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Breagh Environmental Statement
Non Technical Summary
Permitting ......................................................................................................................... 2-32
Decommissioning ............................................................................................................. 2-34
Teesside Gas Processing Plant .......................................................................................... 2-37
Baseline Environment ................................................................................................... 3-1
Physical Environment ......................................................................................................... 3-3
Biological Environment ..................................................................................................... 3-16
Socio-Economic Environment ........................................................................................... 3-49
Overview ........................................................................................................................... 3-60
Environmental Assessment Methodology ...................................................................... 4-1
Likelihood ........................................................................................................................... 4-1
Consequence ...................................................................................................................... 4-1
Combining Likelihood and Consequence to Establish Risk ................................................ 4-2
Assessment of Potential Impacts and Control Measures ................................................. 5-1
Surface Installation Phase .................................................................................................. 5-2
Drilling................................................................................................................................. 5-5
Subsea Installation and Commissioning ........................................................................... 5-10
Production ........................................................................................................................ 5-17
Wider Development Concerns ......................................................................................... 5-18
Conclusions .................................................................................................................. 6-1
Environmental Effects ........................................................................................................ 6-1
Minimising the Environmental Impact ............................................................................... 6-1
Overall Conclusion .............................................................................................................. 6-3
References .................................................................................................................... 7-1
Appendix A Register of Environmental Legislation ......................................................... A-1
Appendix B Environmental Assessment ........................................................................ B-1
Appendix C Chemical Register ....................................................................................... C-1
Appendix D Environmental Management System .......................................................... D-1
Appendix E Survey Data ................................................................................................ E-1
Appendix F Oil Spill Modelling ....................................................................................... F-1
Appendix G Drawings ................................................................................................... G-1
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