PUBLICATIONS

Accord Agreement

• Canada - Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord

Legislation

• Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act (Federal Version)
• Canada - Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation (Nova Scotia) Act (Provincial Version)
• Regulations Amending Schedule I
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Act

Regulations

• Canada - Nova Scotia Oil and Gas Spills and Debris Liability Requirements
• Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations
• Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations

Guidelines

• Guideline for the Reporting and Investigation of Incidents (June 2009)
• Chemical Selection Guidelines for Drilling and Production Activities on Frontier Lands (April 2009)
• Offshore Physical Environmental Guidelines (September 2008)
• Statement of Canadian Practice with respect to the Mitigation of Seismic Sound in the Marine Environment
  
  
  • Statement of Canadian Practice with respect to the Mitigation of Seismic Sound in the Marine Environment
  • Notice to operators
• Compensation Guidelines Respecting Damage Relating to Offshore Petroleum Activity (March 2002)
• Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines (August 2002)
• Plans and Authorizations Required for Development Projects (1995)
• Draft Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines (December 2009)

Decision Reports

• Deep Panuke Offshore Gas Development Canada-Nova Scotia Benefits Plan and Development Plan Decision Report (2007)
• Application to Amend the Cohasset Panuke Development Plan Decision Report (2005)
• Sable Offshore Energy Project Canada-Nova Scotia Benefits Plan and Development Plan Decision Report (1997)

Environmental Assessments

The majority of EAs undertaken offshore Nova Scotia are accessible by clicking here.

• Environmental Assessment Biophysical Data Gap Study - Petroleum Exploration Activities on the Offshore Scotian Shelf and Slope (2009)
• Environmental Assessment of Exploration Drilling off Nova Scotia Summary
• Environmental Assessment of Exploration Drilling off Nova Scotia - Executive Summuary
• Environmental Assessment of Seismic Exploration on the Scotian Shelf

Environmental Reports

• Atlas of Ecologically & Commercially Important Areas in the Southern Gulf of St. Lawerence (October 2001)
• Environmental Effects Monitoring Framework (April 2005)

Investigation Reports

• 2006 MEG Spill (Sable Offshore Energy Project)
• 2004 Diesel Spill (Sable Offshore Energy Project)
• 2004 Synthetic Based Brilling Mud Discharge (Marathon Canada Petroleum ULC)

Memoranda of Understanding

• 2010 MOU Work Plan
• Memorandum of Understanding (Fisheries and Oceans Canada)
• Memorandum of Understanding with Environment Canada
• Annual Progress Report
• Annex A : Contingency Planning for Spills

Georges Bank Review (June 1999)

• Georges Bank Review Panel Report (June 1999)

Cape Breton Review (2002)

• Commissioner’s Report: Results of the Public Review on the Effects of Potential Oil and Gas Exploration Offshore Nova Scotia (2002)