Environmental statement - Flyndre and Cawdor - Maersk Oil

Flyndre and Cawdor Environmental Statement
Non-Technical Summary
3.1. METOCEAN CONDITIONS ............................................................................................. 3‐1
3.2. ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION PROTECTING HABITATS AND SPECIES ..................................... 3‐10
3.3. THE SEABED .......................................................................................................... 3‐13
3.4. BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINANTS ..................................................................................... 3‐22
3.5. MARINE FLORA AND FAUNA ...................................................................................... 3‐22
3.6. SOCIO‐ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT .............................................................................. 3‐32
3.7. OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................ 3‐36
4. ENVIROMENTAL ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY ............................................ 4‐1
4.1. LIKELIHOOD ............................................................................................................. 4‐1
4.2. CONSEQUENCE ......................................................................................................... 4‐1
4.3. COMBINING LIKELIHOOD AND CONSEQUENCE TO ESTABLISH RISK ........................................... 4‐2
5. ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL IMPACTS AND CONTROLS ................................ 5‐1
5.1. DRILLING PHASE ....................................................................................................... 5‐2
5.2. SUBSEA INSTALLATION ............................................................................................... 5‐6
5.3. PRODUCTION PHASE ................................................................................................ 5‐16
5.4. WIDER DEVELOPMENT CONCERNS ................................................................................ 5‐21
6. HYDROCARBON RELEASES ................................................................................ 6‐1
6.1. OIL SPILL REGULATIONS AND RISK ON THE UKCS ................................................................ 6‐1
6.2. POTENTIAL SOURCE OF HYDROCARBON RELEASE AT THE FLYNDRE AND CAWDOR DEVELOPMENT .... 6‐2
6.3. HYDROCARBON SPILL MODELLING ................................................................................. 6‐4
6.4. ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITIES .................................................................................. 6‐15
6.5. SPILL PREVENTION AND CONTINGENCY PLANNING ............................................................ 6‐16
7. CONCLUSIONS ................................................................................................... 7‐1
7.1. ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS .......................................................................................... 7‐1
7.1. MINIMISING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT .......................................................................... 7‐2
7.2. OVERALL CONCLUSION .............................................................................................. 7‐4
8. REFERENCES ....................................................................................................... 8‐1
APPENDIX A – REGISTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION........................................................A‐1
APPENDIX B – ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.............................................................................B‐1
APPENDIX C – ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGMENT SYSTEM..............................................................C‐1
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