Brussels, 10/10/2012 (Agence Europe) - Under the terms of the future bill on the security of offshore oil and gas activities amended by the European Parliament in committee, companies operating oil rigs at sea will be obliged to submit reports on major dangers and emergency intervention plans before being granted a drilling licence. The licences will be granted only if the company is able to prove that it has sufficient funds to put right any environmental damage.
On Tuesday 9 October, the...