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SPE-157572-PP Industry Input to the UN Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations Focus on Oil and Gas

SPE-157572-PP Industry Input to the UN Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations Focus on Oil and Gas. Brian E. Doll, Bryan M. Knickerbocker, Estella Nucci IPIECA Operations, Fuels, and Product Issues Committee. Slide 2. Topics. Background on UN Mercury Negotiations IPIECA Data on Mercury

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SPE-157572-PP Industry Input to the UN Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations Focus on Oil and Gas

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  1. SPE-157572-PP Industry Input to the UN Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations Focus on Oil and Gas Brian E. Doll, Bryan M. Knickerbocker, Estella Nucci IPIECA Operations, Fuels, and Product Issues Committee

  2. Slide 2 Topics • Background on UN Mercury Negotiations • IPIECA Data on Mercury • Comparisons with 3rd Party Data • Fate of Mercury in Refining • Current Status of UN Mercury Negotiations • Next Steps SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treating Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  3. Slide 3 Background • 2009 - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council agreed to begin negotiations on a legally binding instrument on mercury • Schedule for U.N. Negotiations • INC 1 - June 2010 • INC 2 - January 2011 • INC 3 - October 2011 • INC 4 - June 2012 • INC 5 - January 2013 SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  4. Slide 4 Background • 2009 - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council agreed to begin negotiations on a legally binding instrument on mercury • 2010 - UNEP convened an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) with the mandate to prepare that instrument • Schedule for U.N. Negotiations • INC 1 - June 2010 • INC 2 - January 2011 • INC 3 - October 2011 • INC 4 - June 2012 • INC 5 - January 2013 SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  5. Slide 5 Background • 2009 - United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Governing Council agreed to begin negotiations on a legally binding instrument on mercury • UNEP asked IPIECA for input on sources and magnitude of oil and gas mercury emissions • 2010 - UNEP convened an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) with the mandate to prepare that instrument • 2011 - INC asked UNEP to quantify releases of mercury from the Oil and Gas sector • Schedule for U.N. Negotiations • INC 1 - June 2010 • INC 2 - January 2011 • INC 3 - October 2011 • INC 4 - June 2012 • INC 5 - January 2013 SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  6. Slide 6 Background (continued) • IPIECA: • Believed “historic” data on mercury content of crude oils (10-30,000 ppb) did not reflect current levels • Collected member company data on mercury levels in over 400 crude oils • Schedule for U.N. Negotiations • INC 1 - June 2010 • INC 2 - January 2011 • INC 3 - October 2011 • INC 4 - June 2012 • INC 5 - January 2013 • Delivered Technical Briefing at INC-3 • This paper summarizes IPIECA’s input to INC-3 SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  7. Slide 7 Background (continued) • IPIECA: • Believed “historic” data on mercury content of crude oils (10-30,000 ppb) did not reflect current levels • Collected member company data on mercury levels in over 400 crude oils • Delivered Technical Briefing at INC-3 • This paper summarizes IPIECA’s input to INC-3 INC-3 - Nairobi, October 2011 SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  8. Slide 8 IPIECA Data on Mercury in Crude • Excerpt of IPIECA dataset • Dataset shows range and granularity of the data • Countries are numbered but not named • Fields are identified by number only • The full dataset is included in the manuscript for this paper SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  9. Slide 9 IPIECA Data on Mercury in Crude Regional distribution of Crudes in IPIECA database SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  10. Slide 10 IPIECA Data on Mercury in Crude Most crude oils contain < 2 ppb of mercury Median = 1.3 ppb (n=446) SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  11. Slide 11 IPIECA Data on Mercury in Crude Mercury contents of crude oils in ad hoc IPIECA member survey • IPIECA data show much lower range than “historic” data originally cited by UNEP • ‘Historic” data range: • 10-30,000 ppb • IPIECA data range: • 0.1-1000 ppb Hg Content – Parts per Billion 30,000 ppb = upper range of “historic” data 1,000 ppb = upper range of IPIECA data % of Crudes > indicated Hg content SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  12. Slide 12 IPIECA Data on Mercury in Crude Mercury contents of crude oils in ad hoc IPIECA member survey • Crudes > 100 ppb: • Represent 3% of the numberof Crudes • Produced in smaller volumes • Represent <1% of global Crude production volume Hg Content – Parts per Billion Chart maximum scale reduced to 1,000 ppb % of Crudes > indicated Hg content SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  13. Slide 13 Comparison with Other Studies • Examples of Recent Studies • Environment Canada, 2007 • U.S. EPA, 2007 • Western States Petroleum Association, 2009 • IPIECA has compared the new dataset to studies available in the open literature • IPIECA data is generally consistent with these recent national and local studies • Global nature of the IPIECA dataset should prove useful as other studies typically focused on crude oil produced or refined in one country or region SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  14. Slide 14 Fate of Mercury in Refining • In 2009, the Western States Petroleum Association sponsored a study that included looking at the fate of mercury Example of Mercury Fate • The majority of mercury left the refineries in waste streams, not in emissions, transportation fuels or other products Environ. Resource Management & Flow Sciences for the Western States Petroleum Association SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  15. Slide 15 Status of the UNEP Negotiations • The UN-sponsored INC committee recently held its 4th negotiating session • The sections related to Oil & Gas are currently “bracketed,” indicating a lack of consensus among INC members. • Schedule for U.N. Negotiations • INC 1 - June 2010 • INC 2 - January 2011 • INC 3 - October 2011 • INC 4 - June 2012 • INC 5 - January 2013 SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  16. Slide 16 Status of the UNEP Negotiations • The UN-sponsored INC committee recently held its 4th negotiating session • The sections related to Oil & Gas are currently “bracketed,” indicating a lack of consensus among INC members • Schedule for U.N. Negotiations • INC 1 - June 2010 • INC 2 - January 2011 • INC 3 - October 2011 • INC 4 - June 2012 • INC 5 - January 2013 • The 5th and final session is scheduled for January, 2013 • The final outcome is uncertain SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  17. Slide 17 Next Step: IPIECA Good Practices Document • In addition to following the UNEP discussions, IPIECA has begun assembling a collection of Good Practices related to mercury and refining • IPIECA plans to issue a Good Practices document, similar to those already issued for lead phase-out and other issues SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  18. Slide 18 Next Step: IPIECA Good Practices Document • In addition to following the UNEP discussions, IPIECA has begun assembling a collection of Good Practices related to mercury and refining • IPIECA plans to issue a Good Practices document, similar to those already issued for lead phase-out and other issues • Proposed Examples of • Good Practices • Know the mercury content of the crudes fed to a refinery • Monitor to assure a safe workplace for workers • Use Mercury Removal Units, when appropriate • Manage wastes properly SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

  19. Slide 19 Next Step: IPIECA Good Practices Document • In addition to following the UNEP discussions, IPIECA has begun assembling a collection of Good Practices related to mercury and refining • IPIECA plans to issue a Good Practices document, similar to those already issued for lead phase-out and other issues • The report will be developed in 2013 • Proposed Examples of • Good Practices • Know the mercury content of the crudes fed to a refinery • Monitor to assure a safe workplace for workers • Use Mercury Removal Units, when appropriate • Manage wastes properly SPE-157572-PP, Industry Input to Global Mercury Treaty Negotiations, B.E. Doll

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