
Article 1 
This Regulation specifies common formats in relation to:

((a)) reports from operators and owners of offshore oil and gas installations to  the competent authority in accordance with Annex AI;
((b)) publication of information  by the competent authority in accordance with Annex AI.
Article 1A 
In this Regulation—
 “RIDDOR” means—
(a) in relation to Great Britain, the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013 ;
(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997 ;
 “SCR” means—
(a) in relation to Great Britain, the Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive)
													(Safety Case etc.) Regulations 2015;
(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Offshore Installations (Offshore Safety Directive)
													(Safety Case etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 ;
 “competent authority” means the Executive and the Secretary of State acting jointly;
 “the Executive” means—
(a) in relation to Great Britain, the Health and Safety Executive;
(b) in relation to Northern Ireland, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland;
 “major accident”,  “major environmental incident” and  “operator” have the same meanings as in SCR.
Article 2 

1. Operators and owners of offshore oil and gas installations shall submit the report referred to in Article 1(a) within 10 working days of the event.
2. The reporting period for information referred to in Article 1(b) shall be each year from 1 January until 31 December, starting as of the calendar year 2016. The common publication format shall be used to publish the information required in  Annex AI  on the website of the competent authority not later than 1 June of the year following the reporting period
3. The formats set out in Annexes I and II shall be used for the reports and publication referred to in points (a) and (b) of Article 1 respectively.
Article 3 
Annex I sets out the details of information to be shared in accordance with  point 1 of Annex AI.
Article 4 
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...Done at Brussels, 13 October 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO
ANNEX AI
 

(1.) The information to be shared by the competent authority and operators and owners shall include information relating to—
(a) unintended release of oil, gas or other hazardous substances, whether or not ignited;
(b) loss of well control requiring actuation of well control equipment, or failure of a well barrier requiring its replacement or repair;
(c) failure of a safety and environmental critical element;
(d) significant loss of structural integrity, or loss of protection against the effects of fire or explosion, or loss of station keeping in relation to a mobile installation;
(e) vessels on collision course and actual vessel collisions with an offshore installation;
(f) helicopter accidents, on or near offshore installations;
(g) any fatal accident;
(h) any serious injuries to 5 or more persons in the same accident;
(i) any evacuation of personnel;
(j) a major environmental incident.
 

(2.) The annual report prepared by the competent authority shall contain as a minimum the following information—
(a) the number, age and location of installations;
(b) the number and type of inspections and investigations carried out, any enforcement actions or convictions;
(c) incident data pursuant to the common reporting system required in this Regulation;
(d) the performance of offshore oil and gas operations in relation to prevention of major accidents and the limiting of consequences of major accidents that do occur.
 

(3.) The information referred to in point 1 shall consist of both factual information and analytical data regarding oil and gas operations, and shall be unambiguous. The information and data provided shall be such that the performance of individual operators and owners in the United Kingdom can be compared within the United Kingdom and the performance of the industry as a whole can be compared between the United Kingdom on the one hand and Member States of the European Union on the other.
 

(4.) The information collected and assembled referred to in point 1 shall enable the competent authority to provide advanced warning of potential deterioration of safety and environmentally critical barriers, and shall enable the competent authority to take preventive action. The information shall also demonstrate the overall effectiveness of measures and controls implemented by individual operators and owners, and industry as a whole, in particular to prevent major accidents and to minimise risks for the environment.
ANNEX I

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ANNEX II

 
 
 
