Client : Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Cauvery Basin

Donor : Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat.

Client : Government of Sri Lanka.

EML conducted the Strategic Environmental Assessment of exploration activities on petroleum resources in the Cauvery Basin which are undertaken by the Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat. Floating and bottom founded drilling rigs were used in the study area The assessment examined the project–environmental interactions associated with exploratory drilling and seismic surveys (2D, 3D, vertical Seismic profiling, Geo-hazard surveys) to determine impacts and recommended mitigatory measures.