TOWARD EFFECTIVE OIL SPILL RESPONSE TOWARD EFFECTIVE OIL SPILL RESPONSE IN THE BULGARIAN SEAIN THE BULGARIAN SEA

SPACES AND IN BLACK SEA REGION AS A SPACES AND IN BLACK SEA REGION AS A WHOLEWHOLE

SPEAKER

capt. Zhivko Petrov - Director of Directorate Maritime Administration – Burgas and BC Project Leader

THE TWINNING LIGHT PROJECT THE TWINNING LIGHT PROJECT BG2006/018-164.04.01.122BG2006/018-164.04.01.122

OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIAOF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA

May, the 29-th, 2009, MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

PORTS IN THE AREA UNDER PORTS IN THE AREA UNDER JURISDICTION OF BMA, DIRECTORATE-JURISDICTION OF BMA, DIRECTORATE-

BOURGAS BOURGAS CURRENT VIEW CURRENT VIEW

PORTS WITH NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE: Port of Bourgas serves its duties by 3 sub-ports, one dedicated storage base

and one seasonal passenger terminal in the port of Nessebar; The Port operates 28 vessel’s berths, having totally 4,800 ms of quays and maximum allowable draught of 15.50 ms.

Oil terminal Rosenetz.

PORTS WITH REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE: “Fish Port – Bourgas” is used to handle general and liquid cargo with 3

berthing place.; Port “Bulgarian shipyard south quay– L” is used to handle general cargo and

scrap, with 2 berthing place; Dockyard Port – Bourgas is used to handle general and liquid cargo, with 2

berthing place; Port Transstroy – Bourgas is used to handle general cargo, liquid alimentary

cargo and mail, with 2 berthing place.

PORT OF BOURGASPORT OF BOURGAS

CURRENT VIEW CURRENT VIEW Port of Bourgas includes following terminals:Port of Bourgas includes following terminals:Terminal EastTerminal East with 14 mooring place with 14 mooring place – for – for general cargoes of all kinds, metals, wood, general cargoes of all kinds, metals, wood, paper, foodstuff are handled inpaper, foodstuff are handled in;; Bulk Cargoes Terminal Bulk Cargoes Terminal with 3 mooring place,with 3 mooring place, intended for handling and storing of bulk intended for handling and storing of bulk commodities-coal, coke, ores and concentrates, commodities-coal, coke, ores and concentrates, etc. etc. The new Terminal 2A has been built under The new Terminal 2A has been built under the famous Port of Bourgas Expansion Projectthe famous Port of Bourgas Expansion Project,, intended for handling of bulk cargoes mainly-intended for handling of bulk cargoes mainly-coal, coke, ores and concentrates, clinker, etc.coal, coke, ores and concentrates, clinker, etc., , with 4 mooring place;with 4 mooring place;Terminal West handles generally metals of all Terminal West handles generally metals of all kind, RO-RO and kind, RO-RO and container container traffic traffic, with, with modern cold modern cold storage facilitiesstorage facilities andand 6 mooring place.

OIL TERMINAL ROSENETZOIL TERMINAL ROSENETZ

Situated on the S part of Bourgas bay;

With 3 berthing place; Two of them are used mainly for

handling of refined oil products and chemicals and the berthing place No.2 is used for handling of crude oil (rebco) as well as for refined oil products.

Cargo turnover of crude oil is approximately 10 mln. t/year.

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF PORT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF PORT OF BOURGAS AND BOURGAS BAY OF BOURGAS AND BOURGAS BAY

AS A WHOLEAS A WHOLE

New project for building of multimodal terminal “Super Bourgas”;

Building of Bourgas –Aleksandrupolis pipeline.

BOURGAS –ALEXANDROPOULOS BOURGAS –ALEXANDROPOULOS PIPELINEPIPELINE

The 279 km Bourgas (Bulgaria)-The 279 km Bourgas (Bulgaria)-Alexandroupolis (Mediterranean coast of Alexandroupolis (Mediterranean coast of Greece) pipeline isGreece) pipeline is expected to be expected to be constructed in the near futureconstructed in the near future;;

The agreement was signed in The agreement was signed in 2007; 2007; The initial capacity of pipeline will beThe initial capacity of pipeline will be 35 35

mln. t/year of crude oil and will increased mln. t/year of crude oil and will increased up to up to 50 50 mln. tmln. t /year;/year;

This pipeline isThis pipeline is allow bypassing Bosporus allow bypassing Bosporus Straits which is over-congested and Straits which is over-congested and imposes tanker sizeimposes tanker size limitations.limitations.

This new pipeline will increase This new pipeline will increase the risk of oil pollution in the risk of oil pollution in Bourgas bay and vulnerable Bourgas bay and vulnerable south part of Bulgarian Black sea south part of Bulgarian Black sea coast as a wholecoast as a whole..

Protected areas and habitats in the area of jurisdiction of BMA,

Directorate-Bourgas falling under scope of NATURA 2000

11 of all Bulgarian Protected zones under Habitats’ and Birds‘ Directives are fallen in the area of jurisdiction of BMA, Directorate-Bourgas;

The sea waters and coastal lakes are approximately 23% of total protected areas;

Approximately 16 beaches are situated alongside the south part of the Bulgarian Black sea coast Potential NATURA 2000 Protected zones/ Potential NATURA 2000 Protected zones/

Birds’Directive/20,3% of Bulgarian territoryBirds’Directive/20,3% of Bulgarian territory

Potential NATURA 2000 Protected zones/ Habitats’ Directive/20,3% of Bulgarian territory

Legend:Legend:

REASON OF REASON OF VULNERABILITYVULNERABILITY

CURRENT SITUATION IN CASE OF CURRENT SITUATION IN CASE OF LARGE OIL SPILL IN BULGARIAN SEA LARGE OIL SPILL IN BULGARIAN SEA

SPACESSPACESSatellite imagesSatellite images

From December 2007 Bulgaria receives satellite images through the CleanSeaNet service

BMA´s SAR vessels are used for confirmation of suspected pollutions

Due to the lack of the confirmation procedures and technical capabilities the identification rate is very low

CURRENT SITUATION IN CASE OF CURRENT SITUATION IN CASE OF LARGE OIL SPILL IN BULGARIAN LARGE OIL SPILL IN BULGARIAN

SEA SPACESSEA SPACESAerial SurveillanceAerial Surveillance

• The aerial surveillance can be used to fulfil the EMSA’s service and is the most effective way for detecting and deterring illegal discharges from sea-based source

• Ship masters have obligations to inform observed oil slick to VTS or MRCC.

• Aerial tools are mentioned as a part of the oil spill surveillance actions in the large scale recovery and combating operations

• At this moment there are no aerial surveillance actions, agreement or designated responsible bodies in Bulgaria to carry out this task

CURRENT SITUATION IN CASE OF CURRENT SITUATION IN CASE OF LARGE OIL SPILL IN BULGARIAN LARGE OIL SPILL IN BULGARIAN

SEA SPACESSEA SPACES no equipment for large oil spills no equipment for large oil spills (> 1000 tones);(> 1000 tones); no equipment for the open sea;no equipment for the open sea; no facilities for dealing with no facilities for dealing with

large volumes of recovered oil;large volumes of recovered oil; lack of adequate equipment for lack of adequate equipment for

shore clean-up and restoration.shore clean-up and restoration.

LIMITED CAPABILITIES LIMITED CAPABILITIES FOR LARGE OIL SPILL FOR LARGE OIL SPILL

RESPONSERESPONSE

TO CREATE A MODERN TO CREATE A MODERN CENTRE FOR COMBATING CENTRE FOR COMBATING WITH LARGE OIL SPILLS WITH LARGE OIL SPILLS

SITUATED IN PORT OF SITUATED IN PORT OF BURGAS BURGAS FOLLOWING THE FOLLOWING THE EMSA – MODEL OF AT-SEA EMSA – MODEL OF AT-SEA

OIL RECOVERY VESSELOIL RECOVERY VESSEL

BG Government to contract oil BG Government to contract oil recovery vessel which will be the recovery vessel which will be the commercial vessel that can be commercial vessel that can be adapted for at-sea oil pollution adapted for at-sea oil pollution response activities equipped with:response activities equipped with:

Sweeping ArmsSweeping Arms;; Weir/Brush SkimmerWeir/Brush Skimmer;; Oil BoomsOil Booms;; Oil Detection Radar SystemOil Detection Radar System..

LOOK IN THE FUTURELOOK IN THE FUTUREOPTION FOR BETTER RESPONSE TO LARGE OIL SPILLS OPTION FOR BETTER RESPONSE TO LARGE OIL SPILLS IN THE BULGARIAN BLACK SEA SPACES AS WELL AS TO IN THE BULGARIAN BLACK SEA SPACES AS WELL AS TO

ASSIST THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRY IN COMBATING ASSIST THE NEIGHBORING COUNTRY IN COMBATING WITH OIL SPILLSWITH OIL SPILLS

THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND FOR YOUR KIND

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