WIRELINE Spring 2017

News

1. Environmental performance captured in key report Oil & Gas UK’s latest Environment Report reveals an overall downward trend for the last 15 years in discharges to sea, emissions to atmosphere and accidental releases on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) (see infographics below). This is despite the UKCS being a mature basin with technically challenging production. Data to the end of 2015 are captured in this report for key metrics set by the regulators, providing a complete picture of the UK offshore oil and gas industry’s environmental performance. Mick Borwell, health, safety and environment policy director at Oil & Gas UK, says: “The report comes at a challenging time for the UK oil and gas sector, which is working extremely hard to navigate through the downturn, while maintaining environment and safety standards. Last year industry had its first increase in production in 15 years, but we are using the same amount of chemicals and emitting less CO 2 in the production of more oil and gas.”

Environment Report 2016 Facts and Figures

Environment Report 2016 Facts and Figures

The report is available to download at https://cld.bz/qgAn4xr.

When applying for a permit for emissions and discharges, industry must consider potential environmental effects and their mitigation

There has been an overall downward trend in discharges and emissions since 2000

Emissions and discharges rose proportionally less in 2015 than the upturn in oil and gas production

All emissions and discharges are strictly controlled and permitted

When applying for a permit for emissions and discharges, industry must consider potential environmental effects and their mitigation

There has been an overall downward trend in discharges and emissions since 2000

Emissions and discharges rose proportionally less in 2015 than the upturn in oil and gas production

All emissions and discharges are strictly controlled and permitted

by the industry’s environmental regulator – the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

by the industry’s environmental regulator – the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

demonstrating industry commitment to environmental management

demonstrating industry commitment to environmental management

The average concentration of oil

CO

2 emissions from UK offshore

CO The same mass of chemicals as in 2014

Oil makes up just over 0.001 per cent

The average concentration of oil

2 emissions from UK offshore

The same mass of chemicals as in 2014

Oil makes up just over 0.001 per cent

discharged with produced water under permit was ½ the OSPAR Commission recommended limit

oil and gas production contributed just over

discharged with produced water under permit was ½ the OSPAR Commission recommended limit

oil and gas production contributed just over

3 %

3 %

were used in the production of more hydrocarbons in 2015

of the total mass of produced water discharged

were used in the production of more hydrocarbons in 2015

of the total mass of produced water discharged

emissions

emissions of the total UK CO 2

of the total UK CO 2

Last year saw the smallest mass of accidental oil released to the marine environment on record at just under 17 tonnes

Chemicals accidentally released have fallen by

Emissions per unit of production have fallen since 2013

Last year saw the smallest mass of accidental oil released to the marine environment on record at just under 17 tonnes

Chemicals accidentally released have fallen by

Emissions per unit of production have fallen since 2013

< 0.00002 per cent

< 0.00002 per cent

since 2010 to 225 tonnes – 0.06 per cent of the total chemicals used in production

since 2010 to 225 tonnes – 0.06 per cent of the total chemicals used in production

Downloadthe infographics at www.oilandgasuk.co.uk/ environmentreport.

of total oil production

of total oil production

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