres in USA have internationalexpertise in the area of environmental effects and technology. There are comprehensive research programson development of fuels for increased motor efficiencyand reduced emissions, including co-operation projectswith Toyota to develop hybrid cars and fuel cell technology for reduced emissions of CO2.
ExxonMobil invests 100 million dollars over ten years inthe Global Energy & Climate Project led by the StanfordUniversity in USA. This is an industry co-operation project with a total project cost of 225 million dollars.The intent is to develop new technology for the future toreduce emission of greenhouse gases (e.g. production anduse of hydrogen, utilisation of biological processes andadvanced motor technology with low energy consumption).
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Contact Sr. Advisor Environment Øyvind Sundberg (e-mail: [email protected], telephone: 47 33 37 74 28) if you want more information about subjects covered in this brochure
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