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Oil Spill Contingency in a Future Perspective Interspill 2004. Norwegian Minister of Fisheries Svein Ludvigsen. 83.000 km. © Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard , SFT, The National Coastal Administration. A future perspective on oil spill contingency. Management plan for the Barents Sea
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Oil Spill Contingency in a Future PerspectiveInterspill 2004 Norwegian Minister of Fisheries Svein Ludvigsen
83.000 km © Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard , SFT, The National Coastal Administration
A future perspective on oil spill contingency • Management plan for the Barents Sea • White paper on safety at sea and oil spill contingency next winter • Overview of incidents and accidents along the coast, among them the “Rocknes” • Cooperation between private companies and the government • By law - establish measures to handle acute pollution from own activities • Further innovation, research and development of new technology © Photo: The National Coastal Administration
Norwegian Ministry of Fisheries • Increasing oil transports in our northern waters are • New Vessel Traffic Central • North and South - around 50.000 ship movements each year • Preventive efforts are without doubt producing results • Preparedness and available equipment - important part of the security concept and must keep a high standard Murmansk US Rotterdam
Preparedness against acute pollution • Knowledge from risk analyses and ongoing activities • Strong tradition for cooperation both within state bodies and between state bodies and private actors • “Prestige” - dialogue with Spanish and French authorities • Coordinate available resources © Photo: Norwegian Coast Guard , Scanpix, The National Coastal Administration
Preventive measures • Places for refuge and areas for beaching have been mapped • Territorial waters are expanded from 4 nm til 12 nm • Mandatory traffic lanes are established in Northern Waters • ”Routeing” is beeing considered outside the territorial waters • VTS – 4 are established, one is planned to be in operation from 2007 • Automatic Identification System will be in operation for the whole coastline in 2004
Cooperation with Russia and the U.S. • Cooperation with the Russian Ministry of Transport • Cooperation includes safety at sea as well as oil spill preparedness • Sharing information and AIS-data • Goal to establish a broader cooperation: Barents VTMIS • Joint exercises • Analyses of Russian oil types • Other issues within oil spill preparedness U.S. – Russia workshop at Interspill • Part of the U.S. - Russia Energy Dialogue. • Norwegian government are pleased to host the workshop
a great opportunity for exchanging ideas, sharing experiences and for discussing future developments