Block B8/38, Thailand
In production block B8/38, Salamander was involved in public consultation and awareness programmes ahead of an offshore 3D seismic survey planned for 2009. The majority of concerns centred around the fishing exclusion zone, compensation for fishermen for lost earnings and the possible impact on tourism and environment. Several requests for community support were raised during the meeting which are currently being evaluated.
The Bualuang oil field commenced production in 2008 and an environmental monitoring survey around the production facilities was completed in December 2008. The results of this survey detected no measurable impact on the environment since the field went into production.
Furthermore, Salamander is preparing a marine resource restoration program which will be carried out in April 2009 that will see one million shrimp and 25,000 sea bass released in the mangrove area of the local national park.
Salamander is currently in the process of evaluating further CSR projects that will be implemented during 2009.