Sustainability in Oil and Gas Sector

Running head: SUSTAINABILITY IN OIL AND GAS SECTOR
Sustainability in Oil and Gas Sector
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Table of Contents
Overview of the Study:....................................................................................................................2
Aim and Objectives:........................................................................................................................3
Theoretical Framework:...................................................................................................................3
Context for the Dissertation:............................................................................................................5
References:......................................................................................................................................7

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Overview of the Study:
In the current context, a brief study will be performed over sustainability in the oil and
gas sector of Nigeria. In the present context, sustainability is important due to various reasons.
One of the important reason is environmental quality (Baland, Bardhan and Bowles 2018).
Environmental quality is important for ensuring a healthy community. Another important aspect
of sustainability is growth (Sarkis and Zhu 2018). Sustainability plays an important role in
growth so that all the resources can be used efficiently. The last aspect of sustainability in
healthcare. Sustainability and healthcare are related to each other, as environmental quality
affects the overall health of the public (Godish 2016). Thus, sustainability is important. For, this
reason, research has been proposed to perform a study on the sustainability in the oil and gas
sector of Nigeria. In this case, sustainability in the oil and gas sector of Nigeria is important so
that value of oil and natural gas production can be maximised while the environmental impacts
due to the excavation of oil and gas can be minimised.
Currently, there is a high risk of environmental pollution due to the activities regarding
the oil and gas industries (Khalil et al. 2017). The wastewaters, aerosol and solid wastes, gas
emissions and the transportation and refining process creates a different type of chemicals that
creates a negative impact over the environment (Hebblewhite 2017). In this research, the current
sustainability problem in the oil and gas industry of Nigeria will be evaluated. This type of
exploratory research is important to help the future researches so that they can develop a proper
solution regarding the current issue (Sumbal, Tsui and See-to 2017). For this reason, this study is
important in the current context.

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Aim and Objectives:
The main aim of this study is understating the current problem regarding sustainability in
the oil and gas sector of Nigeria. In the current context, there are several issues in the oil and gas
sector of Nigeria that is creating several issues in achieving a sustainable environment
(Abubakre, Baden and Harwood 2019) which needs to be analysed deeply. By proper analysis
and research, this study is aiming to discover the current problem associated with the oil and gas
sector in Nigeria that is creating issues to achieve a sustainable environment.
The main objectives of this study are discussed in the below section.
 To explore the existing literature that is associated with sustainability in the oil and gas
industry.
 To identify how the oil and gas industry of Nigeria is creating a sustainability issue.
 To help the future researchers in this field for resolving the sustainability issue.
Theoretical Framework:
The current proposal for the study will be underpinned by a brief literature review which
will be concerned with how the operations on the oil and gas industry create environmental
sustainability issue.
According to the authors Ahmad et al. (2017), the development of oil and gas can create
potential negative impacts on the society and the environment. This type of negative issue occurs
due to community displacement and carbon emission. As per the research of the authors, one of
the important reason due to which this type of negative impact occurs is supply chain
management. Improper supply chain management can largely contribute to the negative factors
that occur due to the development of oil and gas. For this reason, the author has focused on the