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ADOC 2022 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

Wastewater

Our effluent discharge is managed in accordance with
Federal Law No. 24 of 1999 and relevant ADNOC HSE
Standards (2020). Effluent released to the municipal
sewerage system in Abu Dhabi from the Abu Dhabi office
is in compliance with the Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services
Company (ADSSC) regulations, while wastewater
discharged to the marine environment from the offshore
operations is in compliance with the ADNOC HSE Standard
for Standard Limit for Effluent Discharge to the Marine
Environment and the Abu Dhabi Quality Conformity
Council (QCC) Environmental Specifications for Land-
Based Liquid Discharges to the Marine Environment and
Ambient Marine Water and Sediments Specifications. Biodiversity

Spills Environmental protection and the wise use of natural

resources are aspects that ADOC is actively working
to promote, as we are aware of the sensitivity and the
We are committed to preventing and reducing the obligations involved in operating within the MMBR. We
number and volume of hydrocarbon spills within our have implemented effective ecological management
operation fields and facilities. We mitigate the risk of procedures and monitoring programs to safeguard the
spills by following stringent protocols for handling waste, survival of wildlife present in the biosphere reserve and
chemicals, and hydrocarbons, and by performing routine destruction of marine environment.
asset maintenance in accordance with our asset integrity
management system. For each of our operational
fields and facilities, specific spill response protocols and Mangroves
resources are put in place. There were no major spills
reported in 2022.
In the UAE, there are approximately 4,000 ha of
mangrove, of which 2,500 ha are found in Abu Dhabi.
Water withdrawal Mangroves in the UAE have grown to become the largest

in the Arabian Gulf coast. Mangroves are one of Abu
Dhabi’s key ecological assets and part of EAD’s Sheikh
ADOC adheres to conservation principles, which Zayed Protected Areas Network. Avicennia marina (LC
encourage reducing water usage whenever possible. – IUCN), commonly called the grey mangroves, are
withdrawn water comes from municipal water suppliers, classified as a ‘’critical habitat’’ within Abu Dhabi, which is
for the Abu Dhabi office, and surface water. ADOC why EAD are planning to plant a 100 million mangroves
also produces desalinated water. We do not withdraw by 2030 through the National Carbon Sequestration
water. from any stressed or freshwater source. Water project.
withdrawn in 2022 equated to produced water,
3,828,080 m (sourced from municipal water suppliers The mangroves also serve as a shelter for various species
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and sea water converted to freshwater) which was used of crustacean, fish and birds including the migratory
for utility purposes. The Water withdrawal quantity for Greater Flamingo.
2022 is similar to that of previous years.

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