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OSPAR Commission
Summary Record OIC 2002
OIC 02/11/1, Annex 10
ANNEX 10
(Ref. §3.16)
OSPAR CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT OF THE
NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC
MEETING OF THE OFFSHORE INDUSTRY COMMITTEE
CADIZ: 11 – 15 FEBRUARY 2002
Common Interpretation on which Chemicals are Covered and not Covered by
the Harmonised Mandatory Control System under OSPAR Decision 2000/2
(Reference number: 2002-6)
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OIC 2002 agreed on a common interpretation on which types of chemicals are covered by the HMCS
as this is crucial for a harmonised implementation of OSPAR Decisions 2000/2, 2000/3 and
Recommendations 2000/4 and 2000/5, including:
a.
the operation of the permit systems and regulations introduced by the Decisions and
Recommendations,
b.
the reporting on compliance and effectiveness of the measures and on the use and discharge of
offshore chemicals, and
c.
the goal setting for offshore chemicals.
2.
It is the intention of OSPAR Decision 2000/2 that permits for the use and discharge of offshore
chemicals apply to chemicals which are used in the actual exploration, exploitation and associated
offshore processing of oil, gas and condensate within the OSPAR Convention Area.
3.
The requirements therefore apply to operational chemicals (including contingency chemicals), the
use of which may result in discharges to the marine environment. This includes for example:
rig and turbine washes;
pipe dopes;
hydraulic fluids used to control wellheads, blowout preventers and subsea valves;
chemicals used in the actual production and processing of hydrocarbons;
water-based and organic phase drilling fluids;
cementing chemicals;
work-over chemicals;
stimulation chemicals;
completion chemicals;
pipeline chemicals1;
water injection chemicals;
water and gas tracers;
chemicals used in “closed systems” where periodic refill is req uired ;
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Commissioning and hydrotesting chemicals, drag reducers etc
