Decommissioning the Brent Spar

by Owen; Paula

• ISBN13: 9780419240808
• ISBN10: 0419240802
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-05-12
• Publisher: CRC Press

Summary

Decommissioning of Brent Sparchronicles the events leading up to the recent decision to recycle the offshore installation in a Norwegian fjord; the Greenpeace campaign to stop it being dumped at sea; the repercussions of Shell's decision to abort the decommissioning at the eleventh hour; and the dialogue processes that have occurred to attempt to resolve the issue. This book will give a balanced, impartial account of the whole situation to its present day, its key aim being to inform the reader about the facts and mechanisms of the dialogue process and the need to approach decisions in a different way. Readers will benefit from an account of the mistakes made by both sides, the input from government, the scientific community, the press and public, and can apply this knowledge to future environmental issues.

Author Biography

Paula Owen is now Director of the Best Practice for Sustainable Development Unit at Forum for the Future, London.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
Introduction	1	(13)
What was the Brent Spar?	14	(16)
Decommissioning and the BPEO process	30	(12)
The scientific debate	42	(11)
The use and abuse of precedent	53	(5)
The siege	58	(27)
The capitulation	85	(20)
The aftermath: July--August 1995	105	(11)
The way forward: the search for a solution	116	(18)
The Brent Spar legacy	134	(9)
Epilogue: was the Brent Spar a `good' or a `bad' thing?	143	(10)
Appendix 1: International law and agreements	153	(8)
Appendix 2: The long list	161	(6)
Notes	167	(9)
Bibliography	176	(2)
Index	178