In preparation for the implementation of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations, SOR/2024-25 and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations, SOR/2024-26 (the Framework Regulations), the Canada-...
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13/01/2025
On October 28, 2024, the Framework Regulations came into force. You can learn more about the Framework Regulations by visiting this link on our Latest News...
28/10/2024
The Frontier and Offshore Regulatory Renewal Initiative (FORRI) was established in 2005 with the objective of regulatory renewal and modernization.
28/10/2024
In consideration of the Canada-Nova Scotia Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations coming into force on October 28, 2024, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) have reviewed and updated the...
16/09/2024
In consideration of the Framework Regulations coming into force on October 28, 2024, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) have reviewed the Cost Recovery Guideline to identify any necessary updates.
01/05/2024
Notice – Public Comments on the draft Guidelines for the Framework Regulations
07/12/2023
The 2023 Atlantic Canada Offshore Petroleum Industry Safe Lifting Practice Respecting the Design, Operation and Maintenance of Materials Handling Equipment (CoP-SL) has been published. This update to the CoP-SL included consultation with all stakeholders engaged in the Atlantic Canada offshore...
05/12/2023
The federal Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Canada and the provincial Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables have jointly set aside (vetoed) the fundamental decision pertaining to the issuance of Exploration Licence 2437 for Parcel #8 to Inceptio Limited.
01/11/2023
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) is governed by an independent Board of Directors comprised of provincial and federal appointees and a board chair. The Board sets the CNSOPB’s policies and programs through strategic, ethical, and transparent lenses in the stewardship and...
04/10/2023
(Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) – The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board’s (CNSOPB) Call for Bids NS22-1 resulted in one successful bid.