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Based on the contentious-administrative conflict in the Canary Islands as a result of the oil explorations requested by the company REPSOL S.A, to the State General Administration in their sorrounding waters, we try to provide with some legal solutions that can diminish environmental conflicts originated by that activity. The new Community provisions regarding the safety of offshore oil and gas operations (Directive 2013/30/UE) and on maritime spatial planning (Directive 2014/89/UE) can contribute with some solutions that allow, where relevant, one sustainable and safe exploitation of maritime energetic resources.