Definition(s)
BAT/BATNEEC
“Best Available Techniques” (BAT) and “Best Available Techniques Not Entailing Excessive Costs” (BATNEEC) are based on commonly applied, judgement-based principles to assess whether risk controls/barriers are sufficient to manage an environmental impact.
BATNEEC was introduced with the European 1984 Air Framework Directive and is only one example of commonly applied, criteria-based approaches to manage environmental risk towards acceptable levels.
Principles are generally regulatory-based and include Best Available Control Technology (BACT), introduced by the US EPA, or Best Available Technology (BAT), introduced in Europe by OSPAR.
Source: IOGP Report No. 510, Operating Management System Framework for controlling risk and delivering high performance in the oil and gas industry, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, June 2014. Global Standards