The Davis Strait - DCE - Nationalt Center for Miljø og Energi

THE DAVIS STRAIT
A preliminary strategic environmental impact assessment of
hydrocarbon activities in the eastern Davis Strait
The Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum (BMP) is planning
for further exclusive licences for exploration and exploitation
of hydrocarbons in the Greenland off shore areas of
Davis Strait. To support the decision process BMP has asked
DCE - Danish Centre for Environment and Energy and the
Greenland Institute of Natural Resources (GINR) to prepare
this preliminary Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment
(SEIA) for the eastern Davis Strait between 62° and 67° N.
Based on existing published and unpublished sources,
including three previous assessment reports that were
prepared in connection with the existing licence blocks,
the SEIA describes the physical and biological environment
including protected areas and threatened species, contaminent
levels, and natural resource use. This description of
the existing situation then forms the basis for assessment of
the potential impacts of oil activities.
If more licences are granted in the assessment area implementation
of an environmental background study programme
is planned to fi ll the data gaps that have been identifi ed
and provide information required to support the environmental
planning and regulation of the oil activities. The new
information will be included in an updated SEIA, which will
become the new reference document for the environmental
work and substitute this preliminaryversion.
ISBN: 978-87-92825-28-5
ISSN: 2245-0203