Decision

Rosebank Field Development

Project Summary

• From: Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning
• Published: 4 August 2022
• Last updated: 16 July 2026
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  1. 16 July 2026

     Addition of Public Notices as advertised in the Daily Telegraph, Press & Journal and the Shetland Times.

  2. 16 July 2026

     Addition of Regulation 12(5)(c) public notice and further information submitted in response to Regulation 12(1) notice for further information dated 27 March 2026.

  3. 9 July 2026

     Addition of Regulation 12(3) Notice

  4. 22 June 2026

     A response to the further information notice issued 27/03/2026 under Regulation 12(1) of the EIA Regulations has been received from the Developer on 19/06/2026

  5. 1 April 2026

     Document titled ‘Redacted representations to the public notice’ has been updated.

  6. 27 March 2026

     A further information notice under Regulation 12(1) of the EIA Regulations has been issued and a copy of the notice is provided on the website. Redacted Representations received relating to the further information submitted on 25th September 2025 are uploaded to the website.

  7. 5 February 2026

     The website has been updated to show that the developer of the Rosebank Field Development Environmental Statement is changed from “Equinor UK Limited” to “Adura Operations Limited”.

  8. 21 October 2025

     Addition of Public Notices in Newspaper publications.

  9. 15 October 2025

     Addition of key dates for further information public notice commencement and closing dates. Update of further information public notice line to reflect commencement date.

  10. 15 October 2025

      Addition of further information and public notice submitted in response to regulation 12(1) notice dated 21 July 2025.

  11. 14 October 2025

      Regulation 12(3) Notice relating to further information received.

  12. 26 September 2025

      The website has been updated to show that the rosebank ES is changed from “determined” to “under-review”. Under Further information, the date received has been added for the developer response to the Secretary of State request for further information dated 21-07-25.

  13. 22 July 2025

      New Regulation 12(1) Notice for further information added.

  14. 28 September 2023

      Rosebank Field Development decision documents uploaded, and relevant dates entered under details.

  15. 1 March 2023

      Further Information: Confirmation that response received from developer to Regulation 12(1) letter.

  16. 16 February 2023

      Further information request notice in relation to the proposed Rosebank development, sent to Equinor UK Limited on 15/02/2023

  17. 28 December 2022

      Further Information: Confirmation that response received from developer to Regulation 12(1) letter.

  18. 12 December 2022

      Addition of further information request notice in relation to the proposed Rosebank development sent to Equinor UK Limited on 9-12-22 and located here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rosebank-field-development

  19. 22 August 2022

      Rosebank ES public notice documents uploaded

  20. 12 August 2022

      Submission of Rosebank Environmental Statement and Public Notice

  21. 4 August 2022

      First published.

Documents

Summary of Project

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Environmental Statement

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Public Notice

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Public Notice - The Press & Journal

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Public Notice - The Shetland Times

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Public Notice - The Daily Telegraph

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Regulation 12(1) Notice of Further Information (1)

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Regulation 12(1) Notice for Further Information (2)

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Secretary of State Decision to agree or refuse to agree to OGA granting consent.

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Secretary of State Decision to agree or refuse to agree to OGA granting consent – letter to developer.

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Secretary of State notice under regulation 16(1)

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Regulation 12(1) Notice for further information (3)

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Regulation 12(3) Notice relating to further information received.

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Regulation 12(5) Public Notice – Further information

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Public Notice – Press & Journal

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Public Notice – Shetland Times

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Public Notice – Daily Telegraph

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Regulation 12(3) Further information – Assessment of scope 3 emissions

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Regulation 12(3) Further information – Assessment of other likely significant effects

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Regulation 12(3) Further information – Other relevant information

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Regulation 12(1) Notice for further information (4)

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Regulation 12(3) Notice to Publish Further Information

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Redacted representations to the public notice

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Summary of campaign representations to the public notice

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Regulation 12(5)(c) Further Information Public Notice

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Further Information Submitted in Response to Regulation 12(1) Notice for Further Information (27th March 2026)

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Further Information Submitted in Response to Regulation 12(1) Notice for Further Information ‘Project Expected CO2

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Public Notice – Daily Telegraph

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Public Notice – Press & Journal

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Public Notice – The Shetland Times

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Details

Rosebank Field Development - Adura Operations Limited - 2022 - ES/2022/001 - Under Review

Key Dates

• Date Environmental Statement received by the department - 03/08/2022
• Public notice commencement date - 12/08/2022
• Public notice closing date - 16/09/2022
• Further information public notice commencement date - 16/10/2025, 16/07/2026
• Further information public notice closing date - 20/11/2025, 17/08/2026

Environmental Statement & associated documents

• Summary of the Project - Received Date 03/08/2022
• Environmental Statement - Received Date 03/08/2022
• Public Notice - Received Date 12/08/2022 & 17/08/2022
• Replacement Public Notice – N/A

Further Information

• Secretary of State request for provision of further information - 09/12/2022, 15/02/2023, 21/07/2025 and 27/03/2026
• Developer response to Secretary of State request for provision of further information - 23/12/2022, 28/02/2023, 27/09/2025 & 19/06/2026
• Further information public notice - 16/10/2025, 08/07/2026

Decision made by the Secretary of State

• Secretary of State notice under Regulation 16(1) - 28/09/2023
• Secretary of State decision to agree to or refuse to agree to the OGA granting of consent - Letter to the developer - 16/06/2023
• Secretary of State decision to agree to or refuse to agree to the OGA granting of consent – 15/06/2023