Environmental Statement - Maersk Oil
Environmental Statement - Maersk Oil
Environmental Statement - Maersk Oil
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Balloch Field Development <strong>Environmental</strong> <strong>Statement</strong><br />
Appendix A – Review of Legislation<br />
APPENDIX A ‐ REVIEW OF LEGISLATION<br />
General<br />
Issue Legislation Regulator and Requirements<br />
General The Energy Act 2008 (Consequential<br />
Modifications) (Offshore <strong>Environmental</strong><br />
Protection) Order 2010<br />
EC Directive 2009/31 on geological<br />
storage of carbon dioxide<br />
Part 1 of the Energy Act 2008 introduces two new licensing regimes for the storage and unloading of combustible gas and<br />
the permanent storage of carbon dioxide. These regulations amend the following pieces of legislation to include carbon<br />
capture and storage (CCS):<br />
Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipe‐lines (Assessment of <strong>Environmental</strong> Effects) Regulations 1999 (as<br />
amended 2007)<br />
Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001 (as amended 2007)<br />
Offshore Marine Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2007 (as amended 2012)<br />
Offshore Combustion Installations (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Regulations 2001 (as amended 2007)<br />
Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 (as amended 2011)<br />
Offshore Installations (Emergency Pollution Control) Regulations 2002<br />
Greenhouse Gases Emissions Trading Scheme Regulations 2005 (as amended 2011)<br />
Offshore Petroleum Activities (<strong>Oil</strong> Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005 (amended 2011)<br />
REACH Enforcement Regulations 2008<br />
Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2009<br />
EC Directive 2009/31 on the geological storage of carbon dioxide amends the following directives to include CCS:<br />
Directive 85/337 (the EIA Directive) (as amended by EC Directive 97/11)<br />
Directive 2000/60 (the Water Framework Directive)<br />
Directive 2001/80 (the Large Combustion Plants Directive)<br />
Directive 2004/35 on <strong>Environmental</strong> Liability<br />
Directive 2006/12 (the Waste Framework Directive) (repealed by Directive 2008/98)<br />
Directive 2008/1 (the IPPC Directive)<br />
MARPOL 73/78 UK Regulations apply to all vessels regardless of flag whilst in UK Territorial Waters (12nm from coastline), and<br />
implement the requirements of MARPOL 73/78. Similarly, MARPOL 73/78 requirements apply to all vessels whilst on the<br />
High Seas (outside territorial waters).<br />
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