EU to show flexibility in offshore drilling safety rules

摘要

Brussels—Offshore oil and gas drilling safety isone of the key energy priorities of the incomingCyprus EU presidency, energy minister NeoklisSylikiotis said June 15, at the same time asthe European Commission showed flexibilityover future EU-wise offshore safety rules.Cyprus takes over the rotating six-monthEU presidency from Denmark on July 1 andbecomes responsible for finding compromisesamong the EU’s 27 national governments ondraft EU legislation.Sylikiotis told EU energy ministers meet-ing in Luxembourg that obtaining agreementon the European Commission’s draft EU regu-lation on offshore oil and gas safety was “ahigh priority.”