A contract which outlines a ‘response plan’ in the unlikely event of an accidental oil spill is in place to ensure zero to minimal impact on the environment.

Other measures in relation to drilling waste management, such as the safe disposal of the drilling cuttings produced as a result of drilling means significant removal of any oil contamination and demonstrates a commitment to drilling responsibly.

Together with the JV partners Bowleven encourages incorporating measures such as independently conducted Environmental and Social Impact Assessments which involve stakeholder engagement and consultation. These Assessments have been conducted by the Company in the past, constructing mitigation measures to deal with minimising the impacts identified in the assessment relating to:

• Impacts on the environment
• Economic impacts of oil exploration
• Local and social impacts on the community and networks.