Correspondence

Oil and gas: OPRED communications

Published communications issued to stakeholders relating to regulation of environmental and decommissioning activity for UK offshore oil and gas operations.

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IRS Enhancements April 2022 - Issued 25/04/2022

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EMS Annual Public Statement - Issued 20/04/2022

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UK ETS Authority public consultation launch

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OPRED Website Issues - Resolved - Issued 22/02/2022

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OPRED Website Issues - Issued 16/02/2022

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Update to OPPC Guidance and Standard Industry Conditions as a result of clarification on reporting requirements for Miscellaneous discharge streams plus update to web page - issued 04/02/2022

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Details on upcoming noisy activities in the Southern North Sea - Issued 27/01/2022

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UK ETS general update from OPRED - Issued 17/01/2022

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REMINDER - Cessation of Out of Hours Permitting Function - Issued 06/01/2022

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REMINDER - Updating PON1s in legacy ePON1 system – Function to be withdrawn - Issued 23/12/2021

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Announcement of OPRED Chief Executive and Executive Director - Issued 17/12/2021

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Tom Child Biography

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Wendy Kennedy Biography

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The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020 - Issued 17/12/2021

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Inspection of Local Aids to Navigation, Merchant Shipping Act, 1995, Section 198(1) - Issued Date 08/12/2021

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The EU and UK are cutting the availability of HFC’s by 79% between 2015 and 2030. OPRED would like to make Operators aware of the following ban which will be imposed from 1 January 2022. - Issued 01/12/2021

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Updating PON1s in legacy ePON1 system – Function to be withdrawn - Issued 29/11/2021

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Cessation of Out of Hours Permitting Function - Issued 29/11/2021

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Annual Chemical Permit Reminder - Issued 11/10/2021

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Cessation of out of hours permitting function - Issued 08/10/2021

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Publication of DEFRA's revised UK plan for shipments of waste

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OPEP Guidance - Revision 6 - Publication

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Energy Portal - Integrated Reporting System (IRS) - Go live date reminder - Issued 21/09/2021

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OPRED response to PON1, OPPC and IRS consultation comments

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IRS - Managing Distribution Lists

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IRS Managing Teams

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IRS - General Guidance

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IRS - Additional/Enhanced Features

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IRS - Managing Teams Guide

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Energy Portal - Integrated Reporting System (IRS) – Action Required, populating IRS Teams - Issued 25/08/2021

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Energy Portal - Inactive OPRED applications note - Issued 19/08/2021

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Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 and the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005

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Verifier site visits update post Covid 19

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Defra Consultation on amending the Civil Procedure Rules to establish environmental review - Issued 04/08/2021

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Defra Consultation on Best Practice Guidance for developing compensatory measures in relation to Marine Protected Areas - Issued 27/07/2021

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Offshore EIA Regulations Communication – Consent for Projects - Issued 27/07/2021

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BEIS CONSULTATION ON REFORMING THE FRAMEWORK FOR BETTER REGULATION - Issued 27/07/2021

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Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Public Consultation

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PETS PPC SAT changes note - Issued 28/06/2021

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Consultation on Guidance Notes for the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005; PON1 reporting of oil and chemical releases; and Integrated Reporting Service (IRS).

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PON1 Guidance for Reporting Oil and Offshore Chemical Releases

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PON1 Guidance for Reporting Oil and Offshore Chemical Releases - Key Changes

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OPPC Guidance Notes

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OPPC Guidance - Key Changes

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Integrated Reporting Service Guidance

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REMINDER for Information of Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2020 - Issued 28/05/2021

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REMINDER for EMS Annual Public Statement - Issued 17/05/2021

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UK ETS Authority publishes the free allocation table for 2021-2025 allocation period

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Scottish Government Consultation on a proposed UK Dolphin and Porpoise Conservation Strategy - Issued 05/05/2021

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Request for information of Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2020

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Template return spreadsheet for information of Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2020 request

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OPEP Variation function in CAP - Issued 20/04/2021

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Request for EMS Annual Public Statement - Issued 15/04/2021

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Wild Birds Offshore Advice Notes March 2021 - Issued 30/03/2021

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Energy Portal - Integrated Reporting System (IRS) – Action Required - Issued 24/03/2021

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Evaluation of Offshore Safety Directive Regulator (OSDR) - Issued 17/03/2021

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Regulating Offshore oil and gas Installations during Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak - Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning's return to offshore inspection activity - Update 01/03/2021

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OPRED UK ETS update February 2021 - Issued 22/02/2021

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Protection of Wild Birds Offshore - Issued 19/02/2021

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Updating of the UK Plan for Shipments of Waste - Issued 20/01/2021

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Mercury Regulations & TFSW Regulations - Notification to Offshore Operators

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Regulating Offshore oil and gas Installations during Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak. UK and Scottish Government 04 January 2021 announcement of change to lockdown measures - update 07 January 2021

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Update on EU ETS transition to a UK ETS - Issued 22/12/2020

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The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (EIA) Regulations 2020 - Transitional Provisions & PETS Changes

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RBA Programme Update - Issued 14/12/2020

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Notification to Stakeholders - The Offshore Oil and Gas (EIA) Regulations 2020

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Informal Consultation - OPRED Notification to the Oil and Gas Industry UKETS Civil Penalties Guidance - Issued 25/11/2020

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Informal Consultation - UK ETS Civil Penalties Guidance Document - New - Issued 25/11/2020

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UK Energy Portal Planned Maintenance

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OSPAR Annual Reporting on the Phase-out of Hazardous Substances - Issued 23/11/2020

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Met Office telephone system outage – Saturday 21st November

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PRA 2021 chemical data and Annual WIA permits

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OPRED EU ETS Transition update Operator Requirements October 2020

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Regulating Offshore oil and gas Installations during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak – Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning’s return to offshore inspection activity

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REMINDER for Information of Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2019

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Offshore EIA Regulations 2020 - Issued 24/07/2020

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Proposed Offshore Chemicals and the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Consultation - Issued 23/07/2020

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OPRED position published on offshore site visits by verifiers during the Coronavirus Outbreak 2020

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Request for information of Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2019

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Template return spreadsheet for information of Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2019 request

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Publication of Guidance for assessing the significance of noise disturbance against Conservation Objectives of harbour porpoise SACs

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Future of UK carbon pricing consultation response - 02/06/2020

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REMINDER for Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Return - Issued 19/05/2020

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REMINDER for EMS Annual Public Statement - Issued 19/05/2020

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Covid19 Position - Update - Issued 15/05/2020

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Request for Mercury Regulations Returns - Issued 11/05/2020

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Offshore Industry Guidance on the EU Mercury Legislation (Appendix A)

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EIA Regulations - Coronavirus Amendment - Issued 23/04/2020

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Request for Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Return - Issued 22/04/2020

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TFSW Regulations 2007 - Offshore Operator Form for Notifying Waste Exports to BEIS

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Covid19 position - Update - Issued 17.04.2020

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Request for EMS Annual Public Statement - Issued 09/04/2020

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Covid-19 position - Issued 08/04/2020

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Halogen Additions to EEMS Database - Issued 31/03/2020

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The Impacts of Covid-19 - Compliance - Issued 20/03/2020

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The Impacts of Covid-19 - OPRED Working Practices - Issued 20/03/2020

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OPRED Out of Hours Phone Number OPEP Updates - Issued 16/03/2020

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Notification CUBS inbox no longer in use - Issued 06/03/2020

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Produced Water Risk Based Approach Schedule 2021 to 2024 - Issued 13/02/2020

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Details on upcoming seismic surveys in the Southern North Sea Harbour Porpoise SAC - Issued 11/02/2020

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Noise Guidance Consultation Notification - Issued 06/02/2020

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Copy notification of new OPRED communication approach - Issued 03/02/2020

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OPRED communications issued to stakeholders in order to raise awareness of any pertinent information relating to the regulation of environmental and decommissioning activity for offshore oil and gas operations in the UK will be published here going forward

Published 3 February 2020
Last updated 2025 April 2022 + show all updates
  1. Addition of IRS Enhancements April 2022

  2. EMS Annual Public Statement 2022

  3. Addition of notification advising The UK ETS Authority – made up of the UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for Northern Ireland who jointly run the scheme – has published a consultation on developing the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS).

  4. Addition of communication confirming OPRED Website Issues now resolved

  5. Addition of communication regarding OPRED Website Issues

  6. Update to OPPC Guidance and Standard Industry Conditions as a result of clarification on reporting requirements for Miscellaneous discharge streams plus update to webpage

  7. Addition of 'Details on upcoming noisy activities in the Southern North Sea' communication

  8. Addition of 'UK ETS general update from OPRED' communication

  9. Reminder - Cessation of Out of Hours Permitting Function.

  10. Addition of 'Reminder - Updating PON1s in legacy ePON1 system – Function to be withdrawn' communication

  11. Addition of 'Announcement of OPRED Chief Executive and Executive Director' communication and Tom Child and Wendy Kennedy's biographies to accompany this communication

  12. Addition of communication on 'The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020'

  13. Addition of Inspection of Local Aids to Navigation, Merchant Shipping Act, 1995, Section 198(1) communication

  14. The EU and UK are cutting the availability of HFC’s by 79% between 2015 and 2030. OPRED would like to make Operators aware of the following ban which will be imposed from 1 January 2022.

  15. Updating PON1s in legacy ePON1 system – Function to be withdrawn

  16. Addition of Cessation of Out of Hours Permitting Function communication

  17. Addition of Annual Chemical Permit Reminder

  18. Cessation of out of hours permitting function

  19. The notification provides details about the recent publication of Defra's revised UK Plan for Shipments of Waste and the Government Response to the consultation on the UK Plan

  20. OPEP Guidance Publication Comms.

  21. Addition of OPRED response to PON1, OPPC, IRS Consultation - OGUK response document and Reminder of IRS go live date

  22. IRS - General Guidance, Enhanced/Additional Features and Managing Distribution Lists Added.

  23. Energy Portal - Integrated Reporting System (IRS) – Action Required, populating IRS Teams - Issued 25/08/2021

  24. OPRED Communications - Energy Portal inactive OPRED applications note.

  25. Addition of 'Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 and the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005' communication

  26. Verifier site visits update post Covid 19 published on Communications page.

  27. Defra Consultation on amending the Civil Procedure Rules to establish environmental review

  28. Defra Consultation on Best Practice Guidance for developing compensatory measures in relation to Marine Protected Areas published.

  29. BEIS Consultation on reforming the framework for better regulation published. Offshore EIA Regulations Communication – Consent for Projects published.

  30. Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme Public Consultation. Register your interest to join a stakeholder event by 12 July.

  31. Addition of PETS PPC SAT changes note

  32. PON1, OPPC and Integrated Reporting Service Guidance Consultations published.

  33. Addition of Reminder for Information of Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2020

  34. Reminder for EMS Annual Public Statements uploaded

  35. UK ETS Authority publishes the free allocation table for 2021-2025 allocation period.

  36. BEIS-OPRED NOTIFICATION TO STAKEHOLDERS - Scottish Government Consultation on a proposed UK Dolphin and Porpoise Conservation Strategy.

  37. Addition of 'Request for information of Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2020' and 'Template return spreadsheet for information of Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2020 request'

  38. OPEP Variation function in CAP - Communication to Industry 20 April 2021

  39. Addition of request for EMS Annual Public Statements

  40. OPRED communications page has been updated to include communication on advice notes related to the protection of wild birds in UK offshore waters.

  41. Addition of 'Energy Portal - Integrated Reporting System (IRS) – Action Required' communication

  42. Addition of 'Evaluation of Offshore Safety Directive Regulator (OSDR)' communication

  43. Addition of 'Regulating Offshore oil and gas Installations during Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak – Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning’s return to offshore inspection activity' update

  44. OPRED UK ETS Update

  45. Oil and gas: OPRED communications page has been updated to include communication on the protection of wild birds in UK offshore waters.

  46. Defra consultation on the ‘Updating of the UK Plan for Shipments of Waste'.

  47. Mercury Regulations & TFSW Regulations - Notification to Offshore Operators

  48. Addition of 'Regulating Offshore oil and gas Installations during Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak. UK and Scottish Government 04 January 2021 announcement of change to lockdown measures - update 07 January 2021'

  49. Update on EU ETS transition to a UK ETS.

  50. The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020 - Transitional Provisions & PETS Changes

  51. RBA Programme Update added

  52. Notification to Stakeholder regarding The Offshore Oil and Gas (EIA) Regulations (2020)

  53. Informal Consultation of the UK ETS Civil Penalties Guidance Document and OPRED Notification to the Oil and Gas Industry UKETS Civil Penalties Guidance

  54. UK Energy Portal will be unavailable from 6pm on Friday 27th November until 9am on Monday 30th November for extended maintenance.

  55. OSPAR Annual Reporting on the Phase-out of Hazardous Substances - Issued 23/11/2020

  56. Potential Met Office telephone system outage - Saturday 21st November

  57. PRA 2021 chemical data and Annual WIA permits

  58. OPRED EU ETS Transition update Operator Requirements October 2020

  59. Regulating Offshore oil and gas Installations during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak – Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning’s return to offshore inspection activity

  60. Addition of Reminder for Information of Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2019

  61. Offshore EIA Regulations 2020

  62. Proposed Offshore Chemicals and the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 Consultation

  63. Addition of EIA Pre-consultation Engagement document

  64. OPRED position published on offshore site visits by verifiers during the Coronavirus Outbreak 2020.

  65. Addition of 'Request for information of Trained Oil Spill Response Personnel during 2019' and template return spreadsheet

  66. Publication of Guidance for assessing the significance of noise disturbance against Conservation Objectives of harbour porpoise SACs

  67. Future of UK carbon pricing consultation response

  68. Addition of reminders for EMS Annual Statement and Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Returns

  69. Covid19 Update

  70. Addition of Request for Mercury Regulations Returns and corresponding reporting form

  71. Addition of 'EIA Regulations - Coronavirus Amendment' notification

  72. Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Return communication updated and return form added

  73. Addition of 'Request for Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Return'

  74. Addition of Covid19 Position Update

  75. Addition of Request for EMS Annual Public Statement

  76. New communication added

  77. New communication added

  78. Addition of new communication

  79. Addition of 'The Impacts of Covid-19' communications

  80. New communication added

  81. Addition of notification

  82. New communication added

  83. New communication added

  84. Addition of Noise Guidance Consultation Notification

  85. First published.