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and their miƟgaƟon were classified as those that

Pose LiƩle Or No Risk (PLONOR) to the environment

Facts and Figures

The Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning PermiƩed Offshore Emissions and Discharges DRAFT

to 143 million cubic m in 2017 of the UK's total emis

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Of the chemicals discharged to sea under permit, When applying for a permit for emissions and discharges, industry must consider potenƟal environmental effects and th i miƟgaƟon

Total greenhouse gas emissions comprise The total volume of produced water discharged to sea under permit fell by 3 per cent 3 %

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All emissions and discharges are strictly controlled and permiƩed by the industry’s environmental regulator –

Average concentraƟon of oil in produced water was 15.3mg/l

Average concentraƟon of oil in produced water was 15.3mg/l Given the varied scale and types of operations on the UKCS, benchmarked rankings may not truly reflect some individual environmental performances, but allow a general understanding to be developed. were classified as those that Pose LiƩle Or No Risk (PLONOR) to the environment In Summary E ach year, Oil & Gas UK carries out a benchmarking exercise for operators reporting data into EEMS to gain an overview of their individual performance in the context of the overall industry. Areas of concerning or promising performance can be identified, with the aim of achieving better industry-wide performance. The analysis is presented anonymously with each company allocated a letter in each category. A single operator’s performance cannot be tracked from one graph to another. Each individual operator will be informed of their rankings in each category, without the ability to attribute the environmental performance of the other companies. 71% Of the chemicals discharged to sea under permit, 71% The Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning Total greenhouse gas emissions comprise 3 %

of the UK's total emissions t 143 million cubic metre in 2017

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The amount of waste generated offshore decreased by 10% in 2017

The proporƟon associated gas flar conƟnues to fal Accidental Oi

Average chemical discharge per operator down nearly 4% Accidental oil releases represented

were classified as those that Pose LiƩle Or No Risk (PLONOR) to the environment

0.00003%

of the UK's total emissions

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Accidental chemical releases The average total emissions per installaton fell in 2017 of total producƟon in 2017

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Average concentraƟon of oil in produced water was 15.3mg/l

Accidental oil releases represented Average chemical discharge per operator down nearly 4%

0.00003%

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make up less than 0.27% of the total chemicals disharged offshore

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