Environmental Statement - Maersk Oil

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A ‐ 4 Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (as amended 2012) Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (as amended 2011) Balloch Field Development Environmental Statement Appendix A – Review of Legislation The Marine and Coastal Access Act (MCAA) came into force in November 2009. The Act covers all UK waters except Scottish internal and territorial waters which are covered by the Marine (Scotland) Act (2010), which mirrors the MCAA powers. Licensing provisions in relation to MCAA came into force on 1 st April. The marine licensing provisions in Part 4 replace the licensing and consent controls previously exercised under Part II of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 and Part II of the Coast Protection Act 1949. The considerations built into these regimes are merged into the new regime, with some modifications. The export of cuttings or produced water to another site for reinjection continues to be licensed under FEPA Part II. All activities associated with exploration or production / storage operations that are authorised under Petroleum Act or Energy Act are exempt from the requirements of MCAA. Specifically, the following activities are exempt from MCAA as they are controlled under different legislation: Activities associated with exploration or production / storage operations that are authorised under the Petroleum Act 1998 and Energy Act 2008 Additional activities authorised solely under the DECC environmental regime, such as chemical and oil discharges The offshore oil and gas activities that will require an MCAA licence are as follows: Deposits of substances or articles in the sea or on the seabed, e.g. pipeline crossing works prior to use of pipeline authorisation works (PWA) or related Direction, or deposit of materials associated with abandonment operations Removal of substances or articles from the seabed, e.g. pre‐sweep dredging with disposal of material at a remote location, or removal of seabed infrastructure during abandonment operations Disturbance of the seabed, e.g. pre‐sweep dredging using a levelling device or by side‐casting material, or disturbance of sediments or cuttings pile by water jetting during abandonment operations Installation of certain types of cable that cannot be covered by a PWA e.g. communication cables Deposit and use of explosives that cannot be covered under an application for a Direction, e.g. during abandonment operations Decommissioning operations are not exempt and will require a Marine licence. MCAA includes navigational provisions, but as described above, virtually all activities associated with exploration or production/storage operations will not require Marine licences. Therefore the provisions of the Coast Protection Act were transferred to the Energy Act 2008 Part 4A via the MCAA to cover navigation considerations relating to exploration or production/storage operations. Licences will be valid for a maximum period of one year however; applications for licence renewals can be made.
Balloch Field Development Environmental Statement Appendix A – Review of Legislation Consenting Issue Legislation Regulator and Requirements EIA EC Directive 85/337 (the EIA Directive) (as amended by Directives 97/11, 2003/35 and 2009/31) Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipelines (Assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations 1999 (as amended 2007) (as amended by the Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) (Offshore Environmental Protection) Order 2010) Under the EIA Directive all Annex I projects are considered to have an effect on the environment and require EIA (and consequently an Environmental Statement (ES)). This includes oil and gas exploration and production projects and more recently, under Directive 2009/31, certain CCS projects. Regulator: Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change will take into consideration environmental information in making decisions regarding consents for offshore developments and projects. A statutory ES and public consultation is mandatory for: New field developments or increase in production where production is predicted to exceed 500 tonnes of oil per day or 500,000 cubic meters or more per day of gas; New pipelines or extensions to pipelines of 800mm diameter and 40km or more in length A project which has, as its main object, a storage or unloading activity, and in the respect of related installations, or the construction of a pipeline conveying combustible gas or carbon dioxide (under the amendments made by the Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) (Offshore Environmental Protection) Order 2010) A formal process has been established for the submission of an ES and public consultation which involves: Submission of the ES to DECC and their advisors (Environmental Authorities) The ES must be advertised in the national and local press The ES must be available for public consultation for at least 28 days following the advertisements (longer if this includes a public holiday) The public may request a copy of the ES and the maximum allowable charge which may be made for this is £2 The public, Environmental Authorities, consultees and other organisations make their comments to DECC DECC may require more information/clarifications from the operator or may require resubmission of the ES should they feel that they have insufficient information on which to evaluate the environmental implications of the proposed project Following consideration, DECC may issue a project consent which is then advertised in the Gazette, following which there is a six week period during which those who feel ‘aggrieved’ by this decision may challenge it The requirement for a Statutory ES is at the discretion of the Secretary of State for: A ‐ 5
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