Oil and gas: OPRED communications

Addition of IRS Enhancements April 2022

EMS Annual Public Statement 2022

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).

Addition of communication confirming OPRED Website Issues now resolved

Addition of communication regarding OPRED Website Issues

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

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

Addition of 'UK ETS general update from OPRED' communication

Reminder - Cessation of Out of Hours Permitting Function.

Addition of 'Reminder - Updating PON1s in legacy ePON1 system – Function to be withdrawn' communication

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

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

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

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.

Updating PON1s in legacy ePON1 system – Function to be withdrawn

Addition of Cessation of Out of Hours Permitting Function communication

Addition of Annual Chemical Permit Reminder

Cessation of out of hours permitting function

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

OPEP Guidance Publication Comms.

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

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

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

OPRED Communications - Energy Portal inactive OPRED applications note.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Addition of PETS PPC SAT changes note

PON1, OPPC and Integrated Reporting Service Guidance Consultations published.

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

Reminder for EMS Annual Public Statements uploaded

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

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

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'

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

Addition of request for EMS Annual Public Statements

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

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

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

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

OPRED UK ETS Update

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

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

Mercury Regulations & TFSW Regulations - Notification to Offshore Operators

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'

Update on EU ETS transition to a UK ETS.

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

RBA Programme Update added

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

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

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

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

Potential Met Office telephone system outage - Saturday 21st November

PRA 2021 chemical data and Annual WIA permits

OPRED EU ETS Transition update Operator Requirements October 2020

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

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

Offshore EIA Regulations 2020

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

Addition of EIA Pre-consultation Engagement document

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

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

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

Future of UK carbon pricing consultation response

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

Covid19 Update

Addition of Request for Mercury Regulations Returns and corresponding reporting form

Addition of 'EIA Regulations - Coronavirus Amendment' notification

Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Return communication updated and return form added

Addition of 'Request for Transfrontier Shipment of Waste Return'

Addition of Covid19 Position Update

Addition of Request for EMS Annual Public Statement

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Addition of 'The Impacts of Covid-19' communications

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Addition of Noise Guidance Consultation Notification

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