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Siqueland Knudsen, Johan Bernhard

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Johan Bernhard Siqueland Knudsen, senior specialist for water planning and climate adaptation, COWI A/S, specializes in water resources and environmental assessments and planning, hydrogeology and water rock quality evaluations, economic and institutional studies for strengthening the management and financing of water and energy services, and monitoring and evaluating donor programs and projects. His 20 years of professional experience have evolved from the design and construction of groundwater supply and feasibility studies for hydropower dams and transmission lines to economic and institutional studies aimed at policy development for management of water and energy resources. Since 2011, he has supported the petroleum industry in Sudan and South Sudan by assessing pollution risk and devising mitigation measures and by working on changes to regulations and capacity building for regulatory agencies to monitor and enforce an improved regime in health, safety, and the environment. Siqueland Knudsen has an MSc in groundwater engineering from the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kindgom; a master’s degree in economics from the Norwegian School of Commerce; and a PhD in hydrogeology from the University of Oslo, Norway.

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    Water Management in Oil and Gas Operations: Industry Practice and Policy Guidelines for Developing Countries
    (Washington, DC: World Bank, 2024-02-13) Bandlien, Einar H.; De Kruijf, Sander; Vik, Eilen Arctander; Ekern, Ole Fredrik; Siqueland Knudsen, Johan Bernhard; Dyce, Geoffrey; Tordo, Silvana; Bertone, François
    Steadily increasing demand for water poses a threat to sustainable development, and an increasing number of regions are chronically short of water. Putting caps on water consumption, increasing water use efficiencies, and supporting improved sharing of water resources are now critical to reducing the perils posed by water scarcity to biodiversity and human welfare. Although freshwater demand in oil and gas operations is a small fraction of global water demand, oil and gas fields are commonly clustered in smaller areas, where their operations often dominate freshwater abstraction and wastewater discharge. At the same time, oil production generates large amounts of produced water that may be used to reduce freshwater abstraction and possibly serve beneficial purposes outside the petroleum sector. In the most advanced countries, regulation promotes the sound use of freshwater in the oil and gas industry and incentivizes the reuse or beneficial use of treated produced water. Regulation is also used to prevent the contamination of freshwater resources from the disposal of unproperly treated produced water. In many developing and emerging economies, however, regulation to prevent water contamination is often lacking or nonexistent or, when present, is poorly enforced. Optimal policy and regulation of the use of freshwater and the reuse of water generated by oil and gas operations depend on a range of geographic, geological, technical, and economic factors. This book identifies common policy principles organized around key regulatory functions and critical links of the oil and gas value chain. This report offers practical solutions to guide policy makers and regulators seeking to minimize the environmental impacts of oil and gas operations, to promote sustainable cross-sectoral economic linkages, and to reduce competition and potential conflicts over access to and use of water resources.