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"This report concerns the safety challenges in offshore oil and gas activities. The recent environmental disasters following spills in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 (BP) – one of the worst environmental disasters ever and the worst spill in the history of the United States – and in the North Sea in August 2011 (Shell) have made debating the safety conditions in which oil- and gas-extraction companies operate a hot topic. We all acknowledge that the supply of oil and gas is fundamental to the quality of life of all humanity, and of Europeans in particular. Nevertheless, we need to ensure safety measures for workers and construction standards that prevent any fuel spills potentially harmful to the environment. It is therefore crucial that there be a simplified legal framework in place that covers drilling and helps to solve the problem of environmental pollution. While I acknowledge that this is a rather complex issue, I welcome the tabling of this report, for which I voted, because it safeguards the environment and workers in this area, and values public over private interests."@en1
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