EU seeks assurance from industry on offshore safety risk

摘要

London-The EU is seeking assurances from the oil and gas offshore drilling industry that measures are in place to prevent oil spills similar to that in the US Gulf of Mexico from happening in Europe, the European Commission said May 11. EU Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger was scheduled late May 11 to meet high-level representatives from companies operating in Europe and its offshore areas to discuss safety issues.