Managing mercury along the oil and gas value chains: sharing of experience and best practices - Virtual event

The Global Mercury Partnership, in cooperation with its Areas of Work on Mercury Supply and Storage as well as on Mercury Waste Management, organized an online session “Managing mercury along the oil and gas value chains: sharing of experience and best practices” on Tuesday 18 July 2023.

The event was an opportunity to exchange on existing best practices in managing mercury emissions, releases and waste along the oil and gas value chains; share experiences from countries and relevant stakeholders, including on their practices and some of the challenges they may be facing; and Identify possible next steps for effective implementation of best practices.

Agenda

1:00 pm – 1:20 pm - Opening remarks

• Lilian Corra, International Society of Doctors for the Environment, lead author of the Partnership technical study report on mercury from oil and gas
• Eisaku Toda, Minamata Convention Secretariat

1:20 pm – 2:10 pm -  Managing mercury emissions and releases along the life cycle in the oil and gas sector, facilitated by Misuzu Azari, Kyoto University (Japan), Co-lead of the Mercury Waste Management Partnership Area

• Global mercury hotspots along the oil and gas value chain: current knowledge and experience by Matt Bower, Qa3
• Mercury Management in Petroleum Refining, by Yamile Julio Castillo, IPIECA
• Managing mercury waste from the oil and gas sector, by David Hunter, Batrec
• Environmentally sound management of mercury waste generated from the oil and gas sector, by Hiroki Iwase, Nomura Kohsan

Questions and Answers

2:10 pm – 2:50 pm - Experiences, lessons learned and challenges from countries , facilitated by Judith Torres, Ministry of Housing, Territorial Planning and Environment of Uruguay, Co-lead of the Mercury Supply and Storage Partnership Area

• Experience in managing mercury along the oil and gas supply chain in Thailand, by Narongsak Chaiyasit, Synergy Plus Co., Ltd., Thailand
• Challenges in the Latin American Region for the management of mercury in the oil and gas sector" by Alberto Santos Capra; BCRC Argentina
• Treating mercury waste generated by the production of oil and gas in Ghana, by Sam Adu-Kumi, consultant and national expert in the sound management of chemicals and waste for the Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana

Questions and Answers

2:50 pm – 3:00 pm - Closing remarks
Rodges Ankrah, Environmental Protection Agency of the United States, Chair of the Partnership Advisory Group