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125] AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS. NEW YORK, N.Y.

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0ctober 17,

1983

Mr. R. L. Preston
Esso E astern
Houston, Tex as
Dear Dick:

Following your recent review of the Natuna Project with the Management Committee,
I promised to send you my thoughts on the additional studies which phould be
cols j derledJo -he l p resol ve,-or. at J e as tJ! t_lq_prope r perspect i ve,
concerns'
hbort the environmenta'l asDects of the oroiect."

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The

following ale:oTq

initial

thoughts on_the subject and.hopefullyr-_tl.:I_ry

6ettins tosether witffilfiCr" interEife?*ttifrlloili gio'ri,s-f6-discEss=86'E'-stfject

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I think we generally agree that we are seeking a method of disposing of the off
gases in a manner which will minimjze the risk of environmental damage. l'le
must also have the data which will be convincing not only to ourselves but also
to the international environmental cocrrunity that the rEthod selected is environmentally sound. 0f course one may never have enough data to completely
satisfy the latter especially where the science itself ig. cgntroversial such as
with "icid rain" and the c02-"Greenhouse" Effect. The aft?lii'a-td-ffi6'ridfl*riiiitho"f:
you have studi ed
rlski- assovi ated 'wi th:-nq chal I en
4hem as well as probab
env I ronmenta I comnuntty.
l,le th i nk sone tdditi
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thi s eliminates the d i sch arge
into
the
or
ocean.
atmosphere
It is expens i ve and
of both C02 and H2S/S02
produci
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the
formation. l{e undercreates an opportuni t for recycling wi thi
stand you are going
aEffiiEAI5T ffi-tdftiDns which would preclude or min ze the recycl ing problem.
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The work done so

4eastdte'i

removes
which may be

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far indicates that the-qh@icdrF
the

H2S

but creates a zone around the underwater sparger
life, and may only temporari ly remove the

toxic to marine

T

rrazrh tai ned-rto def ine the potential toxicity in the
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affected area due to the reaction products, i.e. corplete the Phase II

studies.

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Appropriate studies should be initiated

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