Oil & Gas

SWCA provides construction compliance management for energy projects of all sizes to ensure full compliance with environmental, permit, inspection, and reporting requirements without costly schedule impacts. We provide a seasoned construction compliance team who understands the processes and dynamics of construction sites, and approaches workflow, schedule, and safety as integrated priorities that we consider from our earliest project engagement. Our technical team supports tracking and reporting tools that provide real-time data and reports, ensuring that all required project trainings and surveys are performed, tracked, and reported on schedule. SWCA is recognized for our ability to scale and mobilize teams of construction compliance and resource specialists and assure their thorough project orientation.

Our compliance managers attend regular construction meetings and provide timely communications to project personnel and team members. We assess and identify environmental issues in advance of construction and resolve any potential issues efficiently with the construction team before construction even starts. When project variances are required, our compliance managers gather information required from all parties and work with client and agency contacts to quickly submit and facilitate approval of variances.

SWCA inspectors and monitors are cross trained to provide support for all compliance and inspection related construction services. This strategy allows SWCA to support our clients’ projects, lowering compliance costs and further reducing the potential more efficiently for costly schedule impacts.

We understand that our inspectors and monitors are our clients’ eyes and ears on the job site. We take this responsibility seriously as stakeholders in our clients’ success. We take pride in our collaborative approach, which allows us to help resolve compliance issues in the field and work to solve problems before issues escalate. Our experienced field teams consistently provide clear, common-sense guidance and environmental training to protect our clients. We work in collaboration with our clients to anticipate and efficiently resolve potential issues before they become significant.

SWCA’s export services in the oil & gas market are designed to streamline environmental compliance and enhance efficiency throughout construction projects. By seamlessly integrating environmental requirements into project workflows, SWCA ensures compliance while keeping projects on track. Our experienced construction compliance team is well-versed in the complexities of construction sites, prioritizing workflow, schedules, and safety from the onset of project engagement. SWCA’s technical team offers robust support with tracking and reporting tools that provide real-time data and insights.

We have long-standing, established relationships with the agencies having oil & gas export jurisdiction including Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). SWCA can assist an applicant in navigating the complexities of permitting and compliance processes for oil and gas export development projects proposed on the U.S. outer continental shelf or nearshore/onshore locations in coastal states. Our extensive experience working with clients, engineering firms, law firms, and other specialty consultants to develop offshore and onshore oil & gas export facilities and associated pipelines allows us to help our clients meet their aggressive project schedules and business goals. SWCA’s submittals provide agencies with the type of tailored analysis and data they require, which helps our clients avoid repeated data requests and thereby shortens agency review periods to maintain project schedules. This proven and unparalleled experience and the internal and external working relationships established by our team will help an applicant secure an approval to construct, own, and operate a proposed export project no matter which agency’s jurisdiction the project falls under.

Navigating the complexities of the FERC permitting and compliance processes can be daunting, but SWCA has the expertise to guide projects to success. From routing assistance and permitting to compliance management during and post construction, our team ensures efficient and effective project execution.

With extensive experience in both traditional and FERC pre-filing application processes, we specialize in developing projects that address resource issues early, streamlining approvals and minimizing delays. Our team works directly with FERC and other regulatory agencies to prepare Environmental Assessments (EAs) and Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Additionally, we conduct technical analyses and compliance inspections for pipeline construction projects of all sizes across the U.S.

Midstream energy service providers must meet the growing market demand for fuel transportation in the most efficient way possible. Yet a host of environmental regulations and public scrutiny make obtaining permits and regulatory clearance for midstream services challenging.

Our environmental professionals offer in-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations—from the conceptual design and planning stages through pipeline and facility construction, operations, and closeout. We know how to align project schedules with permitting timelines and supporting infrastructure requirements, and we coordinate with government agencies on our clients’ behalf to develop creative solutions for the environmental constraints they face.

Environmental issues and regulations are constantly evolving and highly variable by geography. Our clients need a flexible, responsive, and local team to maintain regulatory compliance. With experts who have worked for both regulatory agencies and industry, SWCA can navigate the regulatory environment to expedite the permitting process, preempt regulatory problems, and resolve regulatory issues.

Our environmental professionals have in-depth knowledge of federal, state, and local regulations as they apply to our clients’ specific operations. We know how to develop and deploy data collection, monitoring, and reporting systems that will meet the compliance needs of our clients’ development activities, and we have long-established relationships with local regulators that will facilitate clear and proactive communication.