Baltic%20offshore%20oil%20exploration%20watch:%20NGO%20co-operation%20and%20public%20participation%20concerning%20cross-border%20environmental%20problems%20of%20off-shore%20oil%20extraction%20in%20the%20Baltic%20Sea

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Baltic offshore oil exploration watch NGO
co-operation and public participation concerning
cross-border environmental problems of off-shore
oil extraction in the Baltic Sea

• Lithuanian Green Movement, Lithuania
• Green Federation Gaja, Poland
• Baltic Resource Information Center, Kaliningrad,
  Russia

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Activities supported by

• Regional Environmental Center, Budapest
• Coalition Clean Baltic
• CEE Bankwatch Network

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4. HUGE CATCHMENT AREA

• AREA 1,7 million km2
• 14 COUNTRIES
• POPULATION 80 million
• WATER INFLOW 650 km3/year (74 000 000 m3/h)
• NITROGEN FLOW 73 000 t/year
• PHOSPORUS FLOW 50 000 t/year

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5. STREEMS

• SURFACE STREEMS
• IN DEPTH STREEMS
• BOTTOM STREEMS

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OIL IN THE BALTIC

• THERE ARE 40 OIL TERMINALS IN THE BALTIC
• THE NUMBER OF OIL TERMINALS GROWING
• THE NUMBER OF TANKER MOORS EXCEEDS 14 000 times
  per year
• WAS TRANSPORTED OVER 150 MILLION TONS OF OIL per
  year
• TRANSPORTATION OF OIL GROWING EVERY YEAR
• DURING 2000 2001 HAPPEN 119 SHIP ACIDENTS (9 OF
  THEM WITH OIL SPILS)
• DURING 2000 2001 INTO THE BALTIC LEAKED OVER
  2756,41 m3 OF OIL
• BIGEST OIL SPILL 2500 m3 (March 29, 2001 Baltic
  Carrier Kadetrenden, Denmark)

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HANDLED QUANTITY OF OILS IN HARBOURS IN THE
BALTIC SEA AREA 1997 (TOTAL 144 MILLION TONS)
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Problem description
Number of oil companies started development of
environmentally, economically and socially
controversial projects of offshore oil
extraction in the Baltic Sea coastal zone
(Kaliningrad region, Poland and Lithuania)
without consideration of cross-border
environmental impacts and without public
involvement in the recent time.
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OIL EXTRACTION IN THE BALTIC

• DECOMMISSIONED PLATFORM IN GERMANY
• UNDER EXPLOIRATION OIL DEPOSIT IN POLAND
• PLANNED TO EXPLOIRE OIL DEPOSIT IN KALININGRAD
  REGION D-6
• PLANNED OIL EXTRACTION IN SWEEDEN CLOSE TO
  GOTLAND

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Problems on Russian-Lithuanian border
Russian biggest oil company LUKOIL plans to start
offshore oil extraction near Lithuanias and
Russia's (Kaliningrad region) Curonian Spit
National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The
oil deposit D6 to be exploited, situated 22,5 km
from the coast in the Kaliningrad region, 6 km to
the Lithuanian-Russian border on the Baltic Sea
shelf.
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OIL DEPOSIT D - 6

• 22 km FROM SHORE
• 5 km FROM LITHUANIAN-RUSSIAN BOARDER
• UP STREAM TO LITHUANIA

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OIL DEPOSIT D - 6

• OIL DEPOSIT D-6 explored in 1983
• 1983 DURING THE TESTING BIG OIL SPILL HAPPENED
• 1984 ISSUED THE LICENSE FOR EXPLOIRATION
• 1986 STOPED DUE TO PUBLIC PROTESTS
• 1999 COMPANY KALININGRADMORNEFT BOUGHT BY
  COMPANY LUKOIL
• 2000 RENEWED PLANS TO EXTRACT THE OIL
• 2001 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESMENT PRESENTED
• 2002 APROVED SUCCESSION OF THE LICENSE
• 2002 STARTED CONSTRUCTION ON SHORE

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Poland
Poland have started similar offshore oil
exploitation project in another oil deposit B3
during last decade of 20th century. These
projects are marking new development of offshore
oil extraction with cross-border impacts on
environment in the region.
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Poland (Petrobaltic company) and Russia (LUKOIL)
are pioneering and leading countries in this new
development. Lithuania is starting similar
activities in the Curonian Lagoon which have
border with Kaliningrad region as well.
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Dangers and problems

• Environmental, economic and social loses of local
  people could be considerably higher then
  potential income from the development of oil
  industry.
• Many risks were not taken into account when
  considering these plans.

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Lack of public involvement

• Public was not involved into decision-making
  about these controversial projects and plans.
• There are lack of independent information and
  public awareness about negative aspects
  concerning offshore oil extraction and influence
  on sustainable development

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NGO opinion
Environmental NGOs in the Baltic region are
warning that there is a high danger of
environmental pollution, accidental oil spills
and other negative impacts during the
exploitation of the D-6 project and potential new
offshore oil projects.
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Goals

• Promotion of negotiation and initiation of
  process of moratorium on offshore oil drilling
  in the Baltic Sea Region coastal zone through
  public publication.

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• Protection of Curonian Spit National (CSNP) park
  as UNESCO World Heritage site from controversial
  and environmentally dangerous D6 project of oil
  exploration in the Baltic Sea coastal zone.

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Objectives

• To protect environmental quality of the Baltic
  Sea marine environment and coastal zone from
  negative impact of oil extraction.
• To keep preconditions for the development of
  sustainable economy in the Baltic Sea coastal
  zone.

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• To involve public into decision-making process
  on issues of oil extraction in the coastal zone
  of Baltic Sea.
• To promote international cooperation on
  environmental, social and economic issues of
  offshore oil extraction in the region of Baltic
  Sea.

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Follow up

• Work on offshore oil extraction is part of the
  CCB Work programme 2004
• It is part of CCB Action Plan 2005-2006 under
  priority activitites Prevention of installations
  and transports harmful to the Baltic Sea
  environment and coastal areas

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