O1 - Discharges, spills and emissions associated with the offshore oil and gas industry


Field	Description	Validated Entry
[Table title]	Name of monitoring programme	Discharges, spills and emissions associated with the offshore oil and gas industry
[ProgrammeDescription]	Description of the monitoring programme	OSPAR’s monitoring with regard to the offshore oil and gas industry takes place in support of the application of a risk-based approach to the management of produced water discharges from offshore installations. Furthermore, Contracting Parties report annually to the Offshore Industry Committee (OIC) data on discharges, spills and emissions from offshore oil and gas installations, using a common reporting format (Agreement 2012-08 ) and procedure for sampling and analysis (Agreement 2006-06 ). OIC prepares periodic assessments of the impact of discharges, emissions and spills of substances from offshore sources, which cause or are likely to cause pollution. This includes preparation of assessments on specific issues, such as assessments of the impacts of oil and chemicals and cutting piles. The assessments are based on the annual data collection, on research, and on data and information from other sources. Monitoring of environmental impacts of discharges from the offshore oil and gas industry is carried out under national monitoring programmes. However, this is guided by the OSPAR Guidelines for Monitoring the Environmental Impact of Offshore Oil and Gas Activities (Agreement 2004-11). OSPAR also has a harmonised reporting format to compile environmental monitoring data and information related to offshore oil and gas activities (Agreement: 2006-07).
[OtherPoliciesConventions]	Monitoring for other Union legislation or international agreements that contributes to the programme.	OSP-CEMP
[Contracting Parties monitoring]	Which other countries are involved in practical implementation of this monitoring programme, and what is the degree of cooperation.	Coordinated data collection NO, DK, IS, DE, NL, UK, IE, ES
[Contracting Parties supplying data]		NO, DK, IS, DE, NL, UK, IE, ES
[Contracting Parties with an "opt out"]		N/A
[Temporal scope]	Start (and end) date of the programme.	2001 - 9999
[Spatial scope]	Spatial coverage of the programme according to the jurisdictional zones of marine waters.	EEZ (or similar, e.g. Contiguous Zone, Fishing Zone, Ecological Protection Zone)
[Aggregation of Data]	At which scale can the data from the sub-programme be aggregated for environmental assessments?	By CP region with the exception of discharges of radioactive substances which is reported by OSPAR subregion
[MarineReportingUnit]	Area(s) where the programme takes place.	marineSubregion marineSubdivision
[Monitoring Purpose]	Purpose of the programme aimed at collecting data and information.	Environmental state and impacts Pressures in the marine environment Human activities causing the pressures Effectiveness of measures
[MonitoringType]	Type of monitoring (in-situ, remote sensing, etc.).	In-situ sampling offshore
[Indicator Metric]	Feature(s) monitored (ecosystem components, pressures, activities).	PresInputCont
[Elements]	Element(s) monitored (e.g. species, habitats, contaminants).	Ra-226
[Element Monitored]		Produced and displacement water Dispersed oil and BTEX Offshore chemicals OBF/OPF Pb-210, Ra-226, Ra-229
[Parameter Measured]	Parameter(s) monitored.	CONC-W
[Monitoring Guidelines/Monitoring Method in place]	Guidelines/protocols describing the method for monitoring.	OTH
[MonitoringMethodOther]	Guidelines/protocols describing the method for monitoring.	Produced Water Discharges (Theme O1, O2, O3) OSPAR Recommendation 2001/1 for the Management of Produced Water from Offshore Installations (as amended by OSPAR Recommendation 2006/4 and OSPAR Recommendation 2011/8). Data to be reported to OSPAR for: Total quantity of produced and displacement water discharged; Total quantity of dispersed oil (aliphatic oil) discharged in produced and displacement water; Total quantity of dissolved oil (as represented by BTEX components) discharged in produced and displacement water Quantification, sampling and analysis carried out as per national standards but analysis should be to the OSPAR Reference method (OSPAR Agreement number: 2005-15) or a method that can be correlated to it. OSPAR Recommendation 2012/5 for a risk-based approach to the Management of Produced Water Discharges from Offshore Installations. Offshore Chemicals (Theme O4) OSPAR Decision 2000/2 on a Harmonised Mandatory Control System for the Use and Reduction of the Discharge of Offshore Chemicals. OSPAR Recommendation 2006/3 on Environmental Goals for the Discharge by the Offshore Industry of Chemicals that Are, or Which Contain Substances Identified as Candidates for Substitution OSPAR Recommendation 2005/2 on Environmental Goals for the Discharge by the Offshore Industry of Chemicals that Are, or Contain Added Substances, Listed in the OSPAR 2004 List of Chemicals for Priority Action. OSPAR Recommendation 2010/3 on a Harmonised Offshore Chemical Notification Format (HOCNF) (as amended) Data to be reported to OSPAR for total quantity of offshore chemicals used and discharged and reported using the categories detailed in Decision 2000/2. Organic Phase Fluids (Theme O7) OSPAR Decision 2000/3 on the Use of Organic-phase Drilling Fluids (OPF) and the Discharge of OPF-contaminated Cuttings. Data to be reported to OSPAR for: total quantity of OPF used; total number of wells drilled with OPF and with discharges total quantity of OPF discharged on cuttings, injected and transported to shore; average concentration of OPF on cuttings discharged Radioactive Substances (Theme O8) OSPAR Agreement on a monitoring programme for concentrations of radioactive substances in the Marine Environment (2005-8, 2011 Revision) Data to be reported to OSPAR for Pb-210, Ra-226, Ra-228 in produced water. Sampling and analysis carried out as per national monitoring programmes and requirements. Oil and Chemical Spills (Theme O-1bis) Data to be reported to OSPAR of number and quantity of oil and chemical spills and breakdown by pre-screening category.
[Quality Assurance Procedures in Place]	In addition to a specified method, is there any additional Quality Assurance used?	National QA procedures for measurement and analysis are in place for reporting of national data. The OIC EAP reviews national data in accordance with OSPAR Agreement 2004-1, Appendix 2 (Guidance for the Collection and Assessment of Data and Information) setting out the EAP procedures for OIC and the Quality Assurance Handbook, 2009 update (OSPAR Publication Number 343/2007) http://www.ospar.org/documents?v=7275
[Quality Control]	What type of Quality Control is used?	National QC through national procedures
[Data submission Frequency (and deadline)]	Frequency of the monitoring	Yearly
[Applicable MSFD GES Criteria]	Indicator(s) to which the programme contributes.	NotRelevant
[Data Depository]	Link to where monitoring data can be accessed (Art. 19(3))	https://odims.ospar.org/
[Data Custodian]		OSPAR
[Assessment Guidelines]
[Assessment tools available]
[Nature of data]		Unprocessed