Activities of Francisco de Paula GAMBUS MILLET related to 2015/2352(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Liability, compensation and financial security for offshore oil and gas operations (A8-0308/2016 - Kostas Chrysogonos) ES
Amendments (14)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the environmental damage caused by the Deepwater Horizon accident; also draws attention to the fact that the Castor project caused about 500 earthquakes off the Tarragona and Castelló coasts in 2013 and that these directly affected thousands of European citizens;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
– having regard to the incidents related to the castor platform off the coast of Castellón and Tarragona, which include 500 earthquakes that have directly affected thousands of European citizens;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that as the number of offshore facilities is likely to rise in the future, especially in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, and given that the EU has roughly 68 000 kilometres of coast, we should not wait for a severe accident to happen before we develop the proper Union-wide legal framework;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the need forto carry out and publish a sound risk analysis and environmental impact assessment of every offshore operation and provide for the appropriate training of staff;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the Commission is currently looking into the nature of the compensation paid by Spain to the promoter of the Castor gas storage project in a complaint procedure;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines the need to ensure rapid, effective and adequate compensation for all victims of pollution and of collateral damage linked to prospecting, surveys, and the operation of offshore facilities;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that although the OSD contains some specific provisions on liability and compensation-related issues, it does not establish a comprehensive EU framework for liability; calls on the Commission, therefore, to ascertain in every case that compensation is not being used as covert State aid;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Also regrets the fact that the way civil liability is handled varies considerably from one Member State to another and that there is often uncertainty as to how Member States’ legal systems would deal with the diversity of civil claims that could result from offshore oil and gas incidents; considers, therefore, that the Commission ought to assess the need to harmonise liability arrangements at EU level;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that the Commission should look into sums of compensation to operators for giving up concessions awarded by a Member State so as to prevent cases of convert state aid;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deplores the fact that the scope of liability for damages differs among the Member States; considers, therefore, that the Commission ought to assess the need to harmonise liability at Union level;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines the need to include the victims of collateral damage linked to prospecting, surveys and the operation of offshore facilities, as well as those likely to be eligible for the compensation envisaged;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Underlines that a balance needs to be struck between the swift compensation of victims and the prevention of pay-out of illegitimate claims (also known as the ‘floodgates’ problem), through increased certainty regarding the levels of financial responsibility of many offshore firms and the avoidance of lengthy and expensive proceedings before the courts; takes the view that compensation payments to operators should also be subject to such preventive measures and checks;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission, whenever infringement proceedings have been instituted against a Member State, to appear before Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety for the purpose of reporting on the case and on the measures to be taken to remedy the actions of the Member State concerned.
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission, whenever infringement proceedings have been instituted against a Member State, to appear before Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety for the purpose of reporting on the case and on the measures to be taken to remedy the actions of the Member State concerned;