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ADOC 2022 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

Flare Management sand, grit blast, contaminated garments (rags, personal
protective equipment (PPE), etc.), batteries (dry, lead,
alkaline, etc.), filters and filter elements, and electronic
Due to ADOC’s zero-flaring policy, we have successfully waste (fluorescent tubes, lights and bulbs). Waste oil and
decreased the amount of natural gas flared by more than other forms of hazardous liquids are characterized as
90% since 1971. Flaring only occurs during non-routine hazardous liquid waste.
activities in the event of planned maintenance, emergencies, The ADNOC Central Environment Protection Facility
shut down or start-up operations. Annual KPIs are established (BeAAT) treats and disposes of all hazardous waste. A
to promote ongoing development of our operational total of approximately 597.6 tons of hazardous waste
performance. ADOC has a power shutdown every four were generated and disposed of to BeAAT in 2022, which
years and as a result volumes of flared hydrocarbons are was a 13% increase from 2021. This could be attributed
higher during these periods (2018 and 2022) are higher. to the tank overhaul works and power shutdown
activities comprising vessel cleaning and sludge recovery.
Out of the total hazardous waste generated, 70.3 tons
were liquid and 527.3 tons were solid.

Waste Management

We proactively make every effort to minimize the waste
generated by our operations to reduce our environmental
footprint and operational costs. We manage our waste Non-Hazardous Waste
by following our ADOC Waste Management Procedure,
which is in accordance with ADNOC 'HSE Standards,
Tadweer - Abu Dhabi Centre of Waste Management Non-hazardous waste including mixed general waste,
and applicable regulatory laws on waste management plastic, paper/cardboard, textiles, glass, metal, inorganic
for handling, storage, and disposal. Our Abu Dhabi materials, tire/rubber, food, and other organic materials
office, warehouse facilities, and offshore sites generated like wood and garden waste are produced by ADOC.
hazardous and non-hazardous waste. In total, 440 tons of non-hazardous solid waste were
disposed in Tadweer-approved Environmental Service
Providers (ESP) collected non-hazardous waste, except
Hazardous Waste for the domestic waste at Mubarraz Island and at the
CFP which was incinerated and the incinerated waste
ash disposed as hazardous waste through BeAAT. If the
Hazardous solid waste generated at our offshore waste volumes exceeded the incinerator capacity, they
facilities includes contaminated empty chemical are collected for disposal onshore.
containers, hydrocarbon/oily sludge, contaminated

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