Workshop Environmental Site Assessment and Remediation

Soil contamination resulting from oil industry operations represents a challenge for the sector which 
goes beyond the actions of the environmental divisions of companies. Although ARPEL, through the 
Environment, Health and Safety Committee (CASYSIA), had considered this issue through Guidelines 
on Best Practices, Workshops, and Direct Technical Assistance, the issue has evolved in technical, 
management, technological, training, economic, social and regulatory aspects that are to be considered 
as a whole to favor the sustainability of the business, and warranted a Workshop for the exchange of 
experiences and information.  
A Workshop took place on the occasion of the annual CASYSIA meeting held in Fortaleza, BRAZIL on 
October 25-26 under the sponsorship of PETROBRAS, where 8 case studies from different ARPEL 
Member Companies were presented. After the presentations, a session of working groups was held 
where participants identified existing gaps to consider environmental site assessment and remediation 
with a scientific approach, on a cost-effective basis and based on risk management.