1 Amendments of Hannu TAKKULA related to 2010/0303(COD)
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation - amending act
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Recent events highlighted the risks of offshore oil and gas exploration and production activities to maritime transport and the marine environmenOil disasters at sea are a consequence of uncontrolled risks arising from offshore activities associated with oil and gas exploration and production, whose impact affects large areas of the sea and coast and thus also maritime transport. The use of the Agency's response capabilities should be explicitly extended to cover response to pollution originating from such activities. In addition, the Agency should assist the Commission in analysing the safety of mobile offshore gas and oil installations, in order to identify possible weaknesses, basing its contribution on the expertise it has developed with regard to maritime safety, maritime security, the prevention of pollution caused by ships and response to marine pollution.