The European Parliament gave its green light on Tuesday to the new directive on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations. The new rules will require oil and gas firms to prove their ability to cover potential liabilities deriving from their operations and to submit major hazard reports and emergency response plans before operations [...]
The European Parliament and the Council on Thursday reached a political agreement on the Commission’s legislative proposal on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations in the EU. Before oil and gas firms could get a licence to drill, the directive would require them to submit major hazard reports and emergency response plans and [...]
The European Union yesterday introduced a new project which will boost security and the safety of maritime routes across seven African countries in the Gulf of Guinea. The Critical Maritime Routes in the Gulf of Guinea Programme (CRIMGO) will help governments across West and Central Africa to improve safety of the main shipping routes by [...]
A series of new European rules must ensure the safety of offshore oil and gas drilling operations following the adoption, with a large majority, of a Report by Ivo Belet Member of the European Parliament by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy of the European Parliament. Ivo Belet said: “Europe has learned from the [...]
“There is absolutely reason to question the conclusions used by the EU Commission as a basis for its proposed regulation for offshore safety and the effect of such a regulation,” says Alfred Nordgård in the Norwegian Oil Industry Association (OLF). In October 2011, the EU Commission submitted a proposed regulation for offshore safety in Europe. [...]
The Shareholders of Nord Stream AG have asked the company to conduct a feasibility study of possible options to further increase the capacities to transport natural gas from Russia to the EU through the Baltic Sea. Over the next eight months, Nord Stream will make an assessment of various criteria of up to two potential [...]
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European Union regulators proposed stricter safety standards for offshore oil and natural-gas exploration to curb the risk of a major accide… By Ewa Krukowska (Businessweek) Source:Businessweek , October 27, 2011;
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Today the European Union has adopted a mandate to negotiate a legally binding treaty between the EU, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan to build a Trans Caspian Pipeline System. This is the first time that the European Union has proposed a treaty in support of an infrastructure project. The treaty will be concluded by the EU after [...]
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On August 9, SOCAR as leader of the Shah Deniz Export Negotiating Team announced that a request for proposal (RFP) and a request for information (RFI) has been issued to the three main prospective EU pipeline groups for transit of Shah Deniz gas to Europe. These are IGI Poseidon, Trans-Adriatic Pipeline and Nabucco. In [...]
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The European Commission said Wednesday Europe requires legislation to make offshore oil drilling safer, but steered away from imposing … by UPI Source: UPI, October 14, 2010;
