Environmental statement - Flyndre and Cawdor - Maersk Oil

Figure 1‐2 Flyndre and Cawdor Development.
1.1. PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT
Flyndre and Cawdor Environmental Statement
Section 1 Introduction
The purpose of the project is to develop the Flyndre and Cawdor fields in order to deliver
hydrocarbons to the UK. This will in turn reduce the UK’s dependence on oil and gas imports. Taxes
paid will contribute to the UK’s social programmes and provide high value employment.
1.2. PURPOSE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STATEMENT
The purpose of this Environmental Statement (ES) is to report on the Environmental Assessment (EA)
process that has been carried out. The EA has been carried out to meet statutory and project
requirements.
The Offshore Petroleum Production and Pipelines (assessment of Environmental Effects) Regulations
1999 (as amended 2007 and 2010) require;
an evaluation of projects likely to have a significant effect on the offshore environment and
formal public comment on the resulting ES.
The ES is also required to take into account other European Directives and in particular the EU
Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC (enacted in the UK by: The Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation
of Habitats) Regulations 2001, SI 2001 No. 1754) and the EU Birds Directive 79/409/EEC.
As the field operator Maersk Oil’s Environmental Management System requires that an assessment of
the environmental consequences of all projects is undertaken to ensure the integration of
environmental consideration into their project planning and design activities.
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