News Release
For Immediate Release
December 10, 2018
CANADA-NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BOARD ISSUES CALL FOR BIDS
Read the latest updates on the future expansion of the CNSOPB’s mandate to become the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator (CNSOER) and the regulator for the offshore renewable energy.
The Call for Bids process offers industry the opportunity to bid on parcels of Crown land. Learn more about what a Call for Bids is and how it works.
In fulfilling our regulatory mandate, we make every effort to ensure that operators take all reasonable precautions to ensure the health and safety of workers. Learn more here.
We review each oil and gas activity with environmental risks and hazards in mind. Learn more about how we work to minimize and manage risks to marine environment.
Learn more about project updates on activity happening in the Canada-Nova Scotia offshore area.
Building a knowledge base about the Canada-Nova Scotia offshore area and providing others with access to this information is critical to our work and our mandate. Find out more.
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) have undertaken a joint review of the Drilling and Production Guidelines (the Guidelines). The Guidelines were effective March 31st, 2011.
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) jointly revised the Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines (previously released June 2009 and November 2012).
With the addition of Part III.1 to both the federal and provincial Accord Acts in December 2014, the introduction of the transitional regulations in January 2015 and feedback from stakeholders on the current version, the decision was made to update this Guideline.
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB), in conjunction with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) and the Department of Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), have reviewed Shell Canada Limited’s (Shell) decision to leave the riser and lower marine riser package in place on the seafloor.
Based on the information presented in the Shell documentation:
