COMA 613 IMPACTS OF OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY ON MARINE ECOSYSTEMS

This course aims at giving students the grounding in the assessment of the impacts of oil and gas industry on marine ecosystems. The student is also expected to have knowledge on the various oil spill response mechanisms. The content of this course will include: Introduction to petroleum exploration and production; Environmental impacts of oil and gas installations; Impacts of petroleum exploration, production and transportation on marine ecosystems (benthic, pelagic); Oil spill response; Environmental sensitivity mapping; Risk assessment and Contingency planning; Disaster management; Fisheries and Oil interactions; Compensation schemes; Role of stakeholder in Oil and Gas industry; Institutional framework; Special topics.