Environmental Statement - Maersk Oil

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A ‐ 36 (as amended 2012) Offshore Petroleum (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001 (as amended 2007) The Petroleum Act 1998 Birds Convention on Wetland of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitats 1971 (The Ramsar Convention) Cetaceans Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic and North Seas 1991 (ASCOBANS) and 2008 amendments Balloch Field Development Environmental Statement Appendix A – Review of Legislation The Regulations apply the Habitats Directive and the Wild Birds Directive in relation to oil and gas plans or projects, and under the Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) (Offshore Environmental Protection) Order 2010, CCS plans and projects, wholly or partly on the United Kingdom’s Continental Shelf and superjacent waters outside territorial waters (‘the UKCS’) (i.e. outside the 12 nm territorial zone). Regulation 5 of the 2001 Regulations requires the Secretary of State to consider whether an appropriate assessment should be undertaken prior to granting a licence under the Petroleum Act 1998, where the licence relates to an area wholly or partly on the UKCS. The amended Regulations extend this requirement to those licenses within UK waters. Licenses now extend to carbon sequestration activities in the UKCS as a result of the Energy Act 2008 (Consequential Modifications) Offshore Environmental Protection) Order 2010. The Ramsar convention aims to prevent encroachment or loss of wetlands on a worldwide scale, recognising the importance of a network of wetlands on waterfowl. It is applicable to marine areas to a depth of 6m at low tide and other areas greater then 6m depth that are recognised as important to waterfowl habitat. Requires governments to undertake habitat management, conduct surveys and research and to enforce legislation to protect small cetaceans. Originally ASCOBANS only covered the North and Baltic Seas, as of February 2008 the ASCOBANS area has been extended to include the North East Atlantic and Irish Sea. Pending Legislation Issue Legislation Regulator and Requirements Emissions EU ETS Phase III (2013 – 2020) The aim of Phase III of the EU ETS will be to reduce EU emissions by 21% between 2005 and 2020. There will be no National Allocation Plans (NAPs) and allocations will be managed centrally by the EU. EC Directive 2009/29 (which outlines Phase III) is being transposed into UK law. Stage 1 was completed by the end of 2009 and Stage 2 is scheduled for the end of 2012. The Climate Change Act 2008 Climate Change (Scotland) Act, 2009 The Climate Change Act intends to introduce powers to combat climate change by setting targets to reduce CO 2 emissions by at least 60% by 2050 and an interim target of 26‐32% by 2020, against a 1990 baseline. Similarly, the Climate Change (Scotland) Act targets for an 80% reduction in CO 2 emissions from 1990 levels by 2050 with an interim target of 42% by 2020. The Act also requires that the Scottish Ministers set annual targets, in secondary legislation, for Scottish emissions from 2010 to 2050.
Balloch Field Development Environmental Statement Appendix A – Review of Legislation Chemical Discharges OSPAR Recommendation 2006/3 on Environmental Goals for the Discharge by the Offshore Industry of Chemicals that are, or which Contain Substances Identified as Candidates for Substitution ‐ UK National Plan Produced Water Draft OSPAR Recommendation on Produced Water Management EC Directive 1999/32 A new amending Directive is being drafted that would align the provisions of Directive 1999/32/EC with the revised Annex VI to MARPOL (2008). In line with OSPAR Recommendation 2006/3, contracting Parties to OSPAR should have phased out the discharge of offshore chemicals that are, or which contain substances, identified as candidates for substitution, except for those chemicals where despite considerable efforts, it can be demonstrated that this is not feasible due to technical or safety reasons. This should be done as soon as is practicable and not later than 1 January 2017. A UK National Plan for a phase out of chemicals to meet the requirements of the OSPAR Recommendation has been developed. It involves continuation of the PON15D permit review process and annual reporting to DECC, extending the scheme to term permits and development of a prioritised National List of Candidates for Substitution. The draft OSPAR Recommendation suggests that a risk based approach (RBA) should form the basis of produced water management methods within each OSPAR contracting party. The goal of the Draft Recommendation is to establish a methodology to assess the environmental risk of PW discharges to the marine environment and to ensure that operators take suitable measures to prevent or mitigate any identified environmental risks. The RBA will be additional to existing legislation, and if agreed, the measures are expected to enter into force in January 2012.Once in force, participants must demonstrate a RBA approach to PW handling along with complying with the 30 mg/l monthly discharge requirements. A ‐ 37
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