Alan Spackman Director, Offshore Technical and Regulatory Affairs, International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC)
The need for measures to address pollution from offshore oil and gas activities has been considered by the General Assembly of the United Nations and,....[more]
Gavin Knight Senior Research Analyst, World Markets Energy Practice, World Markets Research Centre (WMRC)
Introduction
In November 2002, the oil tanker Prestige split in half, spilling 70,000 tonnes of oil onto the Spanish coast. The disaster highlighted....[more]
Ecological risk assessment is the evaluation of the likelihood that adverse ecological effects result from exposure to one or more chemical or physica....[more]
Jonathan Miles Managing Director
of Argo Environmental Engineering/Environmental Protection Specialist
Introduction
In their sustainability strategy reports, the UK Offshore Operators Association (UKOOA) has recognised the UK government’s drive t....[more]
Introduction
In the early 1990s, a number of technologies were evaluated that could resolve the environmental issues associated with the offshore us....[more]
When the Petroleum Safety Authority, Norway (PSA) was established on 1 January 2004, it was heir to more than three decades of experience from the Nor....[more]
