Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2015/2352(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Liability, compensation and financial security for offshore oil and gas operations (A8-0308/2016 - Kostas Chrysogonos) EL
Liability, compensation and financial security for offshore oil and gas operations (short presentation) EL
Amendments (15)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas accidents caused by offshore oil and gas rigs lead to cross- border consequences and EU action to prevent and mitigate such accidents is therefore justified, especially in respect of countries of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Adriatic;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas the hydrocarbon exploration activities conducted in Albania violate international law and fail to respect the European acquis on the protection of the marine environment;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas offshore oil and gas exploration can have very negative effects on the marine environment beyond the limits of the continental shelf and States' exclusive economic zones;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the OSD sets out preconditions on licensing aimed at ensuring that licensees never find themselves technically orand financially unable to deal with the consequences of their offshore operations, and also requiring Member States to establish procedures for the prompt and adequate handling of compensation claims, including for transboundary incidents, and to facilitate the use of sustainable financial instruments (Article 4);
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the adoption of the OSD as a first step for the protection of the environment; and human activities and calls on those Member States which have not yet transposed it into their national laws to do so as soon as possible;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that compensatory regimes must be able to address transboundary claims effectively and without discrimination between claimants of different EEA countries; stresses the need for neighbouring countries which are not members of the EEA to respect international law;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Concludes that there is no need to give consideration toalls for further legislation untilproviding the Commission has publisheds its report on implementation of the OSD.
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Member States and the Commission to consider the special situation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); points out that offshore oil and gas incidents may have particularly serious implications for the fishing and tourism industries, their employees and workers on the oil and gas platforms, as well as for other sectors that rely on the good condition of the shared marine environment and landscapes for doing business, since these sectors, which include many SMEs, could suffer significant economic loss in the event of a major offshore accident;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises, therefore, that it is of the utmost importance to update existing liability systems in the Member States in order to ensure that if an incident occurs in the waters of these states, it would not adversely affect the future of the offshore oil and gas operations of the state in question, nor that of the entire EU, were thefor companies in the event of an incident, since an incident tomay occur in an area that is largely dependent on tourism for revenue; calls, therefore, on the Commission to revisit the need to introduce stringent common EU standards for remedial and compensatory claim systems for Member States, citizens, civil society organisations and local bodies;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses the need for the Commission to perform regular conformity checks both of national legal systems and of enterprises with the relevant liability and compensation provisions in the OSD;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Regrets the fact that none of the Member States explicitly sets out a broad range of financial security instruments concerning compensation for claims for traditional damage from offshore oil and gas incidents; underlines in this context that over-reliance on insurance could potentially results in a closed market for financial security instruments, with the corollary potential forleading to a lack of competition and increased costs;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the introduction of criminal liability at EU level couldwill add a layer of deterrence beyond civil penalties, which couldwill improve protection of the environment and compliance with safety measures; calls on the Commission to prepare and submit to Parliament its first implementation report on the OSD in a timely fashion, and no later than 19 July 2019, in order to allow the latter to revisit the introduction of criminal liability for offshore safety violations leading to offshore accidents based on concrete and systematic data;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Asks the Commission to consider the possibility of introducinge further legislation, which would effectively safeguard offshore oil and gas operations before a severe accident takes place;