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Update #5: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board’s Response to COVID-19

18/09/2020

Business Continuity

Two New Codes of Practice Published

06/08/2020

Atlantic Canada Offshore Petroleum Industry Safe Lifting Practice Respecting the Design, Operation and Maintenance of Materials Handling Equipment

Notice of Decision Respecting Call for Bids NS20-1

13/05/2020

The federal Minister of Natural Resources and the provincial Minister of Energy and Mines have jointly set aside the implementation of the three fundamental decisions pertaining to the making of Call for Bids NS20-1.

Update #4: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board’s Response to COVID-19

01/05/2020

Enhanced Protective Health Measures

Notice of Three Fundamental Decisions Respecting Call for Bids NS20-1

07/04/2020

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...

Update #3: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board’s Response to COVID-19

01/04/2020

CNSOPB staff continue to follow the directives from the provincial and federal governments and the Chief Medical Officer to work remotely at home in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. We are fully operational and remain committed to fulfilling our mandate.

CNSOPB Issues Order Respecting Essential Employees

25/03/2020

This Order supports the important public health measures put in place by Nova Scotia’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and provides additional direction with respect to our regulatory requirements under the Accord Acts.

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Update #2: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board’s Response to COVID-19

23/03/2020

We recognize that COVID-19 continues to be a rapidly evolving situation. We are in daily contact with the provincial and federal governments and operators to understand and determine the implications for work in the Canada-Nova Scotia offshore area.

Canada Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board Response to Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)

17/03/2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve, we want to assure everyone that the health and safety of our employees and the offshore work force is and will remain our top priority while we continue our regulatory oversight of operators offshore. We have activated the following measures:

Western Scotian Shelf and Slope Strategic Environmental Assessment Scoping Document and Opportunity for Comments

27/01/2020

News Release
For Immediate Release

January 27, 2020

CANADA-NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BOARD (CNSOPB) INVITES PUBLIC COMMENTS ON SCOPING DOCUMENT

The CNSOPB is updating a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for the Western...

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Archived News Releases

*The following News Releases have been archived, for information pertaining to these release please contact us at info@cnsopb.ns.ca.

DATE	TITLE
16/12/2016	Update on Shell Canada Dropped Riser Incident Review
17/11/2016	Communique for International Regulators’ Forum Published
03/11/2016	Offshore Board Announces Results Of Call For Bids NS16-1
26/10/2016	CNSOPB Statement – Chronicle Herald Article re: Offshore Vessel Crewing
22/06/2016	CNSOPB permits resumption of drilling with conditions
02/05/2016	Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board Issues Call For Bids
29/02/2016	New Offshore Legislation Strengthening Environmental Protection Comes into Effect
18/02/2016	CNSOPB to hold Open Houses on South Shore
03/02/2016	Call for Bids Forecast Areas Updated
05/01/2016	Extended deadline to comment on the draft Administrative Monetary Penalty Guidelines
14/12/2015	Consultations on draft Guidelines Respecting Financial Requirements and draft Administrative Monetary Penalty Guidelines
14/12/2015	Consultations on draft Cost Recovery Guidelines
12/11/2015	Offshore Board Announces Results Of Call For Bids NS15-1
26/10/2015	CNSOPB Statement on Spill Response Concerns
20/10/2015	Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board Issues Shell Canada Operations Authorization – Drilling
06/08/2015	CNSOPB Statement on Shell Canada’s Proposed Drilling Program
10/06/2015	Atlantic Canada Standby Vessel Guidelines finalized
03/06/2015	Changes to Operations/Health, Safety Environment Leaderships
28/04/2015	Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board Issues Call For Bids
20/03/2015	CNSOPB Issues Revised Geophysical, Geological, Geotechnical and Environmental Program Guidelines
05/02/2015	Draft Atlantic Canada Standby Vessel (AC-SBV) Guidelines
08/01/2015	OSH Amendments to Act and Transitional Regulations - NOW IN EFFECT