Agnes McLaverty 11 July 2016

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SHELL / BG OFFSHORE SEISMIC
SURVEY CAMPAIGN IEE
PROCESS
Lessons learned
Agnes McLaverty
11 July 2016

2. SHELL/BG EXPLORATION ACREAGE OFFSHORE MYANMAR
n 7 blocks (5 operated by Shell/BG, 2 operated by Woodside), Bay of Bengal (6) and
Andaman Sea (1).
n PSC: ‘Study Period’ – activities: mainly seismic surveys.
n ‘Drill or drop’ decisions for Shell operated blocks due 2017.
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3. BUILDING BLOCKS FOR GOOD SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PERFORMANCE
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Consultation
with local
authorities
Consultation w
NGOs + civil
society orgs
Consultation w
local
communities
Initial regulatory
engagements
Environmental
and social
mitigation plan
(ESMP)
Grievance
procedure
Social
Performance
strategy
Disclosure/Pre-
commencement
engagements
Environmental
/social impact
assessment
Continue to
build
relationships
Social
Performance
plan
Demonstrate
compliance with
ESMP
Preparing for seismic operations Operate surveys
IEE

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5 OPERATED BLOCKS OFFSHORE RAKHINE
n 1 nearshore block, 4 deep water blocks
n Mainly deep water; AD-02, AD-09, AD-11 ~
2,000 m.
n A4 nearshore, survey activities in water depths
from ~ 50m – significant fishing grounds
nearshore but also in deeper waters.
n Seismic survey season coincides with fishing
season.

5. COMMUNITY CONSULTATION DURING IEE STUDIES
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6. STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT - EXAMPLES
n Formal engagements
n Government level (union and state)
n Local authorities (townships)
n Informal engagements
n Communities (villages)
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7. ISSUES RAISED DURING IEE PROCESS
n Government / agencies (union level):
n Companies to undertake consultation with local communities
n Impact on fish populations and fishing of seismic surveys
n Potential for Cumulative Impact (fishing)
n Local:
n Concern about impact on fishing (by excluding fishermen from fishing grounds or by
physically impacting fish stocks) / local communities
n Concern about pollution from (future) activities
n What is the potential for community gain?
n Local jobs
n Skills / training opportunities
n Social investment e.g. health care, educational opportunities, infrastructure
n Expressions of general support for activities
n Revenue sharing
n Contract transparency
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8. OBSERVATIONS
Item Observations
Fishing None
Marine Mammals 133 sightings, 1141 individuals
Turtles 78
Shipping Tail buoy lost
Misc Floating debris – a lot appears to
be fishing gear, posing hazards to
turtles in particular
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Item Observations
Fishing None
Marine
Mammals
18 sightings, 252 individuals
Turtles 0
Misc Floating debris
AD09 / AD11
MD05
A4/AD02
Item Observations
Fishing Interaction with more than 250
fishing vessels
Marine
mammals
142 sightings, > 1,000
individuals
Turtles >50
Shipping n.a.
Misc Floating debris

9. KEY POINTS
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Activities / observations Lessons learned – mitigation
appliedNearshore block Deepwater blocks
Consultation with
communities
7 villages 2 – 7 villages Important to consult with
potentially impacted
communities.
Potential Impact on
fish and fishing
Interaction with
fisheries
Fishing occurs up
to 100 km from
shore in very deep
water
More fishing than predicted in
the impact assessment –
deployed additional guard
vessel, and guard vessels
running further ahead of boats.
Marine mammals MMOs and JNCC
standards applied
MMOs and JNCC
standards applied
Numbers higher than expected,
mitigation appropriate

10. CETACEAN SIGHTINGS BAY OF BENGAL
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Spinner dolphin
Spinner dolphin
Bryde’s whale
Bryde’s Whale
Sperm whale

11. ENTANGLED TURTLES
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12. HIGH-LEVEL TIMELINE – IEE PROCESS
Feb
2015
April
2015
Dec
2016
Offshore Survey(s)
Start Acquisition
IEE
submissions
Jul
2016
June
2016
IEE process
Timeline
July
2015
1st Project
proposals
submitted
EIA
workshop
EIA
Legislation
in place
Offshore Survey(s)
Complete acquisition
Public
Consultation
commenced
Oct
2015
IEE
1st
comments
received
PSCs
signed
IEE
disclosure
May
2016
1st IEE approval
(NC)
received

14. IEE POTENTIAL IMPACTS / MITIGATION MEASURES
n Potential Impact
n Fishing (significance: minor)
n Shipping (significance: minor)
n Marine fauna (cetaceans and turtles)
(significance: minor)
n Accidental discharges (significance:
moderate)
n Observations
n Significant fishing up to 100 km from
shore.
n Shipping interaction (3RD party vessel
impacted tail buoy)
n Large numbers of cetaceans (mainly
dolphins) and turtles observed
n No spills
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Mitigation applied
• Engagement with fisheries representatives, marine notice, mobile safety zone and deployment of
guard boats
• Grievance mechanism
• Marine mammal observers / soft starts and turtle guards
• International environmental maritime standards applied on vessels including maritime standards
(MARPOL)