News and insights

• 15 February 2024

A one-stop-shop for accurate, up-to-date dispersants related guidance and information.

• 16 December 2024

Taking place in Togo, the conference brought together 120 participants, including key government and industry representatives from 20 African countries to share good practice and provide technical support to enhance oil spill preparedness and response.

• 11 April 2024

Ipieca support for IMO working groups on GHG LCA and pollution response.

• 22 November 2023

A summary of activities across the GIs with updates from OSPRI, GI WACAF and GI SEA.

• 17 May 2019

Ipieca hosted a reception for meeting delegates to celebrate the achievements of the GI programme since it began over twenty years ago.

• 6 March 2018

Ipieca's Executive Director Brian Sullivan joined other guests to welcome Her Majesty the Queen as she commemorated the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the IMO.

• 18 July 2024

Assisting countries to develop national structures and capability for oil spill preparedness and response

• 3 March 2025

Ipieca provided technical input and held side event on future marine fuels in support of the IMO’s 2023 GHG strategy.

• 10 July 2023

The initial strategy defines the objectives, tools, pace of work and guiding principles and as such is the framework for Member States to decarbonize shipping. 

• 10 April 2025

Ipieca attended the 2025 Annual Plenary Meeting of the Voluntary Principles Initiative (VPI) in London between 18 and 21 March. This year’s Plenary marked 25 years since the formation of the VPI.

• 4 April 2025

Find out how Ipieca has supported UN initiatives on climate, nature, people, and sustainability over the past three months.

• 1 April 2025

This quarter had two distinct themes running through it: water stewardship and support for UN transportation initiatives.

• 27 March 2025

Safe and responsible operations are at the core of Vår Energi’s strategy. The company aims to be the safest operator on the NCS and to achieve carbon neutrality in its net equity operational emissions by 2030.

• 21 March 2025

Glacier preservation is the theme for World Water Day 2025, highlighting their importance for drinking water, agriculture, industry, clean energy production and healthy ecosystems and the need to protect them

• 6 March 2025

We are pleased to introduce Ipieca’s new interactive dashboard, built on insights from our annual sustainability reporting survey. This tool highlights key findings from surveys conducted since 2012, enabling year-on-year comparisons of reporting practices and changing priorities across the industry.

• 3 March 2025

Carlos brings 20 years of experience in environmental management, sustainability and health and safety at Petrobras to his new role as Vice Chair of Ipieca.

• 20 February 2025

Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, Enbridge is a diversified energy company which moves about 30% of the crude oil produced in North America.

• 19 February 2025

Ipieca and the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP) have published a briefing exploring what is currently known about the health risks associated with energy transition-focused technologies.

• 30 January 2025

Ipieca hosted a marine spill tabletop exercise involving ammonia, LNG and very low sulphur fuel oil, bringing together members, first responders and regulators.

• 15 January 2025

Find out how Ipieca has supported UN initiatives on climate, nature, people, and sustainability over the past three months.

• 14 January 2025

For 12 months Ipieca and member company Shell had an opportunity to learn from each other’s organizations through dual secondments.

• 8 January 2025

Ipieca Chief Executive Brian Sullivan reflects on the progress made in Q4 2024.

• 16 December 2024

The guidance clarifies currently used terminology in the water stewardship space and presents users with a streamlined water stewardship action scheme that synthesises water frameworks and disclosure standards for the energy sector.

• 11 December 2024

This 3-day workshop and field trip in Abu Dhabi, facilitated by IUCN and hosted by ADNOC, brought together 42 energy professionals to share biodiversity knowledge and build expertise.

• 10 December 2024

Human Rights Day is observed annually on 10 December, commemorating the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This year’s theme is: ‘Our Rights, Our Future, Right Now’, recognising the importance and relevance of human rights in our everyday lives and how they can help to forge a more peaceful, equal and sustainable future.

• 4 December 2024

The results of Ipieca’s annual sustainability reporting survey are now available.

• 21 November 2024

Ipieca is pleased to welcome ANGEA to its membership.

• 15 November 2024

COP16 delivered the Cali Fund, strengthened the role of Indigenous Peoples in biodiversity efforts and made progress on the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) target 6 on invasive alien species.

• 7 November 2024

At COP29, Ipieca will host events and take part in other organizations’ events to support the topics under discussion and promote cross-sector collaboration and solutions. 

• 25 October 2024

Find out how Ipieca has supported UN initiatives on climate, nature, people, and sustainability over the past three months.

• 24 October 2024

The first fact sheets in the latest Ipieca series on alternative fuels and products spill response have been published.

• 17 October 2024

New member announcement.