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EUROPA OIL & GAS (INISHKEA) LIMITED INISHKEA PROSPECT SITE SURVEY RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MGE0719RP0020 Europa Oil & Gas (Inishkea) Limited Inishkea Prospect Site Survey – Response to Request for Additional Information F02 17 January 2020 rpsgroup.com INISHKEA SURVEY – AA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Document status Versi Purpose of document Authored by Reviewed by Approved by Review date on Daniel Connell Emily Kelly- Gareth 17 January F02 Response to RFI - Final Leahy Paula Kearney McElhinney 2020 Gareth McElhinney Approval for issue Gareth McElhinney 17 January 2020 © Copyright RPS Group Limited. All rights reserved. The report has been prepared for the exclusive use of our client and unless otherwise agreed in writing by RPS Group Limited no other party may use , make use of or rely on the contents of this report. The report has been compiled using the resources agreed with the client and in accordance with the scope of work agreed with the client. 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Prepared by: Prepared for: RPS Europa Oil & Gas (Inishkea) Limited Gareth McElhinney Simon Lucas Technical Director Drilling Manager Lyrr 2, IDA Business & Technology Park, 6 Porter Street, Mervue, Galway, Ireland, H91 H9CK London, UK, W1U 6DD T +353 (0) 91 400 200 T +44 (0) 7979 035 345 E [email protected] E [email protected] MGE0719RP0020 | Inishkea Prospect Site Survey – Response to Request for Additional Information | F02 | 17 January 2020 rpsgroup.com Page ii INISHKEA SURVEY – AA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 1 2 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION .......................................................................... 2 2.1 EAU Query No. 1 .......................................................................................................................... 2 2.1.1 Line Plan ....................................................................................................................................... 2 2.1.2 Noise Emissions During Line Turns .............................................................................................. 3 2.2 EAU Query No. 2 .......................................................................................................................... 9 2.3 EAU Query No. 3 ........................................................................................................................13 2.4 EAU Query No. 4 ........................................................................................................................14 2.5 EAU Query No. 5 ........................................................................................................................15 2.5.1 Mitigation Measures to be Undertaken .......................................................................................15 2.6 EAU Query No. 6 ........................................................................................................................18 2.7 EAU Query No. 7 ........................................................................................................................19 2.8 EAU Query No. 8 ........................................................................................................................20 2.9 EAU Query No. 9 ........................................................................................................................21 2.10 EAU Query No. 10 ......................................................................................................................22 2.11 EAU Query No. 11 ......................................................................................................................23 2.12 EAU Query No. 12 ......................................................................................................................24 2.13 EAU Query No. 13 ......................................................................................................................28 2.14 EAU Query No. 14 ......................................................................................................................32 2.15 EAU Query No. 15 ......................................................................................................................33 2.16 EAU Query No. 16 ......................................................................................................................34 2.17 EAU Query No. 17 ......................................................................................................................35 2.18 EAU Query No. 18 ......................................................................................................................36 2.19 EAU Query No. 19 ......................................................................................................................37 2.20 EAU Query No. 20 ......................................................................................................................38 2.21 EAU Query No. 21 ......................................................................................................................39 2.21.1 Source of Potential Impacts ........................................................................................................39 2.21.2 Screening of European Sites ......................................................................................................40 2.21.3 Habitats Directive Annex II Marine Mammal Species .................................................................41 2.21.4 Habitats Directive Annex II Migratory Fish Species ....................................................................46 2.21.5 Habitats Directive Annex I Offshore Geogenic and Biogenic Reef .............................................50 2.21.6 Birds Directive Annex I Seabird Species ....................................................................................54 2.22 EAU Query No. 22 ......................................................................................................................68 3 REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................69 MGE0719RP0020 | Inishkea Prospect Site Survey – Response to Request for Additional Information | F02 | 17 January 2020 rpsgroup.com Page iii INISHKEA SURVEY – AA ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Tables Table 2-1: Coordinates of provisional vessel line start- and end-points........................................................ 5 Table 2-2: Coordinates of survey area node points. ..................................................................................... 6 Table 2-3: Coordinates of provisional benthic transect line start- and end-points ........................................ 8 Table 2-4: Peak source level outputs of equipment ....................................................................................10 Table 2-5: Revised zone of potential impact ...............................................................................................12 Table 2-6: Other offshore activities and potential for in-combination effect with the proposed Inishkea Survey ..........................................................................................................................................................25 Table 2-7: Coordinates of provisional sampling stations near the provisional well top-hole .......................31 Table 2.8: Survey aspects associated with proposed activities and unplanned events..............................39 Table 2.9: QIs of SACs and SCIs of SPAs for which no potential pathway for interaction exists with planned survey activities and unplanned events .........................................................................................40 Table 2.10: QIs of SACs and SCIs of SPAs for which potential interaction with survey aspects exists .....41 Table 2.11: SACs designated for Annex II marine mammal species ..........................................................42 Table 2.12: Screening assessment of potential effects of the survey aspects to Annex II marine mammal species ..........................................................................................................................................43 Table 2.13: SACs designated for Annex II migratory fish species ..............................................................47 Table 2.14: Screening assessment of potential effects of the survey aspects to Annex II migratory fish species ..................................................................................................................................................47 Table 2.15: SACs designated for Annex I reef habitat ................................................................................51