Slide 1: Environmental Impact Assessment Study (EIA) for 3D Geophysical Survey in Offshore Montenegro
1st November 2018 Bar, Montenegro Environmental Impact Assessment Study (EIA) for 3D Geophysical Survey in Offshore Montenegro Blocks nos. 26 and 30
Slide 2: Agenda of the covered topics
Agenda of the covered topics Subjects discussed within the presentation: Energean and its HSE performance (slides 4-5) The Project (slides 7-19) Potential impacts of the survey (slides 21-30) What we will do to minimize any effects (slides 32-41) Prinos example and the 2015 survey (slides
Slide 3: Energean and its HSE performance
Energean and its HSE performance 3 3
Slide 4: Who we are: Energean at a glance
Who we are: Energean at a glance An LSE Premium Listed FTSE 250 Company, was also listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on October 2018 1.5 4 TCF net gas 2P reserves 1.6 US$bn ongoing Countries development in Israel 7.1 TCF net gas 13 prospective E&P licenses resources 1.275 US$bn project finance 73
Slide 5: Prinos: Oil & Gas, Tourism And Environment Coexist
Prinos: Oil & Gas, Tourism And Environment Coexist Gulf of Kavala: Over 10 Blue Flags Every Energean’s HSE Thasos: Traditional tourist destination in Year for the Last 10 Years Mission the Aegean Transfer 37 years experience of working safely in environmentally sensitive locations in NE Greece to ev
Slide 6: The project
The project 6 6
Slide 7: Environmental Permitting process in Montenegro
Environmental Permitting process in Montenegro In March 2017, Energean Oil & Gas signed BUDVA an exploration and production Concession PETROVAC Contract covering the Montenegro offshore BAR blocks nos. 26 and 30 Energean planned to carry out a 3D ULCINJ geophysical seismic survey during the last
Slide 8: EIA Study experts
EIA Study experts Wood Plc (Amec Foster Wheeler) Focused supplier of consultancy, engineering and project management services in the world's oil and gas, minerals and metals, clean energy, environment and infrastructure markets. Centre for Architecture and Urbanism (CAU) Operating in spatial plannin
Slide 9: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Scope of the EIA is to assess the project potential generated impacts on the environment receptors/indicators The structure of an EIA is composed by: Project description Environmental Baseline – Study of the existing conditions Environmental Impact Ass
Slide 10: Seismic reflection method
Seismic reflection method The seismic acquisition involves the transmission of controlled acoustic waves into the earth and recording the energy that is reflected back from the geologic boundaries in the subsurface Main purpose of the seismic acquisition is to render the most possible accurate r
Slide 11: 3D offshore geophysical survey
3D offshore geophysical survey Energy source releases the acoustic waves at regular intervals as the vessel moves along the survey lines. Energy source Sensors The signal reflected from beneath the seafloor is detected by numerous sensors contained inside long, neutrally buoyant cables towed behind
Slide 12: 3D offshore geophysical survey
3D offshore geophysical survey Airguns The airguns are the source of acoustic waves most commonly used for marine geophysical surveys; those devices are submerged below the water surface and towed behind a vessel. Streamers The “oil free” streamers consist of tubes of neoprene floating on the water
Slide 13: Project overview – 3D Offshore Geophysical Survey
Project oveview – 3D Offshore Geophysical Survey 3D geophysical survey will be performed within the blocks involving an area of 338 km2 Bathymetry: between 50 m bsl up to 100 m bsl Depth of the source: 6 (8) m Depth of streamers: up to 10 m Fleet: one geophysical vessel, one support vessel
Slide 14: Analysis of the environmental components existing conditions (1/4)
Analysis of the environmental components existing conditions (1/4) The EIA Study focused on all the environmental components potentially affected by the project: Demography and population employment; Seismicity; Fauna (marine mammals, marine reptiles, avifauna, arthropoda, mollusca, fishes,
Slide 15: Analysis of the environmental components existing conditions (2/4)
Analysis of the environmental components existing conditions (2/4) The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution information on plants, fungi and animals The main purpose of the IUCN Red List is to catalogue and highlight those species that are
Slide 16: Analysis of the environmental components existing conditions (3/4)
Analysis of the environmental components existing conditions (3/4) Marine Mammals Species level of Species type IUCN class, Conservation status presence Common bottlenose dolphin VU, protected at National and European level Striped dolphin VU, protected at National and European level Regularly prese
Slide 17: Marine mammals and threatened fish sightings
Analysis of the environmental components existing conditions (3/4) Marine mammals and threatened fish sighthings (2010-2013, UNEP) 12 sightings of Bottlenose dolphins inside the blocks during the Aug-Sept 2018 biodiversity monitoring (Slide n.36) 17 17
Slide 18: Analysis of the environmental components existing conditions (4/4)
Analysis of the environmental components existing conditions (4/4) Marine Reptiles Species level of presence Species type IUCN class, Conservation status Green turtle EN, protected at National and European level Regularly present Leatherback turtle VU, protected at European level Loggerhead turtle L
Slide 19: Marine reptiles sightings
Analysis of the environmental components existing conditions (4/4) Marine reptiles sigthings (2010-2013, UNEP) 1 sighting of Loggerhead turtle inside the block n. 30 during the Aug-Sept 2018 biodiversity monitoring (Slide n.36) 19 19
Slide 20: Potential impacts of the survey
Potential impacts of the survey 20 20
Slide 21: Underwater Noise Model (1/2) - Methodology and assumptions
Underwater Noise Model (1/2) - Methodology and assumptions An Underwater Noise propagation Model (UnaCorda) has been implemented by considering two locations (A and B) to simulate the geophysical airgun noise propagation within the survey area and the potential effects induced on marine fauna. B
Slide 22: Underwater Noise Model (2/2) - Results
Underwater Noise Model (2/2) - Results The following safety radii have been identified from the towed array in the two modelled locations: Low-frequency cetaceans (e.g. Fin whale, etc): minimum safety distance of 2.1 km for PTS; Medium-frequency cetaceans PTS radius for fleeing animals - mammals
Slide 23: Impact assessment analysis (1/6)
Impact assessment analysis (1/6) IMPERIA Project – European guidelines Improving Environmental Assessment by Adopting Good Practices and Tools of Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Results of IMPERIA project are reported in scientific articles and various reports, the project was also presented in s
Slide 24: Impact assessment analysis (2/6)
Impact assessment analysis (2/6) The impacts evaluation analysis has been conducted for both the mobilisation/demobilisation phase and the geophysical acquisition phase The following parameters have been defined for each identified environmental receptor: Magnitude of the change (intensity and
Slide 25: Impact assessment analysis (3/6)
Impact assessment analysis (3/6) Mob/Demob phase No particular issues have been detected, in some cases a “Moderate –” level of impact has been outlined, which is mainly due to the High sensitivity of the receptors/indicators 25 25
Slide 26: Impact assessment analysis (4/6)
Impact assessment analysis (4/6) Mob/Demob Acquisition phase phase For some receptors/indicators a “Moderate - / High - ” level of impact significance has been assessed, which is due to the combination of the receptors/indicators Moderate/High sensitivity and the iduced Moderate/High change magnitud
Slide 27: Impact assessment analysis (5/6) - Fishery and related resources
Impact assessment analysis (5/6) - Fishery and related resources 27 27
Slide 28: Impact assessment analysis (5/6) - Fishery and related resources
Impact assessment analysis (5/6) - Fishery and related resources 28 28
Slide 29: Impact assessment analysis (6/6) - Marine mammals and marine reptiles
Impact assessment analysis (6/6) - Marine mammals and marine reptiles 29 29
Slide 30: Impact assessment analysis (6/6) - Marine mammals and marine reptiles
Impact assessment analysis (6/6) - Marine mammals and marine reptiles 30 30
Slide 31: What we will do to minimize any effects
What we will do to minimize any effects 31 31
Slide 32: Mitigation measures (1/7)
Mitigation measures (1/7) Mitigation measures are defined with the aim of avoiding/reducing/restore as much as reasonably practicable all the project generated potential negative impacts; Several preventive and mitigation measures have been suggested, based on the findings of the Underwater Nois
Slide 33: Mitigation measures (2/7) - Marine Species
Mitigation measures (2/7) - Marine Species The following procedures will be adopted with the aim of mitigating potential effects on marine species: Least sensitive period (winter season) for marine species to conduct the project operations Avoid unnecessary strong energy sources 2.1 km Exclusi
Slide 34: Mitigation measures (3/7) - Marine Species
Mitigation measures (3/7) - Marine Species In addition to MMOs/MWOs and PAM measures, the following measures will be adopted: Protective and exclusion devices to reduce the risk of turtles becoming trapped in the empty space in the submerged part in front of the tail buoy Deflection devices to e
Slide 35: Mitigation measures (4/7) - Marine Species
Mitigation measures (4/7) - Marine Species After the adoption of the adequate mitigation measures: Marine mammals and reptiles potential impact reduced to a “Moderate –” level Marine invertebrates, plankton, fishes and ichthyoplankton potential effects will remain of a “Moderate –” level giv
Slide 36: Mitigation measures (5/7) - Fisheries
Mitigation measures (5/7) - Fisheries The following procedures will be adopted with the aim of mitigating potential effects on fisheries: Advanced notice of geophysical activities to avoid possible conflicts with shipping and fishing operations Ensure communication with fisheries about activitie
Slide 37: Mitigation measures (6/7) - Fisheries Compensation Approach
Mitigation measures (6/7) - Fisheries Compensation Approach Determination of compensation (Ctot): CTOT= (Id x RsubArea x DSubArea) Id = total daily income or revenue deriving from fisheries sale in Montenegro determined as first sale or landing stage price RSubArea = index of relevance of the fi
Slide 38: Mitigation measures (7/7) - Fisheries
Mitigation measures (7/7) - Fisheries After the adoption of the adequate mitigation measures the impact induced on fisheries will be reduced as much as possible to a “Moderate -/Low -” level for all the drivers of change. 38 38
Slide 39: Environmental Monitoring Programme (1/3)
Environmental Monitoring Programme (1/3) An Environmental Monitoring Programme (EMP) has been developed in order to define monitoring and control measures that will be applied during the project execution for the effective and efficient implementation of the adopted mitigation measures. To make th
Slide 40: Environmental Monitoring Programme (2/3)
Environmental Monitoring Programme (2/3) Marine environment monitoring activities before and after the project activities The biodiversity monitoring activities goal is to verify and quantify potential effects induced on the marine environment by the seismic survey. The following monitoring activiti
Slide 41: Environmental Monitoring Programme (3/3)
Environmental Monitoring Programme (3/3) Results of the acoustic and visual monitoring conducted over the period 27th August – 9th September 2018 (Ante operam phase): 12 sightings of cetaceans the only animals observed (excluding several species of fish) are Bottlenose dolphins and Loggerhead tu
Slide 42: Prinos example and the 2015 survey
Prinos example and the 2015 survey 42 42
Slide 43: Minutes from the visit of the Montenegrin delegation to Prinos
Minutes from the visit of the Montenegrin delegation to Prinos Th. Markopoulos, Vice Head of Eastern Macedonia & Thrace Region: “Congrats to Energean, it operates with no environmental issues” D. Tsanaka, Mayor of Kavala: “I am a pneumonologist for more than 20 years, never dealt with an inciden
Slide 44: We have so many things in common!
We have so many things in common! Bar, Old City Adriatica Beach, Ulcin Kavala, Roman Kamares Ammolofi Beach, Kavala 44 44
Slide 45: We have so many things in common!
We have so many things in common! Ulcin Port Port of Bar Sfagia, Kavala Port of Kavala 45 45
Slide 46: Video clip from the 2015 3D seismic survey in Prinos
Video clip from the 2015 3D seismic survey in Prinos 46 46
Slide 47: Thank you!
Thank you! www.energean.com Offices United Kingdom Israel Greece Greece United Kingdom Cyprus Montenegro Egypt 3rd floor Accurist House, 9, Metsada st. 32, Kifissias Ave. 64006 Nea Karvali Cirrus Building 22, Lefkonos st, 1st floor George Washington Blvd. Building 11 44 Baker Street, B.S.R 3 Tower,
Slide 48: www.energean.com
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