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"The US environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 has also caused the EU to reassess the existing safety regulations relating to offshore oil and gas extraction.
The available data are unequivocal – the EU extracts more than 90% of its oil and 60% of its gas offshore. Energy consumption continues to grow apace, while traditional energy sources are becoming exhausted, making us resort to ever deeper and riskier drilling and state-of-the-art technology.
How do we regulate oil and gas activity without harming either the environment or the economy?
First, we need common overall EU standards for monitoring these activities. Oil and gas projects submitted for approval should be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, taking into account their particular environmental and technical circumstances. The basic principles must be clear – no project that does not provide for an effective crisis response plan and for the necessary resources for this to be available should be approved. The relevant industry must continue to accept responsibility for any damage caused.
Second, we must develop cross-border institutions for monitoring compliance with adopted standards, reacting to incidents and carrying out audits. Such a common institution already operates successfully in North Sea countries. Something similar is essential in other regions too, for the Baltic Sea countries, for example.
The European Maritime Safety Agency could supervise the activities of these institutions and compliance with standards in the EU and its bordering maritime territories."@en1
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