Repsol YPF

Spills

Repsol YPF seeks to align its prevention activities and remediation techniques with sector best practices.

Most of the company's spills occur during exploration and production activity, mainly due to the large operational areas, product transport distances and the age of some of the facilities.

In 2007 there were 1,228 spills, with 919 tonnes of hydrocarbons affecting land. Compared to 2006, this represented a 23% and 38% reduction, respectively, in the number and volume of hydrocarbons spilled, thanks to immediate detection, communication and responses in spill situations, as well as investments in the exploration and production fields and logistics system.

It’s worth mentioning that the company has set a specific target to control spills in exploration and production and logistics activities in Argentina. The indicators used were the Net Loss Index, measuring hydrocarbons lost over net production, and Spill Frequency Rate, showing the amount of spills for each million of m3 transported, respectively. Both targets were achieved in 2007.

The number of spills reported in 2007 refers to those exceeding one barrel and with an impact on the environment. This reporting criterion, included for the first time in 2005, is due to the convenience of using comparable criteria adopted by international associations such as the OGP OGP (the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers).

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