The European Commission gave a positive assessment on Monday 16 November of the implementation by Member States of the European Directive (2013/30) on the safety of offshore oil and gas operations.
According to the institution’s report, the directive has “clearly up-scaled” the safety of operations at sea, not only in the EU, but also in other parts of the world.
In particular, the stakeholder consultation showed that the Directive “deals in a clear and structured manner with all...