The Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board will be delaying its annual Call for Bids in order to complete a more comprehensive geoscientific assessment of the 2017 Call for Bids Forecast Area.
The geoscientific assessment of the 2017 Call for Bids Forecast Area will be completed in the next couple of months. CNSOPB anticipates the Call for Bids will be issued in the Summer of 2017.
Contact Information:
Stacy O’Rourke
sorourke@cnsopb.ns.ca
902-410-6402
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) jointly revised the Compensation Guidelines Respecting Damages Relating to Offshore Petroleum Activity (previously released in September 1991 and March 2002).
With the February 2016 amendments to the Accord Acts and the addition of the new Financial Requirements Regulations to both the federal and provincial Accord Acts, a decision to update the Compensation Guidelines was made.
June 8, 2017
On April 20th, 2017, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (the Board) reviewed and approved an application from BP Canada Energy Group ULC, Interest Representative for Exploration Licences (ELs) 2431, 2432, 2433, and 2434, to enter into a consolidation agreement to consolidate these four ELs.
The following key elements were considered by the Board in approving the consolidation application:
June 26, 2017
Pursuant to subsection 32(2) of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act and subsection 32(2) of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation (Nova Scotia) Act (Accord Acts), the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (the Board) is providing notice of the three fundamental decisions respecting the Call for Bids NS17-1 made on May 23, 2017. These three fundamental decisions are:
CANADA-NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BOARD ISSUES CALL FOR BIDS
(Halifax, Nova Scotia) The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has issued its Call for Bids NS17-1 for Exploration Licences consisting of three parcels. Bids must be received by December 14, 2017 before 4:00 p.m. Atlantic Time. Any successful bidder(s) will be awarded Exploration Licences subject to federal and provincial Ministerial approval.
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board have updated the joint Incident Reporting and Investigation Guideline which assists operators, employers and other workplace parties in complying with the requirements of the Accord Acts and the associated Regulations for the reporting and investigation of Incidents and other events that occur in the offshore area.
(Halifax, NS) The Canada - Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) today announced the results of Call for Bids NS17-1. No bids were received. The parcels are no longer up for bid and remain as Crown land.
We regulate oil and gas exploration and development activities that take place in the Canada-Nova Scotia offshore area. In doing so, we apply our extensive expertise to ensure that operators take all reasonable precautions to protect the health and safety of workers and the environment.
