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are called Watermelon, Carrot Custard , are the “little descriptive names” of allowed three surveys published today in the Official State Gazette (BOE) off the coast of the Canary Islands. Specifically two surveys will be conducted, plus one subject to the results of the previous two. They will investigate if there is oil in the Atlantic basin Canary Islands, about 50-60 miles offshore, versus Fuerteventura and Lanzarote .
As explained by the Minister of Industry, Energy and Environment, José Manuel Soria , if the result is positive, “a second phase would consist of the authorization to operate, it would be open much longer than prospecting. “
2012 , the Cabinet approved the release of these surveys, despite the rejection of environmental organizations and the Executive of the Autonomous Community. Last June, the Supreme Court endorsed the decree but stipulated that yes there should be a specific authorization for each poll.
That and in regard to this first warrant issued by the BOE, the Government Canario has announced he will seek the interim suspension of the authorization . Environmental NGOs have also announced that they will resort back to the court to cancel the authorization. As explained by this means from Ecologists in Action , with the Supreme last June “is not exhausted the judicial process” . Industry has made three specific authorizations and to be considered as a new administrative act can be drawn. The lawyers are now studying the path to choose. There are two alternatives, High Court or the High Court of Justice of Madrid .
Oil, meanwhile, plans to begin work soon, as announced recently its president, “in the last quarter of the year” and to know the first results for January , 2015.
Stop work if an earthquake of more than 4.5 degrees
occurs resolution known today, and signed on 11 August, the CEO of Energy Policy and Mines, Jaime Suárez Pérez-Lucas , provides fourteen conditions :
– The company shall install systems control seismicity both Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, for check if any movement occurs in the subsurface as a result perforations, within 20 kilometers of the survey.
-The drilling must stop if a natural earthquake of greater intensity occurs at 4.5 on the scale Richter within 75 kilometers
-. That, within six months from the end of each survey, Technical reports on the progress of work is communicated. You should also communicate with at least one week in advance, the beginning and end of the work
-. Repsol should be a sure liability by more than 40 million euros and 20 million financial guarantee. They are 60 million total , a figure the Cabildo of Fuerteventura has described as “ridiculous” because “only represents 0.4% of the damage caused by the collapse one boat (relative to Prestige) “. From the Official College of Geologists (ICOG) estimates of “practically nil” the risk of oil spill from the polls.
‘In case of threat of damage to people, property or the environment, Repsol will halt operations immediately.
‘The operator will be required to provide the means by which it can be access for inspections and shall report to various authorities, including the Harbour Master, the dates of beginning and end of each job.
‘The Ministry of Industry reserves the right to conduct tests it deems appropriate and may rescind the resolution published before the breach of the conditions.
approve a tax to benefit the area
The minister today, has not given figures. On previous occasions he has come to encrypt 400 million annual profits would mean for the territories, oil exploitation. But yes reiterated that Canary enjoy a further economic activity in tax revenue.
Soria , from the Canary Islands, has assured the agency Europa Press, the changes ploantearían necessary for the islands receive oil revenues. The example of countries and Italy , where “ taxed at 8% the value of extracted production.”
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