Objectives of an Offshore Environmental Baseline Study (EBS)
The Environmental Baseline Study, which includes a site survey, is designed to record the initial environmental status of the intended project site prior to any on-site operation: exploratory program, field development or plant construction.

Contents
1. Scope ....................................................................................................................... 3
2. Reference documents............................................................................................. 3
3. Objectives of an Offshore Environmental Baseline Study (EBS) ....................... 4
4. Responsibilities....................................................................................................... 4
5. Organisation of the study....................................................................................... 5
5.1 General program of the study............................................................................................5
5.2 Schedule............................................................................................................................5
5.3 Site Survey Organisation...................................................................................................6
5.4 Laboratory analyses ..........................................................................................................7
5.5 Deliverables .......................................................................................................................7
6. Bibliographical study detailed content ................................................................. 9
7. Site survey work specifications............................................................................. 9
7.1 Choice of sampling stations...............................................................................................9
7.2 Parameters to be measured ............................................................................................10
7.3 On board sampling and analysis .....................................................................................11
8. Laboratory analyses and methodology............................................................... 13
8.1 Water column analyses ...................................................................................................13
8.2 Sediments physical analyses...........................................................................................14
8.3 Sediments chemical analyses .........................................................................................14
8.4 Biological analyses ..........................................................................................................15
9. Results interpretation ........................................................................................... 15
10. Proposals for a Monitoring program ................................................................... 15
Appendix 1 Specifications concerning the survey vessel.................................... 16
Appendix 2 Indicative list of equipment for a sampling campaign ...................... 17
Appendix 3 ®Final Report content.......................................................................... 18