§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what assessment he has made of the relative risk of oil spillage from a production and distribution system using(a) floating production storage and offloading facilities and tankers to transport oil and (b) fixed production platforms and pipelines. [63087]
§ Mr. BattleI have been asked to reply.
The Licensing conditions and the Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations which were implemented earlier this year require a risk-based assessment to be made of each offshore production facility prior to production taking place.
§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions in what ways the emergency infrastructure is being modified to deal with a potential pollution incident in the Atlantic Frontier Region following the granting of licences for oil production there. [63053]
§ Mr. BattleI have been asked to reply.
The Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation Convention) Regulations implemented in May this year require a risk-based 318W assessment of any potential pollution incident before the operation can be carried out, regardless of where the operation is taking place.