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Environment Update. John Rintoul Environmental Issues Manager. Oil & Gas UK. The representative body for the offshore oil and gas exploration and production industry within the United Kingdom Just under 400 member companies Large integrated oil and gas companies Independent E&P operators - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Environment Update
John RintoulEnvironmental Issues Manager
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Oil & Gas UK
• The representative body for the offshore oil and gas exploration and production industry within the United Kingdom
• Just under 400 member companies• Large integrated oil and gas companies• Independent E&P operators• Large contractors• SME contractors
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Member’s Primary Business
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Oil & Gas UK Strategic Objectives
• Maximise recovery from the UKCS
• Sustainable long term future for the UK Supply Chain
• Raise positive profile and reputation of the industry
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O&G UK Directorates
Environment
Health & Safety
Operations
Economics
Communications & Events
Finance
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Oil & Gas UKEnvironment Directorate
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What do we do?
• Keep up to date with National and International environmental legislation
• Respond to consultations on behalf of the industry.• Work with the regulators to determine the best way of
implementing new (and existing) regulations offshore• Ensure that Oil & Gas UK members are kept informed
of potential implications.
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Who do we engage with??
Environment Directorate
Regulators
eNGO’s
Advisor's to Regulators External
Associations
External Policy &Work Group
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But most importantly
Fora and Work Groups
Environment Forum
Oil Spill Response
Forum
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What does the Environment Forum do?
• Ensure effective management of environmental issues through the input of specialist knowledge and operational experience.
• Enhance engagement of all member company specialists.
• Improve the speed of response to new issues and to enable more effective lobbying.
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Environmental Forum – Work Groups
• NORM Disposal
• EU ETS
• MODU Drainage Water
• Oil Based Mud Cuttings
Drilling Fluids Waste
Radiological Issues
Atmospheric Emissions
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External Engagement
• Consultations– Provide industry response to regulatory consultations.
• Stakeholder Events– Attending to ensure positive industry profile– Ensuring that the industry has input if required.
• Regulator Interface– Attending regular meetings with the main regulators
and advisors to the regulators, DECC, Marine Scotland, Scottish Government, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, MMO etc.
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OSPAR
Produced WaterRisk Based Approach
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Implementation of the RBA - UKCS
• Working Closely with DECC
– Pulled together an Industry Work Group to discuss the implementation offshore.
• What’s new
– Need to undertake toxicity testing.
– Need to undertake modelling of the discharge
• When is it starting
– Next year, nine tranches – 11 platforms per tranche.
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Regulation Implementation
EU Directive
Safety of Offshore Oil & Gas Operations (12th June 2013).
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EU Safety (and Environment) Directive
• Needs to be implemented by mid 2015• Early stages at present and concentrating on Annex IX –
“Sharing of Information & Transparency”.• From environmental aspect we need to influence
/determine:– “A major environmental incident”– “Failure of a Safety and Environmental Critical Element”– “Unintended release of oil”
• Work groups set-up to work with HS&E and DECC to work the implementation.
• Ensure that there are no unexpected consequences.
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Oil Spill Response Forum
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Oil Spill Response
Forum
OPEP WG
Environmental Sensitivities
Oil Spill Treatment Options
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Environmental Sensitivities WG
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Oil Waste Management
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