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Gabino Gonzalez, Programme Officer Workshop on Offshore Drilling INFRA 50231

Implementation of the Offshore Protocol to the Barcelona Convention, pollution preparedness and response. Gabino Gonzalez, Programme Officer Workshop on Offshore Drilling INFRA 50231 28 August 2013, Haifa, Israel. Offshore activities in the Mediterranean region.

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Gabino Gonzalez, Programme Officer Workshop on Offshore Drilling INFRA 50231

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  1. Implementation of the Offshore Protocol to the Barcelona Convention, pollution preparedness and response Gabino Gonzalez, Programme Officer Workshop on Offshore Drilling INFRA 50231 28 August 2013, Haifa, Israel

  2. Offshore activities in the Mediterranean region • 2.1% of the global offshore oil production • 613,000 barrels of oil per day • 3.4% global offshore gas production

  3. Oil Handling Facilities

  4. Blowout in the Mediterranean: Transocean Semisub Offshore  Source: http://www.oilrigdisasters.co.uk/ Summary Transocean Inc. reported that its semisubmersible rig Jim Cunningham experienced a well control incident on Friday, August 20, 2004, while operating offshore Egypt in the BG-operated West Delta Deep Marine concession. A fire resulted from the incident and was contained within the rig floor before being extinguished. Following the safe evacuation of all crew members, essential personnel were in the process of re-boarding the rig to assess the situation. The Jim Cunningham operated in the Mediterranean Sea, location of the West Delta Deep concession, since August 2002 and had just commenced a two-well contract with an expected date of completion of late 2004.

  5. Blowout in the Med: Adriatic IV Source: http://www.oilrigdisasters.co.uk/ Summary In August 2004, the Adriatic IV was on location over the Temsah gas production platform, off Port Said, Egypt in the Mediterranean. The rig was drilling a natural gas well when a gas blowout occurred during drilling ops. Reports state that there was an explosion followed by fire which was initially contained on the jack-up. For reasons unknown, the fire then spread to the Petrobel-run platform where it continued to rage for over a week before being brought under control. More than 150 workers on the jack-up and platform were evacuated with no casualties, due in part to the prior recommendation that production activities be ceased as a precautionary measure. Global Santa Fe reported the Adriatic IV sunk and was not salvageable. The platform, owned jointly by BP, Italy's ENI and Egypt's General Petroleum Corporation was damaged beyond repair and its destruction was ordered by Egypt's petroleum minister. Less than a year after the accident, production at the Temsah field was back on-stream at full production rates.

  6. REGIONAL LEGAL FRAMEWORK PREVENTION AND EMERGENCY PROTOCOL BARCELONA CONVENTION OFFSHORE PROTOCOL Article 16 : Contingency Plan Article 18: Mutual Assistance in cases of emergency Article 26: Transboundary Pollution

  7. Status of ratification in the Mediterranean Offshore Protocol: • Adopted on 14 October 1994 • Entered into force on 24 March 2011. • Ratified by 7/22 Contracting Parties: • ALBANIA, • CYPRUS, • LIBYA, • MOROCCO, • SYRIA, • TUNISIA, • EU.

  8. Ratified Not Ratified Status of ratification in the Mediterranean Prevention and Emergency Protocol, 2004 Emergency Protocol 1976

  9. DECISION IG.20/12 CP Requests the Coordinating Unit to: 1. Establish an ad hoc working group coordinated by REMPEC composed of representatives of the Contracting Parties and observers from representatives of the concerned industries, relevant international organizations and MAP partners ….

  10. National Focal Points DECISION IG.20/12 MAP Offshore Focal Point REMPEC Governmental Focal Point Prevention Focal Point Mutual Assistance Focal Point OPRC Focal Point 24 hour Focal Point

  11. DECISION IG.20/12 – 1:“SECTION VI - Article 28: Appointment of competent authorities” • Request for Offshore Focal Point nominations 9 January 2013 • Nomination from: 10/22 Contracting Parties

  12. DECISION IG.20/12 …with a view to: 2. preparing an in depth assessment and stock taking analysis of the existing practical measures in place in the Mediterranean countries as a baseline to measure progress towards Protocol implementation in the future;

  13. Offshore Protocol Content: Developed 20 years ago

  14. Offshore Implementation Assessment • Minimum requirements • Environment impact assessment • Qualifications • Safety measures • Contingency plan • Monitoring • Financial security • Precautions for specially protected areas • Licence authorization • Permit authorization • Removal plan • Sanctions • AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM

  15. Offshore Implementation Assessment • DISPOSAL AND DISCHARGES • Waste and Hazardous and Noxious Substances & Material (HNS&M) • Oil and Oily Mixtures and Drilling Fluid and Cuttings • Sewage • Garbage • Reception Facilities, Instructions And Sanctions • Exceptions

  16. Offshore Implementation Assessment • MONITORING OF ENVIRONMENT RELATED ISSUES • Report periodically to the competent authorities monitoring data • Established a national monitoring system • Competent authority in charge of establishing monitoring procedures

  17. Offshore Implementation Assessment • SAFETY MEASURES • Design, construction, placement, equipment, marking, operation and maintenance • Certificate of safety and fitness • Monitoring system • Periodically tested • Trained specialized crew • Not permanently manned installations • Safety zone marked • Installations indicated on charts • Qualifications required by the competent authority

  18. Offshore Implementation Assessment • PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE • Contingency Planning • Cooperation • Liability And Compensation • IMPLEMENTATION LIMITATIONS AND OTHER COMMENTS

  19. REMPEC Activities

  20. Training and Exercises

  21. Exchange of information

  22. Regional Information System

  23. Contingency Plan Offshore Protocol: Article 16 – Contingency Plan “In cases of emergency the Contracting Parties shall implement mutatis mutantis the provision of the Emergency Protocol” “Each Party shall require operators in charge of installations to have a Contingency plan to combat accidental pollution, coordinated with the contingency plan of the Contracting Party established in accordance with the Emergency Protocol”

  24. National Contingency Plan

  25. Emergency Assistance Offshore Protocol: Article 18 – Mutual Assistance in cases of emergency “In cases of emergency, a Party may request help from the other Parties, either directly or through REMPEC” “A Party which is also a Party to the Emergency Protocol shall apply the pertinent provision of the said Protocol”

  26. Obligations under the Protocol PREPAREDNESS: Sub-regional Contingency Plan

  27. Emergency Assistance Call for assistance Mediterranean Assistance Unit REMPEC On site/ Remote Assistance Regularly tested in communication exercises

  28. Oil and HNS Response/AdviseMAU:CEDRE, ISPRA, Ferchimica Agreement

  29. Oiled Wildlife ResponseREMPEC-Sea Alarm Agreement Source: posow.org

  30. Oil Spill Forecasting models REMPEC-MOON Agreement

  31. Emergency Assistance Call for assistance REMPEC Call transmitted to 24H/OPRC Focal Points Offers for assistance from CP Regularly tested in communication exercises e.g. TIFANI 2012

  32. DECISION IG.20/12 – 2: Implementation Assessment • Offshore Implementation Assessment • Request 25 February 2013 • Deadline 5 September 2013 • To date replies received from 8/22CP:

  33. 1st Offshore Working Group Meeting • Needs: • Analyse the level of compliance of national framework • Share regularly experience on technical issues • Adopt common approaches and standards • Specific expertise: Establishment of a dedicated technical forum: Barcelona Convention Offshore Oil and Gas Group (BARCO OFOG Group) • June 2013, Valletta, Malta • 44 participants - 14 Contracting Parties • Recommendations: • Harmonization with international and European practices • Creation of synergies with other Programmes and Contracting Parties’ Decision • Involvement of Industry and NGOs

  34. Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention Bureau UNEP/MAP Coordinating Unit (MEDU) Meetings of the Focal Points of MAP MAP Focal Points REMPEC SPA/RAC PAP/RAC BP/RAC CP/RAC INFO/RAC MEDPOL Meeting of the Focal Points of the Centres and MEDPOL National Focal Points Institutional Structure DECISION IG.20/12

  35. Next step in 2 weeks: MAP Focal Point 10-12 Sept 2013

  36. Toward the preparation of the Action Plan: UNEP(DEPI)/MED WG.387/12

  37. ToRBARCO OFOG Group • Composition: • Representatives of CP, NGOs, industry, other regional fora • Sub-Groups • Tasks: Article 30.2 • Public access to documents and information • Responsibilities • Secretariat • CP • Chairman for the OFOG and Sub-Groups • Third parties • Meetings

  38. THANK YOU Gabino Gonzalez Programme Officer REMPEC - Regional Marine Pollution Emergency Response Centre for the Mediterranean Sea Maritime House, Lascaris Wharf, Valetta, VLT 1921, Malta Tel: +356 21 337 296/7/8 |  Fax: +356 21 339 951 |  24-hour Emergency No: +356 99 497 978 ggonzalez@rempec.org |  www.rempec.org

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