TY - JOUR N2 - The offshore Oil & Gas Industry is very important to the European Union economy. Therefore it must be properly monitored and protected, and legal regulations must be in place. Directive 2013/30/EU implemented on July 18, 2018 obliged EU Member States as well as operators and owners of oil and gas related activities in sea areas to implement solutions reducing the risk of major accidents, minor accidents and dangerous situations. The purpose of the article is to identify all the possible hazards that may occur during oil and gas operations in marine areas and attempt to assess the risk along with providing effective responses in the event of its occurrence by preparing appropriate plans for responding to the situation. For the completion of the main purpose of the work the provisions of Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations were presented and analyzed using the Hazard Identification method, the analysis of available reports prepared by the European Commission, classification bodies and own experience obtained while working in the offshore industry during searching, drilling and oil and gas production located under the seabed at the Polish Economic Executive Zone. The study presents numerous analyses and comments, which were presented in the form of graphs and tables, based on international reports and own experience gained while working in an offshore company. L1 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/114949/PDF-MASTER/10-Mrozowska.pdf L2 - http://journals.pan.pl/Content/114949 PY - 2019 IS - No 4 EP - 160 KW - Directive 2013/30/EU KW - risk assessment KW - safety of oil and gas operations KW - external and internal emergency response plans A1 - Mrozowska, Alicja PB - Instytut Gospodarki Surowcami Mineralnymi i EnergiÄ… PAN VL - vol. 22 DA - 2019.12.27 T1 - Assessment of the risk of major accidents occurring as a result of drilling and production operations in the sea areas based on the provisions of Directive 2013/30/EU SP - 141 UR - http://journals.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/114949 T2 - Polityka Energetyczna - Energy Policy Journal ER -