The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) is governed by an independent Board of Directors, which is comprised of provincial and federal appointees and a Board Chair. The Board sets the CNSOPB’s policies and programs through strategic, ethical and transparent lenses in the...
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29/09/2022
(Halifax, Nova Scotia) – The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has issued Call for Bids NS22-1, which includes eight nominated parcels. Bids must be received by September 19, 2023 before 4:00 p.m. Atlantic Time.
29/06/2022
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).
26/05/2022
The Middle and Eastern Scotian Slope and Sable Island Bank Areas Strategic Environmental Assessment final report is now available.
11/04/2022
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...
31/03/2022
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under the Public Health Order on March 21, 2022, the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has rescinded the supporting “Order Respecting Essential Employees” originally issued on March 25,...
24/03/2022
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 ...
01/03/2022
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.
17/01/2022
BP Canada’s EL 2434R
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...
18/11/2021
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.