Traduction de «Société d'exploitation pétrolière » (Français → Anglais) :

5. Takes note of the agreement reached in June 2014 between SOCO International and the conservation group WWF, in relation to WWF’s complaint to the UK National Contact Point (NCP) on SOCO’s lack of compliance with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, according to which the company commits not to undertake or commission any exploratory or other drilling within Virunga National Park unless UNESCO and the DRC Government agree that such activities are not incompatible with its World Heritage Status; notes that such conditional agreement offers no guarantees as to the cessation of any oil-related activity in the park; points out that the ambiguous position of SOCO International leaves the door open to the park being fully or par ...[+++]tially declassified for oil drilling; observes that the concession that SOCO has been exploring is located in and around Lake Edward, an area which is home to dozens of iconic (and some endangered) species, including chimpanzees, elephants, crocodiles and lions; calls, therefore, on SOCO International plc and its DRC-registered company to stop all exploration and exploitation within Virunga permanently and to respect the park’s current boundaries; calls also on the DRC Government to cancel the oil exploration permits granted within the property of Virunga National Park, as requested by the World Heritage Committee;

4. Takes note of the agreement reached in June 2014 between SOCO International and the conservation group WWF, in relation to WWF’s complaint to the UK National Contact Point (NCP) on SOCO’s lack of compliance with the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, according to which the company commits not to undertake or commission any exploratory or other drilling within Virunga National Park unless UNESCO and the DRC Government agree that such activities are not incompatible with its World Heritage Status; notes that such conditional agreement offers no guarantees as to the cessation of any oil-related activity in the park; points out that the ambiguous position of SOCO International leaves the door open to the park being fully or par ...[+++]tially declassified for oil drilling; observes that the concession that SOCO has been exploring is located in and around Lake Edward, an area which is home to dozens of iconic (and some endangered) species, including chimpanzees, elephants, crocodiles and lions; calls, therefore, on SOCO International plc and its DRC-registered company to stop all exploration and exploitation within Virunga permanently and to respect the park’s current boundaries; calls also on the DRC Government to cancel the oil exploration permits granted within the property of Virunga National Park, as requested by the World Heritage Committee;

We represent a diverse range of almost 260 member companies employing more than 65,000 employees and contracting almost exclusively to oil and gas exploration and production companies.

By last fall, it was clear that petroleum companies acquiring these exploration licences were focusing on exploring shale formations, although there is also great potential for conventional oil and gas resources in the region.

Building on ongoing support to initiatives such as the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI), the Kimberley Process, and the EU Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Action Plan, the Commission will step up efforts to improve transparency in the extractive industries (oil, gas and mining) and the forest sector by allowing effective use of information generated by the EITI and disclosed by companies on their payments to governments from the exploitation of natural resources as part of the new EU legislative requirements on country-by-country reporting.

They continue to state that the oil development is exacerbating the problem and that civilians are being jeopardized by the actions of the oil companies.