This is what the situation is at the moment on the pending issue regarding offshore activities. It has already been presented to the Marine Environment Protection Committee in November this year. And it will be presented to the Commission on Sustainable Development next year. You have two aspects regarding the protection of the marine environment. You have the prevention aspect and the response aspect.
Prevention means preventing the accident to prevent pollution.
When you are handling oil, you have to have measures to prevent oil being released into the sea. For prevention, you have rules and regulations. In most cases, the oil industry have their own safety and management procedures. When it comes to offshore facilities, there are not too many accidents. There are a few, but not so many compared to the amount of offshore platforms operating around the world.