HALIFAX, NS, April 21, 2018 – The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has granted an Approval to Drill a Well (ADW) to BP Canada Energy Group ULC (BP Canada), and has authorized the commencement of drilling operations for BP Canada’s Aspy D-11 exploration well.
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Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board Authorizes BP Canada to Carry Out Preparatory Activities
HALIFAX, NS, April 7, 2018 – The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) has issued an authorization to BP Canada Energy Group ULC (BP Canada) allowing the drilling unit, the Seadrill West Aquarius, to enter Canada-Nova Scotia waters, and to carry on with preparatory work in advance...
18/12/2017
(Halifax, NS) The Canada - Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) today announced the results of Call for Bids NS17-1. No bids were received. The parcels are no longer up for bid and remain as Crown land.
27/10/2017
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board have updated the joint Incident Reporting and...
24/07/2017
CANADA-NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM BOARD ISSUES CALL FOR BIDS
26/06/2017
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...
08/06/2017
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...
11/04/2017
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.
16/03/2017
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...
13/03/2017
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).