Public Comments on Revisions to Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines

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.

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CNSOPB Announces Results of Review into Shell Riser Decision

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: 

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2017 Call For Bids Will Be Delayed

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

Public Comments on Revisions to the Compensation Guidelines Respecting Damages Relating to Offshore Petroleum Activity

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. 

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Notice of Fundamental Decision

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:

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Notice of Three Fundamental Decisions Respecting Call for Bids NS17-1

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:

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