Issued cases designated as Category A
Published 18 July 2017
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Issued cases designated as Category A, having high potential environmental, social and human rights (ESHR) impacts, where UKEF has contingent liabilities outstanding.
1. Brazil
1.1 Petrobras oil and gas exploration and production in three offshore Brazilian basins, Phase I
Year of issue
2011-12
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Product phase
Operations
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- labour and working conditions, health and safety
- waste management
- community safety / stakeholder engagement
- emergency response
- decommissioning
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards
Monitoring summary
- Self-monitoring report received.
- UKEF visited Petrobras as part of its ongoing monitoring.
1.2 Petrobras oil and gas exploration and production in three offshore Brazilian basins, Phase II
Year of issue
2015-16
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Product phase
Operations
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- labour and working conditions, health and safety
- waste management
- community safety / stakeholder engagement
- emergency response
- decommissioning
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards
Monitoring summary
- Self-monitoring report received.
- UKEF visited Petrobras as part of its ongoing monitoring.
1.3 Project: reinsurance to the Dutch ECA, Atradius for the construction and operations of a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel
Year of issue
2015-16
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee / Reinsurance
Product phase
Construction
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- labour and working conditions, health and safety/contractor management
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
- emergency response
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards
Monitoring summary
- UKEF visited Petrobras as part of its ongoing monitoring.
2. India
2.1 Project: Design and supply of goods for upgrade and expansion of a petrochemical plant
Year of issue
2014-15
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Product phase
Construction
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- labour and working conditions, health and safety and security
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
Alignment with relevant international standards
Some health and safety issues on site followed up during ECA site visit.
Monitoring summary
UKEF site monitoring visit undertaken alongside other OECD ECAs.
3. Oman
3.1 Project: Construction and operation of a natural gas liquids (NGL) extraction plant, NGL pipeline and a petrochemical complex
Year of issue
2015-16[footnote 1]
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Product phase
Construction
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- labour and working conditions, health and safety/contractor management
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
- emergency response
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Independent Environmental and Social Consultant (IESC) monitoring reports received.
4. Russia
4.1 Project: Steam compressor station and associated gas pipeline to Portovaya gas compressor station.
Year of issue
2010-11
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Product phase
Operations
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- labour and working conditions, health and safety
- social issues / stakeholder engagement
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Independent Environmental and Social Consultant (IESC) monitoring reports received.
5. Saudi Arabia
5.1 Project: Project management, engineering design and procurement services for the construction of Yansab petrochemical plant.
Year of issue
2010-11
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Product phase
Operations
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- labour and working conditions, health and safety
Alignment with relevant international standards
Remediation of pollution incident on-going. All other environmental and social management activities aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Independent Environmental and Social Consultant (IESC) monitoring reports received.
5.2 Project: Construction and operation of Saudi Kayan refinery and petrochemical plant.
Year of issue
2008-09
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Product phase
Operations
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- labour and working conditions, health and safety
Alignment with relevant international standards
Aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Independent Environmental and Social Consultant (IESC) monitoring reports received.
5.3 Project: Construction and operation of Sadara hydrocarbon and chlorine-based production complex.
Year of issue
2013-14
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Product phase
Construction
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- labour and working conditions, health and safety
Alignment with relevant international standards
Significant health and safety incident occurred. Investigation included root-cause analysis. All other environmental and social management activities aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
Independent Environmental and Social Consultant (IESC) monitoring reports received.
6. Vietnam
6.1 Project: Construction and operation of the Nghi Son petrochemical refinery.
Year of issue
2013-14
Product
Buyer Credit Guarantee
Product phase
Construction
Key risks
- environmental pollution
- labour and working conditions, health and safety
- social issues/stakeholder engagement
Alignment with relevant international standards
Health and safety incidents occurred. Investigation included root-cause analysis. Ongoing monitoring and improvements in health and safety on site. All other environmental and social management activities aligned with relevant international standards.
Monitoring summary
- IESC monitoring reports received
- UKEF undertook site monitoring visit alongside other OECD ECAs and IESC.
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Reported as issued in the environmental and social report within UKEF 2015-16 Annual Report, noting that this case did not become effective until 2016-17. ↩