GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd

GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd 

Environmental Management System 

Annual Public Statement 

2011

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CONTENTS 

1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 

2.0 GDF SUEZ E&P UK OPERATIONS 2 

2.1 COMPANY PROFILE 2 

2.2 REVIEW OF OUR ACTIVITY IN 2011 3 

3.0 INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 5 

3.1 HSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 5 

3.2 HSE GOALS AND POLICY 5 

4.0 DRIVING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE 7 

4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS 7 

4.2 ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS 9 

4.3 ENERGY USE 10 

4.4 WASTE MANAGEMENT 10 

4.5 CHEMICAL CONSUMPTION 12 

4.6 SPILLS (PON 1 RAISED) 13 

4.7 LEAKS (GAS RELEASES) 13 

5.0 2011 INITIATIVES 14 

5.1 ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION 14 

5.2 OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS 14 

6.0 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT 16 

6.1 2011 OBJECTIVES 16 

7.0 OVERVIEW OF 2012 ACTIVITIES 17

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TABLES 

TABLE 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 8 

TABLE 2 - 2011 TOTAL CHEMICAL USE AND DISCHARGE, BY RANKING 12 

TABLE 3 - 2011 SUB CHEMICAL USE AND DISCHARGE, BY RANKING 12 

FIGURES 

FIGURE 1 – MAP OF GDF SUEZ E&P UK OPERATIONS 3 

FIGURE 2 – STRUCTURE OF GDF SUEZ E&P UK’S HSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 5 

FIGURE 3 – GDF SUEZ E&P UK’S HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT POLICY 6 

FIGURE 4 – EVOLUTION OF THE CONTRIBUTION TO GWP 9 

FIGURE 5 – EVOLUTION OF THE CONTRIBUTION TO AP 9 

FIGURE 6 – CONTRIBUTION TO ENERGY USE 10 

FIGURE 7 – WASTE PRODUCTION 11 

FIGURE 8 – WASTE RECYCLED 11 

FIGURE 9 – COMPARISON OF THE USE OF CHEMICALS 12 

FIGURE 10 – 2011 HSE KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 15 

FIGURE 11 – 2011 QHSE PLAN 16 

APPENDICES 

APPENDIX 1 – LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS 18 

APPENDIX 2 – REFERENCES 19

1.0 INTRODUCTION 



The GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd Environmental Management System (EMS) Annual Public Statement 

2011 is required as part of the Oslo Paris (OSPAR) 2003/5 Recommendations in which all 

Operators of Offshore Installations are required to produce an annual public statement describing 

the environmental performance of all operations undertaken on the United Kingdom Continental 

Shelf (UKCS) during the calendar year 2011. 

The first section of this document gives a brief description of GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd (hereafter GDF 

SUEZ E&P UK) and its offshore activities, with emphasis on the 2011 campaign. 

Section 2 gives an overview of the GDF SUEZ E&P UK EMS and the plans to strengthen it. 

Section 3 offers a summary of GDF SUEZ E&P UK environmental performance with regard to 

atmospheric emissions, marine discharges, chemical usage and waste management. 

The final section reviews the status of the objectives set in 2011 and outlines the new objectives 

and goals for 2012 in line with GDF SUEZ E&P UK’s commitment to continuous improvement. 

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2.0 GDF SUEZ E&P UK OPERATIONS 

2.1 COMPANY PROFILE 

2.1.1 GDF SUEZ Group 



GDF SUEZ develops its businesses (electricity, natural gas, services) around a model based on 

responsible growth to take up today’s major energy and environmental challenges: meeting energy 

needs, ensuring the security of supply, reducing climate change and maximising the use of 

resources. 

The Group provides highly efficient and innovative solutions to individuals, cities and businesses 

by relying on diversified gas-supply sources, flexible and low-emission power generation as well as 

unique expertise in four key sectors: liquefied natural gas, energy efficiency services, independent 

power production and environmental services. 

GDF SUEZ employs 218,900 people worldwide and achieved revenues of €90.7 billion in 2011. 

The Group is listed on the Paris, Brussels and Luxembourg stock exchanges and is represented in 

the main international indices: CAC 40, BEL 20, DJ Stoxx 50, DJ Euro Stoxx 50, Euronext 100, 

FTSE Eurotop 100, MSCI Europe, ASPI Eurozone and ECPI Ethical Index EMU. 

2.1.2 GDF SUEZ E&P UK 

GDF SUEZ E&P UK is an increasingly significant player in oil and gas exploration and production in 

the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS). The Company has built up a substantial portfolio of assets in the 

Central and Southern North Sea, and West of Shetland with over 40 licences, including 16 as 

operator. GDF SUEZ E&P UK produced 7.4 Mboe in 2011. 

As operator of Cygnus, one of the largest undeveloped North Sea gas fields, and other predevelopment 

projects such as Juliet, Orca and Jacqui, GDF SUEZ E&P UK’s vision is to become one 

of the leading operators in the UKCS. The Company has a workforce of more than 250 staff and 

contractors in offices in London and Aberdeen. 

As part of the GDF SUEZ Group, the world’s largest utility Company, GDF SUEZ E&P UK shares the 

Group’s vision and commitment to excellence in energy. The GDF SUEZ Group is actively involved 

in exploration and production in 16 countries. 



2.2 REVIEW OF OUR ACTIVITY IN 2011 

Figure 1 – Map of GDF SUEZ E&P UK Operations 





2.2.1 ANGLIA 



GDF SUEZ E&P UK operated the Anglia Not Permanently Attended Installation (NPAI) in Block 

48/19b up to December 2010. Anglia is located approximately 70 km to the north-east of the 

North Norfolk coastline and approximately 80 km from the UK/Netherlands trans-boundary line. 

The Anglia field has eight production wells: six platform and two subsea tie-back wells. Natural gas 

is processed at ConocoPhillips’ LOGGS offshore complex. Anglia was divested in December 2010, 

therefore no further information will be provided concerning operations at this location. 

2.2.2 CYGNUS 

2.2.3 MINKE 

2.2.4 JULIET 

The Cygnus field is located in United Kingdom Continental Shelf (UKCS) Blocks 44/11a and 

44/12a of the SNS, approximately 159km north-east of the North Norfolk (UK) coastline and 

40km west of the UK/Netherlands median line [1]. The field is within the Dogger Bank candidate 

Special Area of Conservation (cSAC). The boundaries of the cSAC lie 40km to the east and 22km to 

the south. The cSAC has been designated as it is shallow sandbank that is covered by seawater all 

the time. As such it supports a diverse community of marine species including harbour porpoise, 

common and grey seals [2]. 

GDF SUEZ E&P UK actively works with other operators and stakeholders to ensure the 

environmental sensitivities of the area are understood and the environmental management 

programme undertaken reflects best industry practice. 

No operational work has been undertaken in the Cygnus field by GDF SUEZ E&P UK during 2011, 

however an Environmental Statement was submitted to the DECC in September 2011 and a DECC 

letter of No Environmental Objections was issued on 5th March 2012 (DECC reference 

D/4119/2011). 

Two environmental surveys were conducted at Cygnus in 2011, which together ran for 57 days and 

consumed 343.91 tonnes of diesel. 

Minke is a subsea development tied back to the D15-A platform in the Netherlands, operated by 

GDF SUEZ E&P Nederland B.V. The Minke field is located 175km from the UK coastline and 

extends across the UK/Netherlands median line into the Dutch Block D15. Production started in 

2007 and gas is exported to Uithuizen in the Netherlands via the NGT pipeline system. There was 

no production or related activity associated with Minke during 2011 as the field has been shut in 

since December 2010. 

The Juliet field is located in Blocks 47/14b of the SNS, approximately 37km north east of 

Theddlethorpe. An environmental statement for this field development was submitted on 21 st 

February 2012 and a DECC letter of No Environmental Objections was issued on 1 st May 2012 

(DECC reference D/4136/2012). Development-related activities have not yet commenced. 

There has been one environmental survey at Juliet in 2011, which together ran for 3 days and 


2.2.5 FARADAY 

2.2.6 JACQUI 

The Faraday field is located is located in block 30/1 of the Central North Sea (CNS). Faraday was 

drilled to confirm the presence of natural gas. Drilling commenced in August 2011 and was 

completed in January 2012. These 9 days in January are included in this report. 

Jacqui field is located in block 30/13b of the CNS, approximately 275km from Scotland. Jacqui - a 

high pressure / high temperature well - was commenced in January 2012 and is due for 

completion by the end of June 2012. This data will be included in the 2012 public statement. 

Two environmental surveys were conducted at Jacqui in 2011, which together ran for 5 days and 




3.0 INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 

3.1 HSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 



GDF SUEZ E&P UK maintained ISO 14001 certification for its HSE Management System in both 

London and Aberdeen offices in 2011. The latter applies to all our offshore operated assets and is 

designed to reduce the impact of our activities on the environment through careful planning, 

defined roles and responsibilities, appropriate plans and procedures, robust monitoring and 

reporting systems and continuous review of performance. By adopting and implementing the 

system, we also ensure there is an ongoing process for environmental risk identification, 

assessment, mitigation and control throughout the project lifecycle. 

Our Health, Safety and Environment Management System (HSEMS) is an integral part of our 

Company’s Business Management System. The environmental arrangements help us to evaluate 

our impact on the environment, and prioritise and control our significant environmental aspects. 

The HSEMS is structured to manage compliance with environmental legislation, to prevent 

pollution and to drive continuous improvement of our environmental performance. It also ensures 

we take a systematic approach to the way we manage our environmental impacts. Our work ethics 

are based on a principle of continuous improvement, namely: 

Setting clear business objectives to deliver success 

Taking time to plan, and agree roles and responsibilities 

Implementing the right systems and processes to achieve those objectives efficiently, 

consistently and cost effectively 

Measuring performance and using it to drive continuous improvement. 

3.2 HSE GOALS AND POLICY 

GDF SUEZ E&P UK’s goals are: 

Zero injuries 

No damage to the environment 

Consistently deliver on our commitments 

Continually improve our performance 

Leadership and commitment from all those involved in GDF SUEZ E&P UK business activities. 

Figure 2 – Structure of GDF SUEZ E&P UK’s HSE Management System 





Figure 3 – GDF SUEZ E&P UK’s Health, Safety and Environment Policy 



4.0 DRIVING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE 



Finding and producing oil and gas inevitably has an impact on the environment, resulting from 

both onshore and offshore activities, which we strive to control with an effective EMS. Aspects of 

our activities that can interact with the environment include: 

Atmospheric emissions (e.g. from diesel combustion in generators, gas flaring) 

Energy consumption 

Waste production (e.g. hazardous waste, conventional waste, drill cuttings) 

Chemical consumption and discharge 

Spills (chemicals, potentially diesel during bunkering) 

Fish disturbance from seismic activity 

4.1 ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS 

Table 1 shows our performance against a suite of environmental indicators for the years 2008 to 

2011. 

None of the fields listed in Section 2.2 was in production during the period covered by this report. 

Consequently there is no reported production this year. 

However, GDF SUEZ E&P UK had drilling activity at two wells in 2011. As noted previously, the 

Faraday well was completed in 2011 and the associated environmental indicators are shown in 

Table 1. Drilling activity at Jacqui continues into 2012 and performance indicators are not yet 

available. These will be included in the 2012 annual report. 

The data in Table 1 have been extracted from the EEMS reporting database [3]. Conversion factors 

in EEMS are used to derive atmospheric emissions from fuel usage. Chemical and waste 

consumption data is collected on a regular basis from offshore contractors. Means of data 

reporting is audited on a regular basis. An overview of GDF SUEZ E&P UK’s performance on these 

aspects is presented in Sections 4.1 to 4.5. 



Table 1 - Environmental Performance Indicators 



Indicators Unit 2011 2010 2009 2008 

Operated Gas Production 

Producing Assets 

Production quantities 

Energy Consumption 

Diesel 

Natural gas 

Offshore Activities 

Drilling operations 

Workovers 

Environmental Surveys 

Environmental Incidents 

Chemical releases 

Hydrocarbon releases 

Atmospheric emissions 

Global Warming Potential 

Acidification Potential 

CO2 

CH4 

NOX 

N20 

SO2 

CO 

VOC 

Waste produced (recycled) 

Conventional waste 

Hazardous waste 

Drill cuttings 

Chemical use (discharge) 

Gold total 

Gold SUB 

E total 

E SUB 

D total 

D SUB 

C total 

C SUB 

B total 

B SUB 

A total 

A SUB 

Oil in produced water 

Oil discharged (OPPC permit) 

Produced water discharge 

No. 

MWh 

MWh 

MWh 

No. 

No. 

No. 

No. 

No. 

TCO2 EQ 

TSO2 EQ 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

T 

Grams 

M 3 

1 (Minke) 

0 

19073.5 

0 

2 (Faraday, Jacqui*) 

0 

5 

1 

0 

7503.9 

101.3 

7497 

6.3 

137.9 

0.51 

4.7 

18.8 

5.6 

177.4 (32.6) 

1004.9 (19.5) 

2316 (185) 

49.4 (7.8) 

16.2 (0.5) 

4046 (341) 

3.4 (0) 

1.05 (0.05) 

1 (0) 

620 (0) 

2.4 (0) 

12.2(0) 

12.2 (0) 

10.2 (0) 

10.2 (0) 

0 

0 

2 (Anglia & Minke) 

1,106,027 

19,620 

0 

1 (Cygnus) 

0 

0 

2 (Anglia & Minke) 

584,200 

20,753 

10,602 

3 (Cygnus, Telsa) 

0 

4 

2(Anglia & Minke) 

1,311,585 

13,086 

8,926 

2 (Cygnus, Juliet) 

0 

3 



0 

0 

4590 

59.76 

4419 

3.73 

81.47 

0.30 

2.76 

11.05 

3.31 

71.23 (21.55) 

614.18 (7.1) 

1102.6 (915.90) 

118.1 (81.8) 

19.9 (2.5) 

7028(2170) 

5.7 (0) 

0.2 (0) 

0 

0 

0 

12.6 (0) 

12.6 (0) 

6.8(0) 

6.8(0) 

0 

0 

2 

1 

8885 

64 

7860 

37 

83 

0.37 

5.5 

27.2 

7 

208 (138) 

287 (87) 

2732 (1183) 

26.8(14.4) 

5.8(1) 

3618(1848) 

4.7 (0) 

0.4 (0) 

0.4(0) 

66.7 (0) 

5.3 (0) 

10.3(0) 

10.3 (0) 

5.4 (0) 

5.4(0) 

636.7 

57.86 

Data for operations at Jacqui have not been included in this report and will be included in 2012 figures 

2011 atmospheric drilling emissions at Faraday also include a fraction (9 days) of emissions from 2012 drilling 

operations. 

0 

0 

6270 

50.7 

5416 

30.6 

66 

0.3 

4.4 

21.8 

5.6 

22 (21.9) 

49.8 (25.5) 

1030 (689) 

16.5 (5.5) 

2 (0) 

4112(1174) 

14.7(0) 

0.95v 

0.95 (0) 

19.8(0) 

19.8(0) 

0 

0 

8.3 (0) 

8.3 (0) 

(0) 

(0)

4.2 ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONS 



GDF SUEZ E&P UK’s atmospheric emissions during 2011 were primarily generated from fuel (e.g. 

diesel) burnt for offshore power generation during our drilling activities, along with emissions 

generated from vessels during environmental survey operations. 

Table 1 gives emissions figures for the various gases emitted during our offshore operations since 

2008. There has been an increase in emissions since 2010; however they were not as high as 

those of 2009. These changes are related to the number of wells being drilled during the period 

considered. Figure 4 and 5 shows the variations in Global Warming Potential (GWP) and 

Acidification Potential (AP) from 2008 to 2011. 

The GWP of emissions is expressed in tonnes of CO2 equivalent, based on a given time horizon of 

100 years [4]. This is calculated by multiplying the quantities of each contributing component of an 

emission by an individual conversion factor [5]. In the case of hydrocarbon combustion the 

contributing components are CO2, CH4 and N2O with conversion factors of 1, 21 and 310 

respectively. No other gases which contribute to global warming were reported as emitted as a 

result of GDF SUEZ E&P UK operations during 2011. 

AP of emissions is expressed in tonnes of SO2 equivalent. This is calculated by multiplying each 

contributing component of an emission by an individual conversion factor [6]. In the case of 

hydrocarbon combustion the contributing gases are SO2 and NOx, with conversion factors of 1 and 

0.7 respectively. 

The data indicate that there has been an increase in emissions contributing to GWP since 2010, 

but an overall fall since 2009. Emissions contributing to AP have not shown the same fall since 

2009, this is because proportionately less gas is now burnt (which causes lower acidification 

potential than diesel use). 

Figure 4 – Evolution of the contribution to GWP 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

Figure 5 – Evolution of the contribution to AP 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

GLOBAL WARMING POTENTIAL 



4590 

6270 

6395 

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 

Tonnes CO 2 equivalent 

ACIDIFICATION POTENTIAL 

50.7 

64 

59.76 

8885 

101.27 

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 

Tonnes SO 2 equivalent

4.3 ENERGY USE 



Our energy use is primarily for power generation and is directly linked with the level of activity. For 

drilling activity and survey operation, diesel is the dominant source of fuel, as is reflected in the 

data shown in Figure 6. 

Figure 6 – Contribution to Energy Use 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

4.4 WASTE MANAGEMENT 

0 

0 

ENERGY USE 

9100 

In this report, the term ‘recycling’ covers waste reused, recycled or converted to energy. The term 

‘landfill’ covers waste going to landfill for disposal or types of disposal other than through recycling. 

Figure 7 and figure 8 illustrate the total amount of waste produced and recycled between 2008 

and 2011, including conventional waste, hazardous waste and waste from drill cuttings. 

The amount of hazardous and conventional waste produced is largely dependent on the extent 

and nature of activity, which during 2010 and 2011 predominantly relates to drilling operations. All 

waste quantities have increased since 2010. For hazardous waste, tank washings containing oil 

based mud are the largest proportion of this stream. In 2011 tank washing represented 997.5 out 

of 1004.3 tonnes of hazardous waste, which compares with 575.4 out 614.2 in 2010. 

Drill cuttings represent the highest proportion of the total waste produced across all years, with 

overall quantities again being mainly a reflection of drilling activity. Year on year comparisons have 

limited value due the variability of well dimensions and cuttings generated. Cuttings are generated 

from the borehole while drilling the wells and are brought back to the surface by the drilling mud. 

The cuttings associated with water-based muds are normally discharged to sea. Those associated 

with oil-based muds (and consequently contaminated with base oil) are recycled during operations 

and then shipped to shore. There they are treated to remove the majority of hydrocarbons, prior to 

disposal as landfill. 



11000 

13100 

19620 

19074 

Natural Gas 

MWh 

21000 

0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 

Energy Depletion (MWh)

Figure 7 – Waste production 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

Figure 8 – Waste recycled 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

22 

49.8 

71.7 

208 

287 

177.4 

614.2 



WASTE PRODUCED 

Conventional Waste Hazardous Waste Drill Cuttings 

1030 

1004.9 

1102.6 

0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 

Waste quantities (Tonnes) 

21.8 

25.5 

21.6 

7.1 

32.6 

19.5 

Conventional Waste 

WASTE RECYCLED 

Hazardous Waste Drill Cuttings 

87 

138 

185 



689.7 

2316 

915.9 

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 

Waste quantities (Tonnes) 

2732 

1183

4.5 CHEMICAL CONSUMPTION 



All offshore activities involving the use and/or discharge of chemicals are covered by the Offshore 

Chemicals Regulations (OCR) 2002 (as amended in 2011). A chemical permit must be obtained 

from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to use and/or discharge chemicals 

offshore. See Table 1 – Environmental Performance Indicators. 

Chemicals used offshore are ranked according to the potential to cause environmental harm if 

discharged. Two methods of ranking are used, depending on the methodology used to assess the 

risk. In one chemicals are ranked by letter, from E to A, with E representing the least risk. In the 

second method the chemicals are ranked by colour as Gold, Silver, White, Blue, Orange and Purple 

in order of increasing hazard [7] . The majority of products ranked as E are comprised of components 

included on a list of chemicals which are considered to pose little or no risk (PLONOR) to the 

environment under the Oslo Paris (OSPAR) Convention. Table 2 shows chemicals used and 

discharged during GDF SUEZ E&P UK offshore operations, during 2011, by ranking. PLONOR 

products made up 77% of the total use and 97% of the total discharge during the reporting period. 

Table 2 - 2011 Total chemical use and discharge, by ranking 

Ranking A B C D E Gold Silver Total 2011 

Use (tonnes) 0 0 620 1.05 4045 49.4 0 4739 

Discharge (%) 0 0 0 4.8 8.4 15.8 0 7.3 

In addition to the above ranking methods, the OSPAR convention requires the offshore industry to 

make efforts to remove from use chemicals which are highly persistent or combine at least two of 

moderate persistence, toxic and bioaccumulating, or contain substances, such as heavy metals or 

organo-halogens, which are considered to be particularly hazardous to the environment. These 

products are included in the list of candidates for substitution (SUB) maintained by the Centre for 

Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS). In order to conform to the Offshore 

Chemcial Regulations and to achieve continual improvement of our environmental performance 

GDF SUEZ E&P UK endeavour to replace and/or minimise discharge of these products, unless 

continued use can be justified on technical or safety grounds. Table 3 shows the SUB chemical use 

and discharge during GDF SUEZ E&P UK offshore operations during 2011. 

Table 3 - 2011 SUB chemical use and discharge, by ranking 

Ranking A B C D E Gold Silver Total 2011 

Usage (Tonnes) 10.2 12.2 2.4 1 3.4 16.2 0 45.4 

% Discharge 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.8% 0% 1.0% 

Figure 9 compares annual chemical use (SUB and total) over the period 2008 to 2011. 

Figure 9 – Comparison of the use of chemicals 

2008 

2009 

2010 

2011 

45.7 

31.9 

45.0 

45.4 

"SUB Use" Total Use 

3728 



4158 

4738 

0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 

Chemical quantities (Tonnes) 

7166

4.6 SPILLS (PON 1 RAISED) 



A reportable incident occurred during the drilling of Faraday (Block 30/1) on the 22nd September 

2011 from the drilling rig GSF Galaxy II. 394kg of an oil based drilling fluid (Versatherm) were 

released into the marine environment due to the failure of a hose seal on the drilling rig. 

Immediate steps were taken to isolate the hose and minimise the release. The spill appeared as a 

silvery sheen on the surface of the water and covered an area of approximately 350m 2 . As 

required under the conditions of the PON15B, this incident was reported to the DECC through the 

timely submission of a PON1 (PON1/652). 

4.7 LEAKS (GAS RELEASES) 

There have been no reportable gas releases. 



5.0 2011 INITIATIVES 

5.1 ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION 



The GDF SUEZ E&P UK HSE Management System (HSEMS) was recommended for continued 

certification to ISO 14001:2004 at both the London and Aberdeen offices. No major or minor nonconformities 

were identified during the most recent audit and no observations or improvement 

opportunities were noted. The next audit will be a renewal audit, which will involve a review of the 

Business Management System (BMS) against ISO 14001. 

The certification brings us many benefits, including: 

Independent assurance that the Company meets, and continues to meet our HSEMS 

commitments and policy requirements; 

Streamlining operations - greater operational efficiency and energy conservation, and reduction 

in the use of hazardous materials and generation of hazardous wastes; 

Increased awareness and participation from better communication about environmental issues 

inside and outside the organisation; 

GDF SUEZ E&P UK’s ISO 14001 programme raises the profile of environmental issues and 

makes it clear that environmental performance is an important part of our corporate culture; 

Safety benefits by regularly reviewing our HSEMS for ISO 14001 we are able to identify and 

implement health and safety improvements. 

5.2 OBJECTIVES AND TARGETS 

In addition to our Company’s objectives we have defined, in association with the other E&P 

affiliates, common Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to assess our performance and offer 

benchmarking opportunities. 2011 performance results are very good, with all targets being met 

except one, showing an improvement on the 2010 results (Figure 8). 



People 

Figure 10 – 2011 HSE Key Performance Indicators 

Major Risk 

Environment 

Competency & 

Leadership 



Indicator Description Targets ‘10 Results ‘10 Targets ‘11 Results ‘11 

Total Recordable 

Incident Rate 

Lost Time Incident 

Frequency 

No. Significant 

Hydrocarbon Releases 

Safety critical Items 

Failures 

GHG Emissions 

per Unit of 

Production 

Oil Content in 

Produced Water 

Number of 

Environmental 

Incidents 

Safety Training 

Completeness 

Site Safety Visits by 

Management 

Fatality + Lost Work Day + Restricted Work Day + 

Medical Treatment cases per million hours. 

6.0 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT 

6.1 2011 OBJECTIVES 

Figure 11 – 2011 QHSE Plan 





7.0 OVERVIEW OF 2012 ACTIVITIES 



2012 will involve further opportunities, including completion of drilling at Jacqui in June (Block 

30/13) and commencement of two new wells at Josephine (Block 22/23) and Taggart-Rebus 

(Block 30/1f). In addition, further drilling at Juliet (47/14b) may commence at the end of the year. 

Progress on Cygnus will continue with drilling operations planned to commence in 2014. 





Appendix 1 – List of Abbreviations 

AP Acidification Potential 

CEFAS Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science 

CH4 Methane 

CNS Central North Sea 

CO2 Carbon dioxide 

DECC Department of Energy and Climate Change 

DEFRA Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 

EEMS Environmental Emissions Monitoring System 

E&P Exploration and Production 

EMS Environmental Management System 

GHG Greenhouse gas 

Group GDF SUEZ 

GWP Global Warming Potential 

HSE Health, Safety and Environment 

HSEMS Health, Safety and Environment Management System 

km Kilometres 

m 3 Cubic metre 

MBOE Million barrels of oil equivalent 

mg Milligram 

N2O Nitrous oxide 

NOx Oxides of nitrogen 

NPAI Not Permanently Attended Installation 

OCNS Offshore Chemical Notification Scheme 

OCR Offshore Chemical Regulations 

OSPAR Oslo Paris Convention 

QHSE Quality, Health, Safety and Environment 

SO2 Sulphur dioxide 

T Metric tonnes 

UKCS United Kingdom Continental Shelf 





Appendix 2 – References 

[1] GDF SUEZ E&P UK Ltd (2009) – Cygnus Phase Development 1 – Environmental Statement 

DECC Ref. No. D/4040/2009. 

[2] JNCC (2011) – Offshore Special Area of Conservation Dogger Bank. SAC Selection Assessment. 

Version 9.0 August 2011. Joint Nature Conservation Committee 

[3] EEMS (2009) – EEMS reporting available on DECC portal website 

https://www.og.decc.gov.uk/portal.htm 

[4] IPCC (2007) – Forster, P., V. Ramaswamy, P. Artaxo, T. Berntsen, R. Betts, D.W. Fahey, J. 

Haywood, J. Lean, D.C. Lowe, G. Myhre, J. Nganga, R. Prinn, G. Raga, M. Schulz and R. Van 

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