Environmentally sensitive areas

Biodiversity plans help us to assess and mitigate our impact on local biodiversity and dependent communities. Made in consultation with conservation experts and local communities, these plans are based on international standards and industry best practice.

We also work, in several countries, with our partners in joint ventures we do not operate to develop biodiversity action plans.

We made the following four commitments in 2003 that still apply today:

• we will not explore for, or develop, oil and gas resources in natural and mixed World Heritage Sites;
  
• we will further improve the way we operate in International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Category I-IV protected areas, and areas of high biodiversity value;
• we will publicly report on our activities in IUCN Categories I-IV; and
• we will work with IUCN and others to help safeguard protected areas.

IUCN Category I-IV protected areas

In seven countries there are companies we operate with activities in IUCN Category I-IV protected areas.

 

Country	Name of protected area (year designated, IUCN Category)	Activity (1)
Australia	Port of Gladstone – Rodds Bay (1900, IV)	Jetty of LNG terminal and pipeline on protected area boundary
Canada	Waterton Lakes (1895, II), Elbow River Launch Provincial Recreation Area (1994, II)	Pipelines on protected area boundary
Germany	NSG Langeler Auwald rechtsrheinisch (1989, IV)	Wesseling-Godorf pipeline
Netherlands	Noordzeekustzone (2010, IV)	Platforms
	Duinen Ameland (2009, IV), Meijendel & Berkheide (2013, IV), Noordzeekustzone (2010, IV), Springendal & Dal van de Mosbeek (2013, IV), Waddenzee (2009,IV)	Wells
	Duinen Ameland (2009, IV), Duinen Den Helder-Callantsoog (2010, IV), Lauwersmeer (2003, II), Noordzeekustzone (2010, IV),	Pipelines
	Fochteloërveen (1998, IV), Elperstroomgebied (2010, IV), Solleveld & Kapittelduinen (2011, IV), Nationaal beek- en esdorpenlandschap Drentsche Aa (2002, II), Drentsche Aa-gebied (2013, IV)	Pipeline on protected area boundary
Trinidad and Tobago	Victoria Mayo Reserve (--, IV)	Wells and pipelines
United Kingdom	Walton Moss (1985, IV), Tebay Road Cuttings (1992, IV), Bowland Fells (1988, IV), Crosby Ravensworth Fell (1991, IV), River Eden and Tributaries (1997, IV), River Tweed (1976, IV), Bryn Marsh & Ince Moss (1989, IV), The Wigan Flashes (2002, IV), Fishwick Bottoms (2011, IV), Avon Gorge (1973, IV), Carriber Glen (1971, IV), Far Holme Meadow (1994 , IV)	Grangemouth - Runcorn pipeline
	Mersey Estuary (1985, IV), New Ferry (2000, IV)	Stanlow – Runcorn and Tranmere – Eastham pipeline
	Mundesley Cliffs (1984, IV)	Bacton Seal - Clipper PT Bacton pipelines
	Forvie (1959, II), Meikle Loch and Kippet Hills (1971, III), Red Moss of Netherley (1986, IV)	St. Fergus – Mossmorran pipeline
United States	Bayou Teche (2001, IV)	Houma - Erath Crude pipeline on protected area boundary
	Long Run Seep (2004, IV)	Lakehead to Lockport pipeline on protected area boundary

Note: Refers to current production activities and infrastructure for current or future production and transportation of oil and gas. Protected areas per World Database of Protected Areas December 2015, activities updated for divestments and acquisitions December 2017).