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Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning

Current ministers, official publications and departmental history, exactly as published.

§ Ministers

Recorded ministerial post holdings

0 recorded
No ministerial post holdings are recorded against this organisation's official GOV.UK URL yet.
§ Consultations

Consultations and government responses

11 recorded
Open consultation · 2026-07-20
2nd Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment
Government response · 2026-04-13
Charging regime for offshore oil and gas activities
Closed consultation · 2026-01-29
Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 5 Scoping
Closed consultation · 2025-10-15
Decommissioning offshore installations: guidance and associated policy proposals
Government response · 2025-06-19
Consultation on draft supplementary EIA guidance
Government response · 2024-05-03
33rd Seaward Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment
Government response · 2019-03-05
The Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations 2018: draft guidance
Government response · 2026-04-13
Charging regime for offshore oil and gas activities
Government response · 2025-06-19
Consultation on draft supplementary EIA guidance
Government response · 2024-05-03
33rd Seaward Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment
Government response · 2019-03-05
The Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations 2018: draft guidance
§ Publications

Other official publications

38 recorded
decision · 2026-07-31
Deep Drilling Screening Directions – 2026
decision · 2026-07-28
Pipeline Screening Directions – 2026
correspondence · 2026-07-24
Oil and gas: OPRED communications, 2026
Open consultation · 2026-07-20
2nd Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment
decision · 2026-07-16
Rosebank Field Development
decision · 2026-07-16
Jackdaw Field Development
decision · 2026-07-09
Fotla Field Development
decision · 2026-06-04
Montrose Infill Project
decision · 2026-05-22
Petrojarl Rosebank FPSO Public Notice
decision · 2026-04-29
Production Screening Directions – 2026
decision · 2026-04-24
Kyla Field Development
Government response · 2026-04-13
Charging regime for offshore oil and gas activities
decision · 2026-03-20
Cambo Field Development
decision · 2026-03-02
Tornado Field Development
decision · 2026-02-25
Cambo Phase 1 Field Development
Closed consultation · 2026-01-29
Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 5 Scoping
decision · 2025-12-22
Deep Drilling Screening Directions – 2025
correspondence · 2025-12-22
Oil and gas: OPRED communications, 2025
decision · 2025-12-19
Production Screening Directions – 2025
decision · 2025-12-19
Pipeline Screening Direction - 2025
Closed consultation · 2025-10-15
Decommissioning offshore installations: guidance and associated policy proposals
Research · 2025-09-04
Oil and gas: Public Statements relating to 2024 operations
notice · 2025-07-08
Energy portal: privacy notice
Government response · 2025-06-19
Consultation on draft supplementary EIA guidance
decision · 2025-04-24
Hynet Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Storage Project
Policy paper · 2025-01-21
Marine environment: unexploded ordnance clearance Joint Position Statement
decision · 2025-01-03
Production Screening Directions - 2024
decision · 2025-01-03
Deep Drilling Screening Directions - 2024
decision · 2025-01-03
Pipeline Screening Direction - 2024
decision · 2024-12-11
Northern Endurance Partnership Development
decision · 2024-08-12
Buchan Redevelopment Project
Research · 2024-07-29
Oil and gas: Public Statements relating to 2023
decision · 2024-06-28
Penguins Public Notice
Government response · 2024-05-03
33rd Seaward Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment
correspondence · 2024-02-12
Oil and gas: OPRED communications, 2024
Research · 2023-11-06
Oil and gas: Public statements relating to 2022 operations
Impact assessment · 2022-12-21
Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED): Business Impact Target
Government response · 2019-03-05
The Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations 2018: draft guidance
§ Timeline

Departmental lifecycle events

46 recorded
  1. 2026-08-19 · consultation_closed
    2nd Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment
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  2. 2026-07-31 · publication
    Deep Drilling Screening Directions – 2026
    Screening Directions
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  3. 2026-07-28 · publication
    Pipeline Screening Directions – 2026
    Screening Directions
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  4. 2026-07-24 · publication
    Oil and gas: OPRED communications, 2026
    OPRED communications issued to stakeholders in 2026.
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  5. 2026-07-20 · consultation_opened
    2nd Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment
    Consultation on the Appropriate Assessment (AA) of areas applied for in the 2nd Offshore Carbon Dioxide Storage Licensing Round
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  6. 2026-07-16 · publication
    Rosebank Field Development
    Project Summary
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  7. 2026-07-16 · publication
    Jackdaw Field Development
    Project Summary
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  8. 2026-07-09 · publication
    Fotla Field Development
    Project Summary
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  9. 2026-06-04 · publication
    Montrose Infill Project
    Project Summary
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  10. 2026-05-22 · publication
    Petrojarl Rosebank FPSO Public Notice
    Project Summary
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  11. 2026-04-29 · publication
    Production Screening Directions – 2026
    Screening Directions
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  12. 2026-04-24 · publication
    Kyla Field Development
    Project Summary
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  13. 2026-04-13 · government_response
    Charging regime for offshore oil and gas activities
    Proposed changes to the rates of fees in respect of offshore environmental functions and decommissioning functions
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  14. 2026-03-20 · publication
    Cambo Field Development
    Project Summary
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  15. 2026-03-13 · consultation_closed
    Charging regime for offshore oil and gas activities
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  16. 2026-03-02 · publication
    Tornado Field Development
    Project Summary
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  17. 2026-02-25 · publication
    Cambo Phase 1 Field Development
    Project Summary
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  18. 2026-02-17 · consultation_opened
    Charging regime for offshore oil and gas activities
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  19. 2026-01-29 · consultation_closed
    Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 5 Scoping
    SEA scoping consultation on the draft plan/programme to enable future offshore energy leasing and licensing
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  20. 2026-01-29 · consultation_opened
    Offshore Energy Strategic Environmental Assessment 5 Scoping
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  21. 2025-12-22 · publication
    Oil and gas: OPRED communications, 2025
    OPRED communications issued to stakeholders in 2025.
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  22. 2025-12-22 · publication
    Deep Drilling Screening Directions – 2025
    Screening Directions
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  23. 2025-12-19 · publication
    Pipeline Screening Direction - 2025
    Screening Direction
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  24. 2025-12-19 · publication
    Production Screening Directions – 2025
    Screening Directions
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  25. 2025-10-15 · consultation_closed
    Decommissioning offshore installations: guidance and associated policy proposals
    We're seeking views on decommissioning offshore installations: the methodology for considering derogations under OSPAR Decision 98/3, and associated policy changes.
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  26. 2025-09-04 · publication
    Oil and gas: Public Statements relating to 2024 operations
    Public statements relating to the activities of offshore installations in 2024
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  27. 2025-07-08 · publication
    Energy portal: privacy notice
    How the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning will use your personal data, and what your rights are.
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  28. 2025-06-19 · government_response
    Consultation on draft supplementary EIA guidance
    Consultation on draft supplementary EIA guidance for assessing the effects of scope 3 emissions on climate from offshore oil and gas projects
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  29. 2025-04-24 · publication
    Hynet Carbon Dioxide Transportation and Storage Project
    Project Summary
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  30. 2025-01-21 · publication
    Marine environment: unexploded ordnance clearance Joint Position Statement
    This is a Joint Position Statement about minimising the impacts of unexploded ordnance clearance in the marine environment.
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  31. 2025-01-08 · consultation_closed
    Consultation on draft supplementary EIA guidance
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  32. 2025-01-03 · publication
    Deep Drilling Screening Directions - 2024
    Screening Directions
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  33. 2025-01-03 · publication
    Production Screening Directions - 2024
    Screening Directions
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  34. 2025-01-03 · publication
    Pipeline Screening Direction - 2024
    Screening Directions
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  35. 2024-12-11 · publication
    Northern Endurance Partnership Development
    Project Summary
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  36. 2024-10-30 · consultation_opened
    Consultation on draft supplementary EIA guidance
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  37. 2024-08-12 · publication
    Buchan Redevelopment Project
    Project Summary
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  38. 2024-07-29 · publication
    Oil and gas: Public Statements relating to 2023
    Public statements relating to the activities of offshore installations in 2023
    GOV.UK Search API ↗
  39. 2024-06-28 · publication
    Penguins Public Notice
    Project Summary
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  40. 2024-05-03 · government_response
    33rd Seaward Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment
    Consultation on the Appropriate Assessments (AA) of Blocks applied for in the 33rd Seaward Licensing Round
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  41. 2024-02-12 · publication
    Oil and gas: OPRED communications, 2024
    OPRED communications issued to stakeholders in 2024.
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  42. 2023-11-06 · publication
    Oil and gas: Public statements relating to 2022 operations
    Public statements relating to the activities of offshore installations in 2022
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  43. 2023-09-15 · consultation_closed
    33rd Seaward Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment
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  44. 2023-07-31 · consultation_opened
    33rd Seaward Licensing Round Appropriate Assessment
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  45. 2022-12-21 · publication
    Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED): Business Impact Target
    OPRED report on regulatory provisions against the Business Impact Target (BIT).
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  46. 2019-03-05 · government_response
    The Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations 2018: draft guidance
    We're seeking views on the draft guidance for The Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations 2018.
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