Cumulative Effects Assessment August 8, 2007

PERU LNG Project

4.3 Identification and Characterization of Third Party Projects

4.3.1 Objectives and Scope

The objective of the Third Party Project assessment phase of the CEA was to first identify any
existing or reasonably foreseeable projects (including expansions) occurring within the study
area, and then determine whether they had the potential to interact with the PERU LNG
Projects or Upstream Projects. Such interactions may take the form of air emissions, waste
discharges, sedimentation of water courses, procurement and supply of goods and services
(including employment), transportation, movement of people as a result of improved access,
etc. Where possible the pathways that link these projects with the PERU LNG activities were
to be identified.
In addition, projects or activities occurring within the Study Area, and that have the potential to
affect the abundance or distribution of natural or cultural resources, were sought (e.g., land
use change, loss and fragmentation of natural habitat). These effects are less dependent on
interactions per se, but are important in terms of assessing ‘nibbling’ effects as well as spatial
and temporal crowding.
Private sector ventures and government sponsored initiatives were considered.
Section 4.3.2 details the Third Party Project assessment for the PERU LNG Projects study
area.
Section 4.3.3 details the Third Party Project assessment for the Upstream Projects study area.

4.3.2 Detailed Description of Approach – PERU LNG Projects Study Area

The task required consultation with government agencies and regional authorities located in
the districts of Ayacucho, Huancavelica, Ica and Lima.
The identification of Third Party Projects already present within PERU LNG Projects Study
Area, as well as those proposed or regarded as reasonably foreseeable, was accomplished
using a combination of desk-based research, interviews with national and local administrators,
and field observation. This involved multiple steps, as depicted in Figure 4.15. Of an initial
total of approximately 2000, only four projects were identified as having the potential to
interact with the PERU LNG Projects.
While the emphasis of the CEA was on Third Party Projects, two other ‘project types’ were
considered, namely the existing TgP pipeline, and access roads and temporary facilities. Both
categories of project were initially assessed in the original ESIAs, however, they have been
re-assessed here to take advantage of information that has become available since the
completion of those documents in 2005, and the benefits of an enhanced method of
assessment.

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