The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) have finalized the joint Guideline for the Occupational Health And Safety Regulations (OHS Guideline).
The Middle and Eastern Scotian Slope and Sable Island Bank Areas Strategic Environmental Assessment final report is now available. Thank you to all those who participated in our commenting periods on the Scoping Document and on the Draft Report.
Today, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Tory Rushton, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables, issued a joint release saying: “Canada and Nova Scotia Announce Intent to Expand the Mandate of Offshore Energy Regime to Support the Transition to a Clean Economy and Create Sustainable Jobs”. This announcement includes the two governments agreement “to work toward modernizing the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) that would expand its mandate to include the regulation of offshore renewable energy developme
Due to the end of the Nova Scotia’s State of Emergency and easing of COVID-19 restrictions under the Public Health Order on March 21, 2022, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has rescinded the supporting “Order Respecting Essential Employees” originally issued on March 25, 2020 and revised on April 29, 2020. The rescinded Order has been replaced with a Safety Notice relating to COVID-19.
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) are inviting comments on the jointly developed draft Guideline for the Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (OHS Guideline). The draft OHS Guideline has been developed in the familiar format of the Drilling and Production Guidelines, with the regulatory text in bold italics at the start of each section, followed b
Effective March 1, 2022, Barbara B. Pike commences a six (6) year term as Board Chair of the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB). Under legislation, the Board Chair is a joint appointment of the federal and provincial governments.
BP Canada Energy Group ULC (BP Canada) has forfeited the $3 million drilling deposit it paid in 2021 for exploration licence 2434R (EL 2434R). This drilling deposit previously extended Period 1 of the exploration licence to the full nine years permitted by legislation. EL 2434R expired on January 14, 2022 and all lands have reverted to Crown Land.
CNSOPB staff are currently reviewing BP Canada’s allowable expenditures application and any work deposit forfeitures will be determined based on the results of that review.
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) and the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) have finalized the joint Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) Guidelines.
These guidelines were developed to consider the risks associated with the use of RPAS on offshore facilities in the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Areas.
For Immediate Release
November 8, 2021
(Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) – The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board’s (CNSOPB) Call for Bids NS21-1 has resulted in no bids. The parcels that made up Call for Bids NS21-1 are no longer up for bid and will remain as Crown land.
CANADA-NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BOARD (CNSOPB) INVITES WRITTEN COMMENTS ON DRAFT STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (SEA)
On January 29, 2021, a 30-day commenting period commenced on the Scoping Document for the Middle and Eastern Scotian Slope and Sable Island Bank Areas Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA).
