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CLAIR ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
The BP operated Clair platform is located to the West of the Shetland islands on the UK continental shelf. A total of 49 environmental aspects were identified for its first operational phase. See table below.
No Main heading Environmental aspect 1 Global warming and air quality Energy efficiency 2 CO2 emissions from power generation 3 NOX and SOX emissions from power generation 4 Other emissions from power generation 5 CO2 emissions from flaring 6 Other emissions from flaring 7 Venting 8 Halons and CFCs 9 Logistics 10 Water and sediment quality Produced water discharge (without oil or chemicals) 11 NORM in produced water 12 Oil in produced water 13 Discharge of excess cement 14 Discharge of WBM cuttings 15 Discharge of whole WBM 16 Discharge of well clean-up fluids 17 Discharge of drain water 18 Discharge of treated seawater 19 Discharge of deluge water 20 Discharge of organic kitchen refuse 21 Discharge of sewage 22 Production chemicals in produced water 23 Drilling chemicals in discharged cuttings 24 Discharge of catering and laboratory chemicals 25 Waste disposal Waste minimisation 26 Wastes shipped to shore, rather then discharged to sea. 27 Waste transfer and onshore waste disposal. 28 Waste oil exported with the crude oil, rather than shipped to shore. 29 Injection of oily cuttings rather than shipping to shore. 30 Injection of non-oily fluids rather than discharge to sea. 31 Physical presence of the facilities Platform 32 Subsea pipelines and equipment 33 Anchor mounds 34 Lost debris 35 Oil spills and spill contingency Platform spill prevention 36 Pipeline spill prevention 37 Vessels spill prevention 38 Spill contingency 39 Cumulative impacts Effects over a larger area 40 Effects into the future 41 Incremental impacts 42 Habitats and species conservation Protected habitats 43 Protected species 44 Decommissioning Platform 45 Pipelines 46 Terminal components 47 Cuttings 48 Liability management Historic cuttings discharges 49 Parts of platform or pipeline left in situ