OSPAR Role in Offshore Oil and Gas

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1 OSPAR Role in Offshore Oil and Gas Darius Campbell, Executive Secretary, OSPAR. EUOAG Meeting, Brussels, 9 April 2013

2 OSPAR Convention Main Objectives ( ) to prevent and eliminate pollution and ( ) to protect the maritime area against the adverse effects of human activities so as to safeguard human health and to conserve marine ecosystems and, when practicable, restore marine areas which have been adversely affected Guiding Principles Ecosystem Approach Precautionary Principle Polluter Pays principle Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environmental Practices (BEP)

3 OSPAR Strategy The North-East Atlantic Environment Strategy Part I: Implementing the Ecosystem Approach Part II: Thematic Strategies Biological Diversity and Ecosystems Eutrophication Hazardous Substances Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Radioactive Substances The Joint Assessment and Monitoring Programme (JAMP)

4 OSPAR Commission 16 Contracting Parties Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany Iceland Ireland Luxembourg The Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland The United Kingdom European Union OSPAR Maritime Area and Regions: Region I: Arctic Waters Region II: Greater North Sea Region III: Celtic Seas Region IV: Bay of Biscay/Iberian Coast Region V: Wider Atlantic

5 How we work in practice Annual meeting schedule of Contracting parties and observers; Lead country approach, intersessional work; Programme and measures adopted in the form of Decisions, Recommendations, other Agreements; Data, information and products; Joint Assessment and Monitoring Programme and Quality Status Reports.

6 Offshore Industry Committee

7 Focus on operational discharges, but Drilling and production activities Chemicals Associated drilling fluids Oil Chemicals Oil Other substances Heavy metals Alkyl phenols Radionuclides Chemicals

8 Discharges of chemicals and oil What has been done? Recommendation 2006/5 on a Management Regime for Offshore Cutting Piles Recommendation 2001/1 for the Management of Produced Water Decision 2000/3 on the use of Organic-Phase Drilling Fluids (OPF) and the discharge of OPF contaminated cuttings Use of chemicals offshore Decision 2000/2 on a Harmonised Mandatory Control System for the Use and Reduction of the Discharge of Offshore Chemicals Recommendation 2010/3 on a Harmonised Offshore Chemical Notification Format Recommendation 2010/4 on a Harmonised Pre-screening Scheme for Offshore Chemicals Decision 2005/2 on Environmental Goals for the Discharge by the Offshore Industry of Chemicals that Are, or Contain Added Substances Listed in the OSPAR LCPA Recommendation 2006/3 on Environmental Goals for the Discharge by the Offshore Industry of Chemicals that Are or Contain Substances Identified as Candidates for Substitution Decommissioning Decision 98/3 on the Disposal of Disused Offshore Installations Environmental Management Recommendation 2003/5 on the Promotion of the Use and Implementation of EMS Offshore Drilling activities Recommendation 2010/18 on the Prevention of significant acute pollution from offshore drilling activities

9 Did it work? Number of installations with discharges exceeding the performance standard, , and quantity of oil discharged by these installations (tonnes)

10 Other OIC activities Ageing structures: environmental issues. the number of installations with lifetimes longer than 20 years contributions to the emissions to air and into the sea Arctic: suitability of existing measures to manage oil and gas activities, links with the Arctic Council; OSPAR measure? Review Derogation categories for Decision 98/3 on dumping ban

11 Gulf of Mexico follow-up: ICG-Drillex OSPAR Recommendation 2010/18: on the prevention of significant acute oil pollution from offshore drilling activities ICG-DRILLEX: Assess other reviews; additional action by OSPAR if needed: review existing frameworks, including the permitting of drilling activities in extreme conditions; apply all relevant learning from the Deepwater Horizon accident. If needed; take action within the scope of the OSPAR Convention.

12 Gulf of Mexico follow-up Contracting Parties: national regulations robust and fit for purpose, but room for improvement areas identified for improvement Workshop: failed barriers and gaps in regulations; needs to be filled by OSPAR? Revisit conclusions following adoption of the new EU Directive EUOAG: consider both safety issues and environmental impacts: e.g. Dispersants. Cooperation with the Bonn Agreement

13 Bonn Agreement Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances Surveillance for threats of marine pollu6on Development of common opera6onal methods Support in response opera6ons Sharing research and development Carrying out joint exercises Risk assessment

14 Bonn Agreement: Area-wide Assessment of Risk Evaluation Co-financed by the EU - Civil Protection Financial Instrument Photo:David Cayless/Marine Photobank

15 Risk in Greater North Sea? Increasing traffic and vessel size Increased transports of oil and HNS New mari6me uses and ac6vity Energy genera6on Ocean aquaculture Marine protected areas Increased storminess

16 Traffic analysis 2011 and 2020 based on AIS and Cargo Data

17 Environmental and Socio- economic Sensi6vity Criteria

18 Quan6ta6ve Risk Assessment for Mineral Oil

19 Two Stage project Part 1: Assess oil spill risks Shipping routes; marine structures; Risks at oil/gas platforms. Part 2: Scenarios: fate and weathering, of potential spills socioeconomic and environmental vulnerability of seas and coastline; Impacts of scenarios based on this; Contracting Parties to develop risk management plans for each sub region; efficient and cost effective.

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