2016 Italian oil drilling referendum

none gov March 2020 Italy 17 April 2016 Do you want to repeal the Article 6, Paragraph 17, Third Sentence, of the legislative decree 3 April 2006, no. 152, "Environmental regulations", as replaced by paragraph 239 of Article 1 of the law of 28 December 2015, no. 208, "Provisions for the formation of the annual and long-term state budget (stability law 2016)", limited to the following words: "for the useful life of the reservoir, in compliance with safety and environmental protection standards"? 13,334,607 2,198,715 273,166 50,681,765 Referendum invalid as voter turnout was below 50% Italian referendum april 2016.png 200 Ballot paper for postal voting by overseas voters Risultato del referendum del 2016 nelle varie regioni italiane.png 250 Result by region An abrogative referendum on oil and natural gas drilling was held in Italy on 17 April 2016.Cabinet sets drilling referendum Apr 17 ANSA, 11 February 2016 The referendum was on the proposed repealing of a law that allows gas and oil drilling concessions extracting hydrocarbon within 12 nautical miles of the Italian coast to be prolonged until the exhaustion of the useful life of the fields. Although 86% voted in favour of repealing the law, the turnout of 31% was below the majority threshold required to validate the result.Boost for Renzi as oil drilling poll fails Financial Times, 17 April 2016 It was the first referendum requested by at least five Regional Councils in the history of the Italian Republic: all 66 previous referendum questions since 1974 were called after the collection of signatures. Background 200px|thumbnail|right|Gas platform "Annamaria B" in the Adriatic Sea off the coast of Ravenna (Emilia-Romagna) The search for hydrocarbon liquids and/or gases in the Italian sea is possible - with some restrictions for the coastal and environmental protection - only in certain "marine areas" identified by the Italian Parliament or by the Ministry of Economic Development. From 2013, new drilling is prohibited in the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the marine protected areas and in the waters within 12 nautical miles from the coast; however, the concessions approved before 2013 may continue until all of the resources are extracted. Italy authorized a total of 79 offshore platforms: 31 are located over 12 miles from and 48 within 12 miles. Off-shore production of hydrocarbons in Italy Within 12 miles, nine concessions are authorized (with 39 platforms) and their permits have expired and they have asked for an extension: if the "yes" vote wins in the referendum, the nine expired concessions can not be extended. During 2015 those installations extracted about 622 million cubic meters of natural gas (equivalent to 9% of the national production and 1.1% of total consumption in 2014). Under the 12 mile limit, there are 17 other concessions expiring between 2017 and 2027, which in 2015 extracted 1.21 billion cubic meters of gas (17.6% of national production and 2.1% of national consumption in 2014) and 500,000 tons of oil (about 9.1% of national production and 0.8% of consumption in 2014). These concessions, in the event of a victory for 'yes' in the referendum, will not be extended after 2027. +Extraction of hydrocarbons in the offshore platforms located within 12 miles from the coast (2015)http://unmig.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/unmig/strutturemarine/limite.asp?on=true Elenco delle piattaforme marine e strutture assimilabili - entro 12 miglia Ministero dello sviluppo economico 2016-03-15 https://archive.today/20160317043814/http://unmig.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it/unmig/strutturemarine/limite.asp?on=true 2016-03-17 deadMarine zone(region)Natural gas(m3)Natural gasoline(kg)Petroleum(kg)A – Emilia-RomagnaConcessions: A.C 1.AG, A.C 2.AS, A.C 3.AS, A.C 4.AS, A.C 5.AV, A.C 8.ME, A.C 17.AG, A.C 21.AG, A.C 26.EA, A.C 27.EA, A.C 29.EA, A.C 30.EA and CERVIA MARE.B – Marche and AbruzzoConcessions: B.C 1.LF, B.C 3.AS, B.C 5.AS, B.C 7.LF and B.C 8.LF.C – SicilyConcessions: C.C 1.AG, C.C 3.AG and C.C 6.AG.D – CalabriaConcessions: D.C 1.AG and D.C 4.AG.Total production within 12 nautical miles (2015)Production percentage of the national consumption 2.27% 0.91%National consumption (2015) ~http://www.qualenergia.it/articoli/20160112-i-consumi-di-gas-italia-tornano-crescere-dopo-4-anni I consumi di gas in Italia tornano a crescere dopo 4 anni 2016-01-12 Qualenergiahttp://www.unionepetrolifera.it/?page_id=471 Consumi petroliferi mensili 2015 Unione petrolifera 2016-03-09 2016-03-18 Referendum initiative The referendum was proposed by several regional governments after the national government passed a law allowing drilling concessions to last until oilfields or gasfields are empty.Italy's constitutional court gives green light to referendum on drilling Reuters, 19 January 2016 On 19 January 2016 the Constitutional Court approved the referendum. On 12 February the Five Star Movement asked President Sergio Mattarella to delay the referendum until June to allow it to be held alongside local elections in order to raise turnout and save money.M5S appeals to Mattarella on drilling ANSA, 12 February 2016 Position of main political parties ChoicePartiesLeaders15 Yes Five Star Movement (Movimento Cinque Stelle, M5S) Beppe Grillo Forward Italy (Forza Italia, FI) Silvio Berlusconi Northern League (Lega Nord, LN) Matteo Salvini Italian Left (Sinistra Italiana, SI) TBD Brothers of Italy (Fratelli d'Italia, FdI) Giorgia Meloni Italy of Values (Italia dei Valori, IdV) Ignazio Messina Federation of the Greens (Federazione dei Verdi, FdV) Giobbe Covatta Possible (Possibile) Giuseppe Civati15 No Movement for Autonomies (Movimento per le Autonomie, MpA) Raffaele Lombardo The Megaphone (Il Megafono) Rosario CrocettaAbstention Democratic Party (Partito Democratico, PD) Matteo Renzi New Centre-Right (Nuovo Centrodestra, NCD) Angelino Alfano Civic Choice (Scelta Civica, SC) Enrico Zanetti Union of the Centre (Unione di Centro, UdC) Pierferdinando Casini Opinion polls Date Polling firm 12Yes 12No Lead 28 Mar 2016 Piepoli 82.3 17.7 64.6 22 Mar 2016 Demopolis 74.0 26.0 48.0 15-16 Feb 2016 SWG 78.0 22.0 56.0 9-11 Dec 2015 Ixè 72.3 27.7 44.6 Results 13334607 2198715 273166 50681765 http://elezionistorico.interno.it/index.php?tpel=F&dtel=17/04/2016&tpa=Y&tpe=A&lev0=0&levsut0=0&es0=N&ms=S Ministry of the Interior Votes as a percentage of the electorate #ddd 500px 450px 12 Yes #088A29 26.31 12 No #E90000 4.34 Notes A References Oil Italy Category:Referendums in Italy Category:Energy in Italy Category:Oil wells Category:Energy policy referendums Oil