Environment Update

Environment Update

John RintoulEnvironmental 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• Large contractors• SME contractors

Member’s Primary Business

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

O&G UK Directorates

Environment

Health & Safety

Operations

Economics

Communications & Events

Finance

Oil & Gas UKEnvironment Directorate

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.

Who do we engage with??

Environment Directorate

Regulators

eNGO’s

Advisor's to Regulators External

Associations

External Policy &Work Group

But most importantly

Fora and Work Groups

Environment Forum

Oil Spill Response

Forum

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.

Environmental Forum – Work Groups

• NORM Disposal

• EU ETS

• MODU Drainage Water

• Oil Based Mud Cuttings

Drilling Fluids Waste

Radiological Issues

Atmospheric Emissions

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.

OSPAR

Produced WaterRisk Based Approach

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.

Regulation Implementation

EU Directive

Safety of Offshore Oil & Gas Operations (12th June 2013).

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.

Oil Spill Response Forum

Oil Spill Response

Forum

OPEP WG

Environmental Sensitivities

Oil Spill Treatment Options

Environmental Sensitivities WG

Oil Waste Management