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Recap of 2014 meeting and this meeting’s Objectives
The document discusses offshore oil and gas operations and environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in Myanmar. It summarizes workshops that were held in 2014 and 2016 between regulators and titleholders to discuss seismic exploration activities and the EIA framework. Titleholders requested that EIA procedures align with international standards and recognize the phased nature of offshore activities. Since 2014, many companies have conducted seismic surveys and exploration wells. The document outlines possible future activities from 2016-2018 and key learnings from EIA processes, including recognizing progress but needing a risk-based, streamlined, and certain regulatory approach.
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- 1. OFFSHORE OIL ANDGAS OPERATIONS EIA WORKSHOP NAYPYITAW, JULY 2016
- 2. AUGUST 2014 OFFSHOREEIA WORKSHOP • Shared understanding between titleholders and regulators on seismic phase of offshore exploration in Myanmar. Titleholders demonstrated: • short-term, transient nature of offshore seismic activities and limited environmental and social impacts • prior experience of managing limited impacts on marine environments and fishing activity • commitment to stakeholder engagement including community consultation and disclosure • Update on emerging Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) framework and draft EIA procedures, and how they would apply to seismic phase. Titleholders requested: • EIA procedures are aligned with recognised current international standards and industry best practice • EIA procedures recognise the phased nature of offshore activities, with scale and impact potentially increasing from the early exploration phase through to appraisal, development and production • Regulatory certainty required • Productive discussion that provided guidance ahead of 2015 / 2016 exploration activities
- 3. OFFSHORE ACTIVITIES SINCEAUGUST 2014 POSCO Daewoo/ Woodside: 3D seismic survey POSCO Daewoo / Woodside exploration well Statoil: 2D seismic survey Shell: 3D seismic survey BG: 3D seismic survey CNPC: exploration well Ophir: 3D seismic survey Berlanga: 3D seismic survey Chevron: 3D seismic survey Woodside: exploration well Woodside: 3D seismic survey Woodside: 2D seismic survey Total: 2D seismic survey ENI: 2D seismic survey Shell: 3D seismic survey Shwe Project Yetagun Project Yadana Project Zawtika Project *Not all operator activities included. * Operators only are named.
- 4. Shwe Project Yadana Project Zawtika Project Yetagun Project Woodside: exploration & appraisal wells CNPC: exploration well *Subject tojoint venture/government approvals. *Not all operator activities included *Operators only are named Ophir: exploration well Woodside: exploration & appraisal wells Total: development wells Total: exploration well Berlanga: exploration wells POSSIBLE OFFSHORE ACTIVITIES 2016-2018 Important Notice: The information in this presentation is based on publicly available information and is subject to change. Undue reliance should not be placed on the information in this presentation. No representation is made or will be made that any of the possible activities described above will be achieved. We do not undertake to update or revise any of the information in this presentation, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
- 5. EIA PROCESSES: KEYLEARNINGS Recognise the significant progress made by MOGE / MOEE / MIC / MONREC / ECD in the development and application of new regime • Risk-based approach to assessments that drives international best practice, but recognises: • temporary nature of offshore exploration activities • priority areas for government • proportionate approach to community engagement to avoid stakeholder fatigue • Streamlined procedural approach: • intra-government submission approach lacks timing and process certainty • clarity needed regarding feedback requirements at various stages of assessment • Regulatory approach that has process, timing and content certainty • timely conclusion of assessment and approval (Environment Compliance Certificate (ECC)) processes • awarding of ECCs to approved assessments