18 Amendments of Martin CALLANAN related to 2011/2072(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ConsiderNotes that the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico musthas lead the EU to urgently and deeply review its legislation, in respect of the precautionary principle,and Member States to urgently review both their appropriate legislation and regulation on all aspects of offshore oil and gas extraction and exploration in its territories; in this context, welcomes the Commission’s will to urgently fill the gaps in the existing EU legislation;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Acknowledges that there already exists a network of regimes and best practices and believes that a single new piece of specific EU legislation may risk destabilising the current network of regimes as well as distracting from, duplicating or compromising existing best practice;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Supports the Commission’s desire to level-up minimum standards within the EU; believes that safety and environmental concerns should be embedded in all legislation and the highest safety and environmental standards be applied in all areas of offshore oil and gas activities;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Warns however that the effectiveness of legislation ultimately depends on the competence of the relevant European and national authorities and bodies to implement, manage and enforce relevant legislation; believes the Commission should be vigilant in ensuring compliance by Member State authorities;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Urges the Commission and the Members States to strengthen effective mutual cooperation and to establish an EUbut is concerned that an EU- level ‘Ccontrol theler of controllers’ systemmay not bring sufficient added-value to justify draining scarce regulatory resources from national competent authorities; however gathering data, sharing best practices and coordinating response resources should be done at an EU level;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Reiterates its cCalls ton the Commission to assess whether it is necessary to bring forward proposals as soon as possible forto establishing an EU Civil Protection Force based on the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, integrating specific mechanisms which enable the EU to face massive pollution caused by oil offshore installationsto enable the EU to face massive pollution caused by oil offshore installations, recognising that such an event has never occurred in EU waters and that resources would possibly be better directed elsewhere;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Suggests that EMSA’s inventories of response resources should collate all relevant public and industry resources so that EMSA is best placed to provide a coordinating role, where necessary, in the event of a major incident;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Suggests that available equipment for capping all potential spills should be an essential part of contingency plans and such equipment should be available in proximity to installations to allow for timely deployment in the event of a major accident;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Urges companies to continue to set aside funds for research and development of new prevention and accident remediation technologies; stresses that before any disaster response technologies are added to an approved contingency plan they should be independently tested, assessed and authorised;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Advocates strict control and continued testing of chemical dispersants, both to ensure their suitability in the event of a spill and to avoid public health and environmental implications;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers the ELD to be a very complex piece of legislation; calls for any proposed amendments to be accompanied by a thorough impact assessment; Calls for a revision of the ELD to extend its coverage to all EU marine waters in line with the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD);
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that the financially liable parties should be established without ambiguity prior to drilling;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that oil and gas operators must be required, in the licensing procedure, to demonstrate they have sufficient insurance or other financial guarantees in place to secure restoration and compensation in relation to the specific activities they are going to carry out and the potential environmental damage that could be caused – whether through industry mutual schemes, such as OPOL, or through mandatory insurances;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recognises the merit of communal funds such as OPOL in the North Sea and for such funds to be established in each EU sea area; calls for membership to be mandatory for operators to ensure legal certainty so as to provide a safety-net mechanism designed to reassure the Member States, the maritime sector, including fishermen in particular, and taxpayers;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Suggests that Member States adopt a set of measures to penalise negligence and non-compliance in the implementation of safety ruleslegislation and safety regulation;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for an extension ofon the Commission to ensure that all Member States fully implement the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) directive towhich already cover alls offshore projects phases (exploratory, operational, and decommissioning) and calls for specific requirements for EIAs in case of drilling activities in deep wateroil and gas activities;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to re- examine its proposal on Industrial major accidents:consider the case for extending the sound principles contained within its legislation to control ofnshore hazards involving dangerous substances (SEVESO III) in order to extend its scope to oil rig(SEVESO II and III) to legislation aimed at offshore oil and gas activities;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes that offshore oil and gas activities are intentionally excluded from the key provisions of the Industrial Emissions Directive; suggests that the European IPPC Bureau defines Best Available Practices (BAT) for offshore hydrocarbon activities as offshore emissions are very different from onshore since the fuel is "raw" and has not been standardised as is the case onshore; recognises that provisions for offshore emissions already exist under other legislation relating to all aspects of operations that could have an effect on the environment;