2026-10-06 13:03
The Standard Industry Conditions that apply to all OPPC permits are now accessible on the OPRED website rather than the Energy Portal.

2026-10-05 16:42
HRA Spreadsheet – September 2026 added

2026-10-05 12:05
SNS activity tracker updated

2026-09-28 15:42
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-09-21 13:56
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-09-14 13:47
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-09-07 16:35
HRA spreadsheet updated

2026-09-07 09:59
SNS activity tracker updated

2026-09-01 08:27
Updated SNS Activity Spreadsheet

2026-08-24 12:05
SNS activity tracker updated

2026-08-17 14:46
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-08-10 09:38
updated – SNS Activity Tracker – 10.08.2026

2026-07-28 08:36
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-07-20 14:23
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-07-13 12:39
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-07-06 13:03
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-07-02 09:27
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2026-06-29 14:04
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-06-22 10:30
SNS Activity Tracker – Updated

2026-06-15 13:46
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-06-12 10:16
New Appropriate Assessment added

2026-06-08 14:58
updated SNS Activity

2026-06-01 15:11
SNS Activity Tracker and HRA Spreadsheets updated

2026-05-25 16:10
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-05-22 13:08
Upload of Appropriate Assessment under Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations

2026-05-18 15:44
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-05-14 15:14
Publishing of the SAC Underwater Noise Regulators Working Group Progress Report 2025

2026-05-11 16:09
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-05-08 14:27
HRA Spreadsheet – Update

2026-05-05 14:53
SNS Activity Tracker – uploaded

2026-04-28 10:48
SNS Activity Tracker Updated

2026-04-23 15:31
Upload of Appropriate Assessment under Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations

2026-04-23 14:58
Upload of Appropriate Assessment under Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations

2026-04-21 13:15
SNS Activity Tracker – updated

2026-04-13 14:32
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-04-07 10:08
SNS Activity Tracker Updated

2026-04-02 15:20
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2026-03-30 13:28
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-03-25 13:56
Added Wild Birds (Nesting) Advice Note v1 March 2026

2026-03-23 10:18
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-03-20 13:43
New Appropriate Assessment added

2026-03-17 12:35
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-03-09 15:11
SNS Activity Tracker – Updated

2026-03-04 11:36
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2026-03-02 11:23
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2026-02-27 14:05
New Appropriate Assessment added

2026-02-23 14:47
Updated SNS tracker

2026-02-16 10:16
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-02-09 14:37
SNS Activity Tracker – updated

2026-02-03 15:35
HRA Spreadsheet updated.

2026-02-02 12:18
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2026-01-19 11:54
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-01-12 10:50
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2026-01-05 14:25
SNS Activity Tracker Updated

2025-12-29 11:11
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2025-12-19 14:48
Reporting requirements attachments under Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 (as amended) updated

2025-12-16 14:29
New Appropriate Assessment added.

2025-12-15 08:56
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2025-12-08 16:13
SNS Activity Tracker – Updated

2025-12-01 15:08
SNS Activity Tracker and HRA Spreadsheet updated.

2025-11-24 15:58
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2025-11-18 09:09
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2025-11-14 14:17
2025 Shell Leman to Bacton Freespan Campaign Appropriate Assessment

2025-11-10 15:22
SNS Activity Tracker – Updated

2025-11-07 15:48
SNS Activity Tracker replaced with Web Version

2025-11-04 11:48
HRA Spreadsheet updated.

2025-11-03 13:49
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2025-10-27 12:47
SNS Activity Tracker – file attachment updated

2025-10-23 16:21
Perenco – Pipeline Deposits 2025 – Uploaded

2025-10-20 11:47
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2025-10-13 15:23
SNS Activity Tracker – Updated

2025-10-07 15:56
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2025-09-29 10:47
SNS Activity Tracker Updated

2025-09-22 12:04
SNS Activity Tracker – updated

2025-09-15 11:19
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2025-09-12 14:13
Amended errors in naming: ‘CO2 Venting Guidence’ to ‘CO2 Venting Guidance’‘OPRED Unreasonable costs tool’ to ‘OPRED Unreasonable costs tool MRR’

2025-09-08 13:05
SNS Activity Tracker uploaded

2025-09-03 11:37
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2025-09-01 10:36
SNS Activity Tracker Update

2025-09-01 10:22
Monthly update to HRA Spreadsheet

2025-08-26 11:57
SNS Activity updated

2025-08-22 16:02
Perenco Platypus Survey added

2025-08-18 13:50
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2025-08-11 09:12
SNS Activity Tracker Updated

2025-08-06 12:44
Upload of Appropriate Assessment under Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations

2025-08-04 10:47
Monthly update to HRA Spreadsheet within the ‘Applications and Determinations’ sub-section of the ‘Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001 (as amended)’ section of the page’.Update to SNS Activity Tracker.

2025-07-28 15:53
SNS Activity Tracker – updated

2025-07-21 13:03
SNS Activity Tracker

2025-07-14 11:29
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2025-07-09 09:54
SNS Activity tracker updated.

2025-07-04 10:56
HRA Spreadsheet – June 2025

2025-06-30 14:13
SNS activity tracker – updated

2025-06-24 11:22
SNS Activity tracker updated

2025-06-19 13:17
Supplementary guidance for assessing the effects of downstream scope 3 emissions on climate from offshore oil and gas projects

2025-06-17 10:01
Information has been removed

2025-06-16 15:48
SNS Activity Tracker – uploaded

2025-06-10 14:43
Liverpool Bay Partial Decommissioning Plan added to Appropriate Assessments

2025-06-09 13:59
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2025-06-02 14:44
Updated SNS Activity Tracker and HRA Spreadsheet.

2025-05-26 15:54
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2025-05-19 13:56
SNS Activity Tracker – Uploaded

2025-05-14 10:34
Upload of Appropriate Assessment under Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations

2025-05-13 10:21
SNS Activity Tracker updatedHewett CCS Appraisal Well uploadedPegasus West Geological Survey uploaded

2025-05-09 15:32
Amendment to list of HRA appropriate assessments

2025-05-06 08:45
Addition of the 2025 Baseline Data Collection FAQs to the Greenhouse Gases Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) sectionSNS Activity Tracker updated

2025-05-02 13:44
HRA Spreadsheet – file attachment updated.

2025-05-01 09:40
New Appropriate Assessment added.

2025-04-28 10:16
SNS Activity Tracker uploaded.

2025-04-25 14:23
Addition of updated JNCC Advice note for Seabird Survey Methods on Offshore Installations.

2025-04-24 15:17
Communication to Industry regarding the HRA process in the National Site Network and Marine Protected Area Network added to Conservation of Habitats section.

2025-04-22 16:46
Greenhouse Gases Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) section updated.

2025-04-22 13:36
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2025-04-16 12:32
Hynet Liverpool Bay CCS – Appropriate Assessment uploaded

2025-04-15 15:25
Documents uploaded to Conservation of Offshore Marine Habitats and Species Regulations 2017

2025-04-14 16:16
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2025-04-07 15:21
SNS Activity Tracker – Uploaded

2025-04-01 09:03
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2025-04-01 07:48
SNS Activity Tracker – Uploaded

2025-03-26 09:21
New Appropriate Assessment added.

2025-03-24 16:30
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2025-03-17 13:04
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2025-03-10 12:57
SNS Activity Tracker – Uploaded

2025-03-03 14:40
SNS Activity Tracker and HRA Spreadsheet – uploaded

2025-02-24 13:43
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2025-02-17 13:41
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2025-02-13 17:20
HRA spreadsheet updated

2025-02-11 14:01
SNS activity tracker updated

2025-02-03 11:11
Uploaded SNS Activity Tracker w.c. 03.02.2025.

2025-01-31 11:50
UK ETS Civil Penalties Guidance Document added

2025-01-27 15:10
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2025-01-20 17:00
Amendments to Habitats Regulations webpage, including the addition of the SAC Noise Management Regulators Working Group Progress Report 2024.

2025-01-20 15:18
SAC Noise Management Regulators Working Group Progress Report 2024 uploaded

2025-01-20 14:56
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2025-01-14 12:47
Schedule 3 Template added and Noise Monitoring info added

2025-01-14 10:09
Monitoring Guidance for Underwater Noise in EuropeanSeas and Schedule 3 Notification Template uploaded

2025-01-13 13:36
SNS Activity Tracker – Updated

2025-01-08 08:45
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2025-01-06 09:23
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-12-19 08:35
Addition of 2024 Substitution Chemical Letter and spreadsheets

2024-12-16 11:32
Updated SNS Activity Tracker W/C/ 16/12/2024.

2024-12-12 11:08
Addition of Net Zero North Sea Storage (Ltd): Northern Endurance Partnership CO2 Storage Development HRA to the Oil and gas: offshore environmental legislation website

2024-12-09 14:04
SNS Activity Tracker – Uploaded

2024-12-03 12:48
HRA Spreadsheet and SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2024-11-25 14:00
SNS Activity Tracker – uploaded

2024-11-18 14:28
SNS Activity Tracker-Uploaded

2024-11-11 12:15
SNS Activity Tracker – Uploaded

2024-11-05 10:54
SNS Activity Tracker – file attachment updated

2024-11-01 11:15
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2024-10-29 09:33
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-10-23 10:54
SNS Activity Tracker’ updated

2024-10-18 15:23
The Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020 – A Guide July 2021 and Schedule 3 Projects Return Form – attachments amended. Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020 – Applications and determinations info updated.

2024-10-07 11:53
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2024-10-04 14:07
Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2013 (as amended) – attachments amended.

2024-10-04 13:29
Marine Strategy Regulations 2010 – further information in relation to the MNR link updated.

2024-10-04 11:05
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2024-10-03 16:05
Ozone-Depleting Substances Regulations 2015 links amendedOffshore Petroleum Licensing (Offshore Safety Directive) Regulations 2015 guidance updated

2024-10-03 15:33
Link amendments in Merchant Shipping (Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response Co-operation Convention) Regulations 1998 and Offshore Installations (Emergency Pollution Control) Regulations 2002,

2024-10-03 14:38
Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020 – attachments removed and paragraph updated

2024-10-03 13:15
Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 – Marine Planning links updated

2024-10-03 12:50
Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases Regulations 2015 regulations and Control of Mercury (Enforcement) Regulations 2017 updated

2024-10-02 15:31
Attachment amendments

2024-10-02 14:09
Attachment amendments

2024-09-30 15:09
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-09-23 14:28
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-09-18 09:05
Update to Fgas guidance for the offshore hydrocarbon industry.

2024-09-17 10:30
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-09-12 09:51
Document “The Regulation of Oil Spill Treatment Products in the UK” has been removed because it’s out of date. To be updated.

2024-09-10 13:32
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2024-09-05 09:11
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2024-09-02 13:23
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-08-28 10:15
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-08-19 14:54
SNS tracker update

2024-08-12 15:09
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-08-01 12:55
HRA spreadsheet updated

2024-07-29 10:04
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-07-23 08:56
SNS Activity Tracker updated to most recent version

2024-07-16 13:55
Reporting form for the EU F-Gases updated

2024-07-15 11:13
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-07-08 11:27
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-07-02 09:22
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2024-07-01 10:41
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-06-24 10:51
SNS Tracker update 24/06/2024

2024-06-20 10:27
SNS Activity Tracker updated.

2024-06-10 16:17
UK SNS Activity Tracker updated to most recent version

2024-06-03 15:12
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2024-06-03 09:36
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-05-31 10:50
Guidance on decommissioning debris surveys and seabed clearance verification uploaded.

2024-05-27 11:24
SNS Activity tracker updated

2024-05-23 09:28
PETS Application links updated

2024-05-20 11:52
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-05-14 13:16
SNS activity tracker updated

2024-05-03 15:58
Amendment to HRA Spreadsheet

2024-05-03 13:24
Addition of Habitats Regulations Assessments undertaken under Regulation 5 of the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001 (As Amended)

2024-04-30 14:22
SNS Activity Tracker updated to most recent version

2024-04-22 16:06
SNS Activity tracker updated

2024-04-19 10:05
Updates to Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001 (as amended) information, including amended JNCC advice links, addition of Geological Survey Notification Guidance and the addition of new seismic, explosive and piling close-out reporting process.

2024-04-18 10:07
Schedule 3 Projects Return Form updated

2024-04-18 09:30
Schedule 3 Notification updated

2024-04-16 13:30
SNS Activity Tracker – Updated

2024-04-09 15:23
SNS Activity Tracker updated to most recent version

2024-04-02 13:35
HRA and SNS activity spreadsheets updated.

2024-03-26 14:17
SNS tracker updated

2024-03-25 16:31
Marine Licence Returns Form updated with OPRED email address and logo

2024-03-21 10:20
SNS Activity Tracker Updated to most recent version

2024-03-12 15:28
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-03-04 15:42
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-03-01 09:05
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2024-02-27 08:22
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-02-20 11:22
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-02-12 15:52
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-02-05 15:50
UK SNS Activity Tracker updated to most recent version

2024-02-02 11:05
HRA Spreadsheet Jan 2024 – Uploaded

2024-01-30 08:38
SNS activity tracker – 29/01/2024

2024-01-22 11:00
SNS Activity tracker updated

2024-01-15 12:48
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2024-01-09 09:38
SNS Activity tracker and HRA spreadsheet updated

2024-01-03 14:19
SNS Activity tracker updated

2023-12-19 14:39
Report on the Use and Environmental Impact of Explosives in Decommissioning of Wells and Facilities uploaded under ‘Project Reports’ under ‘Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009, Marine Licensing’ section of the Oil and gas: offshore environmental legislation webpage.

2023-12-18 11:45
SNS Activity Tracker Updated to most recent version

2023-12-14 15:34
Substitution Chemical Annual Reporting Letter and associated spreadsheets within the ‘Reporting requirements’ sub-section of the ‘Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 (as amended)’ section of the page updated for 2023 reporting

2023-12-11 16:16
SNS Tracker Updated

2023-12-06 14:50
HRA Spreadsheet updated

2023-12-06 11:29
OPRED@energysecurity.gov.uk updated

2023-12-06 10:43
OPRED@energysecurity.gov.uk updated

2023-12-04 14:32
SNS (Southern North Sea) Activity Tracker (w.c. 04.12.2023) – updated

2023-11-27 14:48
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2023-11-24 09:11
SNS Activity Tracker updated to most recent version

2023-11-13 15:35
Updating OPRED@energysecurity.gov.uk

2023-11-13 13:16
SNS Activity Tracker updated to most recent version

2023-11-06 14:42
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2023-11-03 10:02
HRA Spreadsheet for October – updated

2023-10-30 16:31
Updated SNS tracker

2023-10-24 15:40
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2023-10-17 11:35
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2023-10-12 10:59
MCP Frequently Asked Questions – Issued 12/10/2023

2023-10-05 10:03
SNS Activity tracker updated to most recent version

2023-10-03 15:15
HRA spreadsheet updated for September 2023

2023-09-08 15:51
HRA Spreadsheet update

2023-08-25 09:32
One Dyas Crosgad Appraisal well HRA added.

2023-08-17 10:01
Update to the Offshore PPC Guidance.

2023-08-16 13:46
HRA spreadsheet updated

2023-08-15 16:11
SNS Activity Tracker updated to most recent version

2023-08-09 15:05
SNS Activity Tracker – weekly update

2023-08-02 14:07
Updated version of SNS Activity Tracker

2023-07-25 13:28
SNS ACTIVITY TRACKER – updated

2023-07-21 14:23
Updated to include Eni Hewett Seismic Survey HRA

2023-07-10 16:22
SNS Activity Tracker updated to most recent version

2023-07-07 14:45
Update to SNS activity Tracker

2023-07-06 13:18
HRA Spreadsheet updated – June 2023

2023-06-29 08:15
HRA Spreadsheet updated for May 2023

2023-05-30 10:49
SNS Activity Tracker – 29.05.2023 – updated

2023-05-18 11:03
SAC Noise Management Working Group Communications (May 2023) has been published.

2023-05-05 15:06
HRA Spreadsheet updated to latest version

2023-04-05 16:07
SNS tracker update

2023-03-29 09:50
HRA Spreadsheet updated to latest version

2023-03-28 14:49
SNS Activity tracker updated

2023-03-10 11:15
Latest version of SNS Activity Tracker has been published.

2023-03-07 09:25
This page has been updated to include links to IRS guidance within the Reporting sections for applicable legislaton.

2023-03-06 14:46
Latest version of SNS Activity Tracker has been published

2023-02-27 15:42
Latest version of SNS Activity Tracker has been published.

2023-02-20 15:31
Latest version of SNS Activity Tracker has been published.

2023-02-13 09:29
SNS Activity Tracker updated

2023-02-02 16:19
HRA Spreadsheet Updated

2022-12-09 09:46
2022 versions of Substitution Chemical Annual reporting letter and spreadsheets

2022-12-02 09:56
HRA spreadsheet updated

2022-11-02 16:01
Update – Oil and gas: offshore environmental legislation – HRA Spreadsheet

2022-10-28 12:19
Quadrant/Block Specific Issues document updateSAC Noise Management Regulators Working Group terms of reference upload/updated text

2022-10-04 14:38
Monthly update to HRA spreadsheet within in the “Applications and Determinations” sub section of the “Offshore Petroleum Activites (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001(As amended)” section of the page

2022-09-08 13:31
HRA Spreadsheet update – August

2022-08-19 15:57
PPC – EMISSIONS MONITORING GUIDANCE and Monitoring Guidance – letter to industry.

2022-07-29 15:18
PPC – EMISSIONS MONITORING PLAN and PPC Monitoring Plan – letter to industry added to page

2022-07-19 14:31
Environmental Statement Details template renamed to Environmental Statement Details template – required preface to all ES submissions’ to better describe what the template is used for. This template is third document located under ‘Guidance’ under the Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020 section of the Oil and gas: offshore environmental legislation webpage. Also EIA Summary of Project Template re- uploaded to replace incorrect link

2022-07-18 10:43
Adding “Required as a Preface to all ES Submissions” to “EIA Summary of Project Template”.

2022-06-15 09:56
OPEP guidance – Rev 6 – September 2021 and change summary and Implementation Replaced with OPEP Guidance – Rev 7 – June 2022

2022-06-06 15:06
HRA spreadsheet updated

2022-05-24 09:46
BP Greater NEP 3D Towed-streamer updated

2022-05-23 16:04
BP – Endurance Field – Integrated Site Survey – Record of Habitats Regulations Assessment updated

2022-05-19 09:14
The Schedule 3 Notification Template has been amended to include the project title and a brief overview of the activity which will be used to populate the Schedule 3 Register. The amended document has been uploaded under the ‘Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration, Production, Unloading and Storage (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2020’, guidance, section of the webpage.

2022-05-04 10:49
HRA spreadsheet updated to latest version

2022-04-26 13:17
Latest version of SNS Activity Tracker has been published.

2022-04-05 16:17
New HRA survey uploaded

2022-04-04 15:03
HRA spreadsheet updated

2022-03-31 13:04
Latest version of SNS Activity Tracker has been published

2022-03-03 16:36
HRA spreadsheet updated

2022-03-02 11:52
Addition of ‘Technical Note: Review of rock and other protective material use in offshore oil and gas operations in the UK Continental Shelf’ to the ‘Project Reports’ sub-section of the ‘Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001 (as amended)’ section of the page

2022-02-18 15:53
Update to resolve issues with the page