EU ROUND UP – OPEC AND EU COMBINE FORCES ON OFFSHORE INSTALLATION SAFETY
July 1st, 2010
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) is to combine forces with the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in the coming year to examine offshore oil and gas safety in the light of the Gulf of Mexico spill.
At an 'Energy Dialogue' meeting in Brussels, senior OPEC and EU officials agreed to organise an international roundtable on minimising offshore safety risks early 2011, which could spark new regulations. Both organisations have also agreed to stage a study exploring potential technological advances in transporting oil and gas; and another ...
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