Environment Report 2014

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Environmental Management System

A system of practices and processes designed to implement reductions in environmental impacts and conservation of the maritime area, and to increase efficiency in operations in line with the OSPAR Offshore Strategy Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme – a UK Government compulsory energy assessment and energy saving identification scheme under the Environment Agency A chemical used to prevent the formation of gas hydrates or clathrates (crystallised formations of gas molecules that can form at high pressure and low temperature, presenting a risk to well control) European Seabirds at Sea European Union Emissions Trading Scheme

ESAS ESOS

2

EU ETS

3

Gas hydrate inhibitor

GC-FID

Gas chromatography – flame ionisation detector Hydrocarbon release (HSE database) Harmonised Mandatory Control Scheme

4

HCR

HMCS

HSE

Health and Safety Executive

5

IR

Infrared

KPIs

Key performance indicators

MMSCFD

Million standard cubic feet per day

N

O

Nitrogen dioxide

6

2

NCS

Norwegian Continental Shelf

NERC NOC

Natural Environment Research Council

National Oceanographic Centre

NORM

Normally occurring radioactive materials

7

NO

Nitrogen oxides

x

OBM OCNS

Oil-based drilling materials

Offshore chemical notification scheme

8

ODS

Ozone depleting substances

OIC

Offshore Industry Committee (under OSPAR)

OPEP OPPC

Oil Pollution Emergency Plan

Oil Pollution, Prevention and Control regulations Oil Pollution Preparedness and Co-operation Convention

OPRCC

Organic phase fluids

An emulsion of water and other compounds, with the continuous phase made up of an organic (carbon-based) fluid that is not miscible with water The Oslo and Paris Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North East Atlantic A chemical that can react with dissolved oxygen to reduce the chance of corrosion occurring Predicted environmental concentration – the expected concentration of a material in the environment, taking into account the amount initially present in the environment, its distribution and rates of natural or forced degradation and removal Oil Spill Prevention and Response Advisory Group

OSPAR

OSPRAG

Oxygen scavenger

PEC

PLONOR

Pose little or no risk

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